As healthcare continues to change and improve, knowing about the various conditions related to health plays a crucial role in these advancements. In the articles, we’ll explore the latest trends, ...

Teratology is the study of abnormalities of physiological development. Other than studying human congenital abnormalities, it analyzes other non-birth developmental stages, including puberty, and also ...

The popularity of energy drinks and junk food might have unique risks for teenagers who consume too much of them during the later stages of brain development. These are just two of the factors ...

Of all of the medical maladies plaguing the world, perhaps there are none so sad as birth defects, forcing those afflicted to deal with the deleterious conditions from the day they are born. The ...

Teratogenic exposures are those that can cause an embryo or fetus to develop abnormally. Several factors determine whether an agent is teratogenic, including the gestational timing of the exposure, as ...

It was concerning to read Henry and colleagues’ study on the poor adherence to pregnancy prevention while women are taking isotretinoin.1 This drug was first licensed in 1982 in the United States, and ...

The Annual Meeting provides an opportunity to promote a shared vision and scientific identity as researchers focused on the causes, manifestations, intervention, and prevention of birth defects, both ...

(1) IN our notice of the first volume of Mr. Worsdell's “Principles of Plant Teratology” (NATURE, February 22, 1917) reference was made to the scope of the work and to the author's views as to methods ...

IN the volume before us we have the most complete account that has yet been given to the public of the various aberrant forms which are from time to time presented by the different organs of which ...

The importance of congenital malformations as a cause of death and disease in infants and children has become more apparent in the past few decades as other causes of death in children have been ...