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 ...

If you've been to a museum about the history of medicine or surgery, you've probably seen loads of preserved human remains that have been used as teaching aids or in scientific research. Access to ...

Folic acid, the synthetic form of the B-vitamin folate, plays a pivotal role in cellular methylation reactions essential for DNA synthesis, repair and epigenetic regulation. During early embryogenesis ...

Neural tube defects (NTDs) rank as the second most prevalent congenital malformation in humans, impacting the central nervous system development in approximately 1 in every 1,000 live births. Over 300 ...