Mutations in One Gene Linked to Two Separate Birth Defects
The same network of transcription factors may be responsible for both cleft palate and neural tube defects, according to a new study connecting mouse and human data. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - February 1, 2019 Category: Science Tags: News & Opinion Source Type: news
3D printing helps separate rare case of conjoined twins
Researchers from Pennsylvania used 3D printing and computer-aided intraoperative...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 29, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Call the Midwife praised for cleft lip storyline
Sunday's episode featuring a baby born with a cleft lip and palate is praised for its handling of the topic. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - January 28, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Interferon regulatory factor 6 mutations implicated in neural tube defects, including spina bifida
(Children's National Health System) Mutations in a gene known as interferon regulatory factor 6 that cause cleft lip and palate also are implicated in neural tube defects such as spina bifida, suggests research by an international study team published online Jan. 25, 2019, in Human Molecular Genetics. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - January 25, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Morning sickness pill study finds small link to increased risk of clefts but 'not a cause for alarm'
A new study finds no association between ondansetron and an increased risk of heart-related malformations or other malformations in newborns overall. It found a small increased risk of oral clefts, including cleft lip and cleft palate, in babies born to women who used ondansetron. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - December 18, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Life-size 3D-printed 'human' primed for radiation therapy
Researchers from Louisiana have created a 3D-printed full-body phantom that...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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3D printing enhances training for cleft lip repair (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 18, 2018 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
3D printing gives pediatric heart surgery a boost
Researchers in the U.S. have created hundreds of individually tailored 3D-printed...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Flexible 3D-printed heart replicates size, texture (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 21, 2018 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
3D-printed lungs improve patient understanding of surgery
Using transparent, flexible 3D-printed models of the lung helped physicians...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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3D-printed device aids knee replacement surgery (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 15, 2018 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
3D head models reduce workload for brain radiotherapy
3D-printed models of human heads may remove the need for brain cancer patients...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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3D-printed hips may improve complex fracture diagnosis (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 8, 2018 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
3D printing enhances training for cleft lip repair
A 3D-printed skull base provided surgical residents with the opportunity to...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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SIR: 3D printing aids US-guided procedure simulation (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 2, 2018 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Incredible transformation of a woman, 21, who underwent four surgeries for her cleft lip
Lauren Cross, 21, from Pontefract, West Yorkshire, was born with a cleft lip and palate, and underwent her first operation at just three months old. Bullies called her 'scar face'. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 26, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nigeria:Rotary Club, Lasuth Begin Cleft Lip Palate Surgical Mission
[Guardian] A group in the United States, the Alliance for Smile alongside Rotary International in partnership with the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) on Tuesday kicked off a free five-day surgery procedure and care for indigent patients with cleft lip and palate medical conditions. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 19, 2018 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Cross Arch stabilization for Adult Cleft Palate patient?
I have a 72 year old male patient with a failing full arch fixed partial denture as a result of extensive caries of natural tooth abutments. Patient was edentulated and six implants placed with a treatment plan for a maxillary bar overdenture.The postCross Arch stabilization for Adult Cleft Palate patient? appeared first onOsseoNews Dental Implants. (Source: Dental Implants Discussed by Experts)
Source: Dental Implants Discussed by Experts - August 22, 2018 Category: Dentistry Authors: osseonews Tags: Clinical Cases Restorative Surgical Source Type: news
#MayoClinicRadio podcast: 7/28/18
Listen: Mayo Clinic Radio 7/28/18 On the Mayo Clinic Radio podcast, Dr. Pritish Tosh, an infectious diseases specialist at Mayo Clinic, discusses shingles and who should get vaccinated. Also on the podcast, Dr. John Volz, an orthodontist at Mayo Clinic, explains treatment for cleft lip and cleft palate. And?Dr. Scott Litin, an internal medicine specialist [...] (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - July 30, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Unilateral Cleft Lip Repair With an Asymmetric Z-plasty Unilateral Cleft Lip Repair With an Asymmetric Z-plasty
A unique modification of the classic Z-plasty for cleft lip repair is described here.ePlasty, Open Access Journal of Plastic Surgery (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 27, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news
