This report calls on the nation—its leaders, its mental health research and service provision
agencies, its schools, its primary care medical systems, its community-based organizations …

Neural tube defects (NTDs) are common complex congenital malformations resulting from
failure of the neural tube closure during embryogenesis. It is established that folic acid …

A clear, engaging writing style, hundreds of full-color images, and new information
throughout make Volpe's Neurology of the Newborn, 6th Edition, an indispensable resource …

Physical environment, man‐made pollution, nutrition and their mutual interactions can be
major causes of human diseases. These disease determinants have distinct spatial …

Biologists have long recognized that dramatic bending of a cell sheet may be driven by even
modest shrinking of the apical sides of cells. Cell shape changes and tissue movements like …

Evaluation of the central nervous system (CNS) in the developing mouse presents unique
challenges, given the complexity of ontogenesis, marked structural reorganization over very …

There is a large body of literature demonstrating the efficacy of maternal folic acid intake in
preventing birth defects, as well as investigations into potential adverse consequences of …

Neural tube closure takes place during early embryogenesis and requires interactions
between genetic and environmental factors. Failure of neural tube closure is a common …

This review paper highlights mechanisms for nutritional regulation of maternal health and
fetal development. Malnutrition (nutrient deficiencies or obesity) in pregnant women …

Neural tube defects (NTDs) are common, severe congenital malformations whose causation
involves multiple genes and environmental factors. Although more than 200 genes are …