News tagged with facial defects

Researchers find possible genetic clues to organ development, birth defects (w/ Video)

(Medical Xpress)—Using cutting-edge time-lapse photography, University of Southern California (USC) researchers have discovered clues to the development of the head at the cellular level, which could point scientists to ...

Medical research Feb 11, 2013 | not rated yet | 0 |

MRI study sheds new light on alcohol-related birth defects

A collaborative research effort by scientists at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Duke University, and University College of London in the UK, sheds new light on alcohol-related birth defects.

Medical research Aug 22, 2012 | 1 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Researchers pinpoint genetic pathway of rare facial malformation in children

Researchers at Seattle Children's Research Institute and their collaborators have discovered a pair of defective genes that cause a rare congenital malformation syndrome that can make it impossible for the ...

Pediatrics May 03, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Study tracks down cause of birth defect

A USC research team has pinpointed the source of a genetic disorder that causes life-threatening birth defects, which may allow doctors to quickly diagnose and better treat the disease.

Medical research Feb 13, 2012 | not rated yet | 0 |

Face transplantation calls for 'reverse craniofacial planning'

As surgical teams gain experience with facial transplantation, a careful approach to planning based on the principles of craniofacial surgery can help to maximize patient outcomes in terms of facial form and function, according ...

Surgery Dec 10, 2012 | not rated yet | 0