Your baby's brain is one of the first major organs to start developing – just three weeks in. And here's the wild part: It'll keep growing all the way into their 20s. The brain and spinal cord team up ...

Anencephaly occurs when an infant is born without parts of their brain and skull. It is a severe congenital anomaly, which means that a baby develops anencephaly in the womb. Anencephaly is a ...

Spinal cord injury (SCI) causes structural damage to neural circuits, which in turn leads to sensory and motor dysfunction. Transplantation of neural precursor cells/stem cells provides a potential ...

Spina bifida is a developmental issue for a fetus marked by spinal cord and vertebrae structural changes. While environmental factors can cause this condition, genetics may also play a role. Share on ...

Discover the first images of cytonemes during mammalian neural development, serving as express routes to establish morphogen gradients and tissue patterning. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital ...

Spina bifida is the most common birth defect of the nervous system. It affects about 1,600 babies per year and an estimated 166,000 people are living with spina bifida in the U.S. right now. Spina ...

Bioengineering researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a soft, thin, stretchable bioelectronic device that can be implanted into a ...

Myelomeningocele is the most severe form of spina bifida. The spinal cord and backbone fail to close while a fetus grows, causing a sac containing parts of the spinal cord to protrude out its back.