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Novel Gene Important For Craniofacial Development Implicated In Facial Cleft Birth Defects
In the United States, a baby is born with a facial cleft every hour, of every day of the year! Such birth defects result from both gene mutations and environmental insults. PRDM16 is a transcription factor originally described as being aberrantly activated in specific types of leukemia's, and more recently as a master regulator of brown adipose tissue differentiation...

Developing Organisms Can Identify And Fix Facial Defects
Developmental biologists at Tufts University have identified a "self-correcting" mechanism by which developing organisms recognize and repair head and facial abnormalities. This is the first time that such a mechanism has been reported for the face and the first time that this kind of flexible, corrective process has been rigorously analyzed through mathematical modeling...

Some Gene Mutations May Be Treatable With Diet
Scientists have moved a step closer to correcting some unhealthy gene mutations with diet, according to a new research report appearing in the April 2012 issue of the journal GENETICS...

Newly Found Protein Helps Cells Build Tissues
Brown University biologists have found a new molecule in fruit flies that is key to the information exchange needed to build wings properly. They have also uncovered evidence that an analogous protein may exist in people and may be associated with problems such as cleft lip, or premature ovarian failure...

Tracking Down The Causes Of Loeys-Dietz Syndrome
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...

New Mouse Model Could Lead To New Treatments And Prevention Strategies For Cleft Lip And Cleft Palate In Humans
Scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College used genetic methods to successfully repair cleft lips in mice embryos specially engineered for the study of cleft lip and cleft palate. The research breakthrough may show the way to prevent or treat the conditions in humans...

Risk For Two Birth Defects Affected By Overall Quality Of Pregnant Woman's Diet
The overall quality of a pregnant woman's diet is linked with risk for two types of serious birth defects, a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine has shown. In the study, women who ate better before and during pregnancy gave birth to fewer infants with malformations of the brain and spinal cord, or orofacial clefts, such as cleft lip and cleft palate...

Two Brothers Born With Forms Of Cleft Lip And Palate Raises Awareness Of Condition And Risk Factors
Carter and Mason Osborne have a lot in common. Not only are they brothers who love to laugh, they also share one unique characteristic; they were born with forms of cleft lip and palate. Fortunately, the Osborne's have a team of nationally-recognized experts in the Cleft Lip and Palate Center at Nationwide Children's Hospital to help with their sons' overall treatment and care...

Cries Of Two-Month-Old Infants With Cleft Lip And Palate Predict Language Development
An infant child's cries are his or her way of communicating with the world. However, the baby's cries have more information to communicate beyond saying "I'm hungry," or "I'm tired." The complexity of melody and rhythm within a cry can be an early indicator of a child's pre-speech development...

Pre-Natal Diagnosis, Timely Treatment Key To Success For Growing Number Of Newborns With Clefts
Affecting more than 7,000 U.S. babies each year, cleft lip and/or cleft palate are the second most common birth defect, the cause of which continues to mystify scientists despite growing evidence of a complex interplay of genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors...

Technology Used To Assess How People View Faces With A Cleft Lip And Palate
The impact of physical attractiveness on social communication is a truth universally acknowledged. It is not surprising, therefore, that individuals with a cleft lip and palate have experienced social isolation and poor self-esteem. But how people really see faces affected by this anomaly has not been studied...

Corticosteroid Use During Pregnancy Not Linked To Facial Clefts In Infants
Corticosteroid use during pregnancy not linked to facial clefts in infants The use of corticosteroids during pregnancy does not appear to be associated with an increased risk of orofacial clefts in infants, according to an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal)...

Psychosocial Adjustment Of Adolescents With Cleft Lip And Palate
Adolescence is generally viewed as a socially and psychologically challenging period of development. For young people with cleft lip, cleft palate, or both, these challenges can be magnified. How their parents react can add another factor into these children's outlooks...

Migraine, Epilepsy Drug Topamax May Cause Newborn Cleft Palate
The FDA has warned that the drug prescribed for epilepsy named Topamax (topiramate) should not be used by women who are pregnant or plan on childbearing, due to a very high risk of offspring bearing cleft lip and palate defects occuring during the first trimester. Topiramate treats epilepsy in children and adults and was originally marketed as an anticonvulsant...

Dental Procedures For Cleft Lip And Palate Patients Bring Together Function And Looks
It may look the same, but it doesn't chew the same. Different dental treatment options for bilateral cleft lip and palate may result in similar aesthetic appearance, but they produce definite differences in jaw function. People with clefts of the lip and palate often have dental anomalies as well. The number, shape, and position of teeth can be affected...