Emily Hargrove shares her journey with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, emphasizing that while it impacts every part of her life, it does not define her. She highlights the lifelong, whole-body effects of ...

Dr. Karen Gripp, a geneticist at Nemours, and her team were the first to identify the 10 babies with fetal fentanyl syndrome last fall. “This is another huge piece of the puzzle” explaining ...

A new paper out earlier this spring from a national team of researchers has suggested an explanation for recently discovered fetal fentanyl syndrome. This newly discovered syndrome, first reported ...

Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and Down syndrome are both conditions that are present at birth. While they both affect facial appearance, development, and physical health, they have different causes ...

There's no one test for fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). To tell if an individual has FAS or FASD a healthcare professional uses a combination of interviews, exams, and medical tests.

Fetal tissue is used for a broad swath of biological and medical studies, including work with stem cells and research on cancer biology and brain development. The Trump administration created ...

Some parents-to-be have to face the terrifying news that their unborn child has been diagnosed with a life-threatening genetic disorder. But thanks to a medical team at a Bay Area hospital, there ...

Fetal alcohol syndrome can cause behavioral, mental, and physical issues that continue into adulthood. Symptoms include behavioral and learning difficulties. Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a form ...

Yet when it comes to diagnosing babies born with birth defects associated with alcohol consumption, such as fetal alcohol syndrome, historically only the mother’s drinking habits are taken into ...

Fetal alcohol syndrome is associated with three core birth defects: facial abnormalities, including small eyes and malformations in the middle of the face; reduced growth of the head and brain ...

Fetal alcohol syndrome disorder can take a variety of forms. For instance, some may struggle with hand-eye coordination, while others have difficulties with emotional regulation. For example, in one ...

Fetal alcohol syndrome disorder can take a variety of forms. For instance, some may struggle with hand-eye coordination, while others have difficulties with emotional regulation.