A new study from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology has uncovered how the MN1 gene evolved to shape both the ...

Maternal smoking during pregnancy is associated with dental anomalies in children, including enamel defects and hypodontia, ...

A new study by the University of Oldenburg and Trinity College Dublin (Ireland) published in Population and Environment shows that the birth of a child has little impact on parents' environmental and ...

On Sunday, the Annual Heart of Illinois Congenital Defect Walk was held at Peoria’s Riverfront. Each year, the walk is held ...

The 2015-16 Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic has posed unprecedented concern for maternal-infant health, mainly due to the substantial risk of microcephaly and other neurological birth abnormalities ...

Because of this, it's essential for parents, particularly those within the Black community, to be well-informed about congenital anomalies—conditions that may affect a child's development from birth.