In about one out of every 1,000 pregnancies, the neural tube, a key nervous system structure, fails to close properly. Georgia Tech physicists are now helping explain why this happens, having ...

Junctional neural tube defect caused by Prickle1 disruption as seen using advanced imaging.(Photo credit: Dr Jian Xiong Wang ...

A scientific breakthrough that could lead to the eradication of deadly neural tube defects in unborn babies has been ...

Millions of neurons branch throughout our bodies, keeping them in close communication with our brains. This peripheral network begins to take shape long before birth, as the cells of a growing embryo ...

A fluorescent embryo allows scientists to watch living cells organise themselves in real time, revealing processes previously ...

Anencephaly is a serious neural tube condition that affects a baby’s brain and skull development. It happens very early in ...