Scientists have learned how a gene widely known for precisely positioning and sculpting various organs also controls the speed of cell division, a finding that could be useful for understanding the ...

Doctors are seeing an alarming increase in cases of a specific genital malformation in male babies, and new research suggests environmental factors might be at play. The malformation is known as ...

Researchers found a higher risk of rare genital defects in boys whose fathers filled a metformin prescription in the three months prior to conception. Reading time 3 minutes A new study suggests that ...

A popular diabetes drug could be linked to major birth defects, according to researchers. In a study from Stanford University, the University of Southern Denmark and Copenhagen University, published ...

A study looking at the effects of a widely prescribed diabetes drug has linked the medication to an increased risk of birth defects. The Danish study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine found ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “This study is first of its kind showing such an effect of paternal exposure,” Maarten J. Wensink, MD, PhD, ...

Boys were more likely to be born with genital birth defects if their fathers took the commonly prescribed diabetes drug metformin in the three months before conception, according to a new study by ...

Scientists have shed light on the process that causes the penis to form in the womb, in research that brings us closer to understanding why some babies are born with genital defects. We already know ...

Babies born to fathers who were taking the common diabetes drug metformin may have a slightly increased risk of certain birth defects, a large new study suggests. Among over 1 million babies born in ...

The link between major birth defects and an increased risk for childhood cancer persists into adulthood, although the risk decreases with time. The new findings come from a Nordic database review ...

Pregnant women prescribed macrolide antibiotics during the first trimester of pregnancy place their children at an increased risk of major birth defects in comparison with penicillin. A recent study ...