The first report linking thalidomide to birth malformations was made by Australian doctor William McBride. The drug led to thousands of instances of pregnancy loss, neonatal deaths and disability.
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We still don’t know what’s behind four out of every five birth defects. But that can change.
We can prevent congenital deafness and intellectual disability due to cytomegalovirus by simple hygiene measures. So, why don’t pregnant women know about this?
Performing surgery on foetuses while still in the womb is a risky business. Although pioneering work in this field began in the 1980s, it remains very challenging, with only a few highly trained teams…
For many years physicians and scientists have been studying people with congenital analgesia, a rare genetic disorder that means they don’t feel pain. People with the condition may have a sense of touch…
Research about the impact of marriage between first cousins on rates of birth defects garnered much media attention when it was published late last week. Sadly, most of the coverage worked to alarm rather…
Having a baby with a first cousin more than doubles the risk of congenital problems such as heart and lung defects, cleft palettes and extra fingers, according to the largest study of its kind in the UK…
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Adjunct Professor and Research Leader, Murdoch University
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Senior Lecturer in Clinical Genetics, University of Leeds
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Professor of Health Research, University of Bradford
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Personal Chair, Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge
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Head of the Translational Imaging Group, UCL
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Postdoctoral Scientist, Virology Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney
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University of Technology Sydney
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