Birth defects are abnormalities that occur in babies which affect how the body looks, works or both. They usually happen during the first three months of pregnancy. They can be identified prenatally, ...

An atrial septal defect is a congenital heart issue. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it develops in about 1 in 1,859 babies in the United States. An atrial septal ...

Unravelling the relationships between defects and material properties is a daunting task, but increased analysis and knowledge could be beneficial in many applications. Solid inorganic materials ...

While prenatal screening and diagnostic tests detect most birth defects, there are many conditions that simply can’t be diagnosed during pregnancy because of the nature of the condition. Share on ...

As previously mentioned, a significant percentage of birth defects are triggered either wholly or in part by environmental factors. The most critical of these factors are those that affect a woman's ...

Materials scientists at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have found a way to create and control tiny "flaws" inside ultra-thin materials. These internal features, known as extended defects, ...