How to Use neural tube in a Sentence

neural tube

noun

• On one end, the neural tube started to fold around day 6, on the other a tail began to bud.
  — Megan Molteni, STAT, 2 Aug. 2022
• Anencephaly is a neural tube defect that leaves newborns without the tops of their brain and skull.
  — Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 27 May 2020
• Spina bifida occurs when the neural tube of the spine does not form properly or close all the way.
  — Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
• In young frog embryos, cells in a part called the neural tube have a specific electrical charge.
  — Study Summaries, Scientific American, 17 May 2023
• When the neural tube does not fully close, the backbone protecting the spinal cord doesn’t close and form either.
  — Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
• The new findings may also shed light on a type of neural tube defect in embryos known as spina bifida.
  — Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
• The doctor explained that the baby might have a neural tube defect, such as spina bifida.
  — Elizabeth Cohen, CNN, 8 Feb. 2023
• Their unborn child had a neural tube defect, meaning the baby's brain would never fully form.
  — Adrienne Broaddus and Jason Kravarik, CNN, 1 July 2022
• Love after loss Anencephaly is a rare neural tube defect that leaves newborns without the tops of their skull and brain.
  — Holly V. Hays, Indianapolis Star, 11 Dec. 2019
• Those are defects that occur early in pregnancy when the neural tube that forms the spine and brain fails to close properly.
  — Jonel Aleccia, The Seattle Times, 16 Oct. 2018
• The most famously important of these is folic acid, which reduces the risk of neural tube defects (defects of the brain and spinal cord).
  — Serena Coady, SELF, 4 Jan. 2022
• Folic acid is also used to fortify flour and grain products, to help prevent neural tube defects like spina bifida in the womb.
  — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
• The most common neural tube defect is spina bifida, in which the spinal cord doesn’t develop properly.
  — Emily Mullin, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020
• In developing vertebrate embryos, these cells form along the back edge of the neural tube (precursor to the brain and spine).
  — Bridget Alex, Discover Magazine, 3 May 2019
• Taking folic acid in the first trimester of pregnancy is critical in preventing neural tube defects in the fetus.
  — Omer Awan, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
• The virus can affect fetuses, too, leading to neural tube defects and other adverse outcomes.
  — Shefali Luthra, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2020
• Pregnant women who don’t get enough folate are at risk of having a baby with neural tube defects, including spina bifida.
  — Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press, 15 Apr. 2018
• Folic acid reduces risk for fetal neural tube defects, and it is widely recommended for women who may become pregnant.
  — Tamar Haspel, Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2020
• Folic acid intakes have increased over the past several decades since this initiative began and the number of babies born with neural tube defects has decreased.
  — Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-Cpt, Good Housekeeping, 22 July 2021
• NCCs are stem cells found in every embryo that show up first at the crest, or top edge, of the neural tube, which will eventually become the brain and spinal cord.
  — Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 27 June 2018
• Spina bifida is a type of neural tube defect (NTD) that affects the spine and is usually identified at birth.
  — Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
• The researchers also documented evidence of further organogenesis and formation of the neural tube, which goes on to form the brain and spinal cord.
  — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 1 June 2023
• Folate deficiency in a mother increases the risk of neural tube defects including spina bifida, but the link to autism is unclear.
  — Jon Hamilton, NPR, 6 Sep. 2025
• The department said that 70 percent of neural tube birth defects can been avoided if sufficient folic acid is taken prior to conception.
  — Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
• Some studies found a higher risk of heart defects and neural tube defects among babies whose mothers took SSRIs.
  — Andrea Petersen, WSJ, 3 Nov. 2018
• One example would be pregnant women, where the B vitamin folic acid has been shown to reduce a type of birth defect, neural tube abnormalities.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 23 Dec. 2021
• Based on epidemiological data, this nutrient helps prevent defects in an embryo’s neural tube, the precursor for the brain and spinal cord.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 20 Feb. 2018
• Prenatal vitamins became universal when folic acid deficiency was linked to neural tube defects in babies.
  — Dr. Megan Kasper, idahostatesman, 23 Mar. 2018
• Future studies could test the theory that an ancient evolutionary genetic trade-off of losing a tail contributed to neural tube birth defects.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 Feb. 2024
• Since then, Latina women have not seen any decrease in their babies being born with neural tube defects in their brains and spinal cords, which is why lawmakers are targeting tortillas.
  — Tori Apodaca, CBS News, 30 Dec. 2025