Although about half of all birth defects involve the face and skull, scientists remain unclear about why most occur. To help families at risk for these conditions, what’s needed is a comprehensive and systematic understanding of how the faces of healthy children develop and what goes awry to cause common malformations…
Original post: FaceBase Consortium Launched By NIDCR
A researcher develops a pen he says not only measures the stress levels of those using it, but even lowers the heart rates of its users, too.
Original post: Pen designed to measure, and even reduce, stress
Craniofacial surgeons around the world are striving toward a critical goal: making high-quality cleft palate and craniofacial reconstructive surgical services available to children in developing countries…
Original post: Progress Report On Cleft Palate Surgery In Developing Countries
Here are a few pictures of the full lunar eclipse that took place last night and happened to coincide with the winter solstice–a combination that hasn’t happened in 372 years.
Original post: The brilliant orange glow of a total lunar eclipse (photos)
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Iowa will lead a $9 million, five-year initiative to study the cause of facial birth defects. The FaceBase Consortium will create an encyclopedic database of how the faces of children develop and what goes wrong to cause malformations…
Original post: Pitt Researcher To Co-Direct National Consortium On Facial Birth Defects
Cleft palate has been linked to dozens of genes. During their investigation of one of these genes, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis were surprised to find that cleft palate occurs both when the gene is more active and when it is less active than normal…
Original post: Growth Factor Gene Shown To Be A Key To Cleft Palate
Children with a cleft lip or cleft palate are more likely to receive recommended age-appropriate health care when that care is provided by an interdisciplinary team rather than an individual provider. In a study encompassing three states, Arkansas, Iowa and New York, 24% of participants were not receiving team care…
Original post: Team Approach Provides Better Care For Children With Cleft Lip And Palate
