Australian scientists make major breakthrough to reduce miscarriages, birth defects

Australian scientists at the Victor Chang Institute have discovered miscarriages and birth defects can be prevented by simply taking a Vitamin B3 supplement.

A landmark Australian study has discovered Vitamin B3 can cure critical molecular deficiencies in pregnant women that cause miscarriages and birth defects.

The breakthrough made at Sydney’s Victor Chang Cardia Research Institute may spare scores of couples across the world the heartbreak of losing an unborn child and the challenges of raising a baby with a birth defect.

“The ramifications are likely to be huge. This has the potential to significantly reduce the number of miscarriages and birth defects around the world, and I do not use those words lightly,” lead researcher Professor Sally Dunwoodie said on Thursday.

Every year 7.9 million babies are born with a birth defect worldwide, while one in four Australian pregnant women suffers a miscarriage…

Source: Australian scientists make major breakthrough to reduce miscarriages, birth defects | SBS News