Birth Defects

Hope for cure for cleft palate

Michael Cook | 10 December 2011

Scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College have used genetic methods to successfully repair cleft lips in mice embryos. The research breakthrough may show the way to prevent or treat the conditions in humans.

Israeli children who sue for being born

Jared Yee | 03 November 2011

Israeli children with birth defects increasingly sue medical authorities for allowing them to be born.

IVF linked to genetic disorders

Jared Yee | 01 October 2011

A geneticist at the University of Toronto has called for more research on the link between IVF and rare genetic disorders.

Painkillers in pregnancy linked to infertility in sons

Jared Yee | 13 November 2010

Research highlights alarming link to infertility

Cerebral palsy clearly linked to IVF in Danish study

Michael Cook | 06 November 2010

Situation may have improved

Birth defect risk higher for IVF babies

Jared Yee | 16 June 2010

”A public health issue,” French scientists say