MedWorm.com provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest items from the 'Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today' source. Sat, 19 Jun 2010 06:20:31 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3483937&cid=s_14164_9_f&fid=14164&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3Bsd A smile means happiness, a frown sadness, a raised brow surprise. Even when languages and cultures differ, people have this universal form of communication. But Moebius syndrome, a rare congenital condition causing facial paralysis, can rob people of this basic connection, affecting social interaction... (Source: Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today) Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3483937 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3483937 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3380254&cid=s_14164_9_f&fid=14164&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3z96 Scientists working on a treatment for babies born with cleft palates have made a promising breakthrough and the first clinical trials are planned for early next year... (Source: Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today) Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3380254 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3380254 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3360468&cid=s_14164_9_f&fid=14164&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yT7 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... (Source: Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today) Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3360468 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3360468 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3232871&cid=s_14164_9_f&fid=14164&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3x88 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... (Source: Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today) Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3232871 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3232871 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3130750&cid=s_14164_9_f&fid=14164&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3tkG 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... (Source: Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today) Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3130750 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0100 3130750 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3001303&cid=s_14164_9_f&fid=14164&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicalnewstoday.com%2Farticles%2F171238.php 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. FaceBase will build a list of the genes and proteins that drive embryonic cell differentiation around the forming mouth. (Source: Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today) Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3001303 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0100 3001303 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3130751&cid=s_14164_9_f&fid=14164&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3sd5 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... (Source: Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today) Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3130751 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 08:00:00 +0100 3130751 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3130752&cid=s_14164_9_f&fid=14164&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3rq7 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... (Source: Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today) Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3130752 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:00:00 +0100 3130752 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3130753&cid=s_14164_9_f&fid=14164&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3rbD Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc (Pink Sheets:TTNP) announced that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a Research and Research Infrastructure Grand Opportunities grant to the company through the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 (ARRA). The two year grant for Probuphine clinical development is expected to provide approximately $7... (Source: Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today) Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3130753 Sun, 04 Oct 2009 08:00:00 +0100 3130753 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3130754&cid=s_14164_9_f&fid=14164&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3qMj Exposure to tetrachloroethylene (also known as perchlorethylene, PCE) may cause congenital birth defects. A study of expectant women exposed to PCE in drinking water, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Environmental Health, found an increased risk of oral clefts and neural tube defects in their children... (Source: Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today) Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3130754 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:00:00 +0100 3130754 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3130755&cid=s_14164_9_f&fid=14164&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3djK pSivida Corp, a leading drug delivery company, reported the interim 12-month safety and efficacy results from the first human pharmacokinetic study (PK Study) of Iluvien™. The study is being conducted by the Company's licensing partner Alimera Sciences. Iluvien is an intravitreal insert being developed for the treatment of diabetic macular edema (DME)... (Source: Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today) Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3130755 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:00:00 +0100 3130755 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3130756&cid=s_14164_9_f&fid=14164&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3cWW Comparing 500,000 snippets of human DNA put scientists from the University of Bonn on the right track. A genetic variant on chromosome 8 occurs with significantly higher frequency in people with cleft lip and palate than in the control group. The results are to be published in the forthcoming issue of the journal Nature Genetics... (Source: Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today) Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3130756 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 09:00:00 +0100 3130756 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2251049&cid=s_14164_9_f&fid=14164&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicalnewstoday.com%2Farticles%2F141508.php Comparing 500,000 snippets of human DNA put scientists from the University of Bonn on the right track. A genetic variant on chromosome 8 occurs with significantly higher frequency in people with cleft lip and palate than in the control group. The results are to be published in the forthcoming issue of the journal Nature Genetics. Cleft lips and palates are among the most frequent innate abnormalities. One in about 700 babies in Central Europe are affected. (Source: Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today) Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2251049 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 08:00:00 +0100 2251049 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3130757&cid=s_14164_9_f&fid=14164&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3cJY A new study by physician researchers from Hasbro Children's Hospital and Children's Hospital Boston has identified an increased prevalence in left-handedness in children with a congenital disorder known as hemifacial microsomia (HFM). The study was published in the March 2009 edition of the Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. Overall, ten percent of the population is left-handed... (Source: Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today) Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3130757 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 10:00:00 +0100 3130757 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2237389&cid=s_14164_9_f&fid=14164&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicalnewstoday.com%2Farticles%2F140971.php A new study by physician researchers from Hasbro Children's Hospital and Children's Hospital Boston has identified an increased prevalence in left-handedness in children with a congenital disorder known as hemifacial microsomia (HFM). The study was published in the March 2009 edition of the Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. Overall, ten percent of the population is left-handed. (Source: Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today) Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2237389 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 10:00:00 +0100 2237389 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3130758&cid=s_14164_9_f&fid=14164&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3czM A system of opposing genetic forces determines why mammals develop a single row of teeth, while sharks sport several, according to a study published today in the journal Science. When completely understood, the genetic program described in the study may help guide efforts to re-grow missing teeth and prevent cleft palate, one of the most common birth defects... (Source: Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today) Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3130758 Sat, 28 Feb 2009 09:00:00 +0100 3130758 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3130759&cid=s_14164_9_f&fid=14164&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3brm Oral tissue engineering for transplantation to aid wound healing in mouth (oral cavity) reconstruction has taken a significant step forward with a Netherlands-based research team's successful development of a gum tissue (gingival) substitute that can be used for reconstruction in the oral cavity. Their work was reported in the current issue of Cell Transplantation (17:10/11)... (Source: Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today) Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3130759 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:00:00 +0100 3130759 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3130760&cid=s_14164_9_f&fid=14164&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F39r8 The work of Forsyth scientist Peter Jezewski, DDS, Ph.D., has revealed that duplication and diversification of protein regions ('modules') within ancient master control genes is key to the understanding of certain birth disorders... (Source: Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today) Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3130760 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:00:00 +0100 3130760 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3130761&cid=s_14164_9_f&fid=14164&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F38Jr Smoking during the first trimester of pregnancy is clearly linked with an increased risk of cleft lip in newborns. Genes that play a role in detoxification of cigarette smoke do not appear to be involved. This is shown in a new study published in the journal Epidemiology. Oral clefts are one of the most common birth defects... (Source: Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today) Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3130761 Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:00:00 +0100 3130761 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3130762&cid=s_14164_9_f&fid=14164&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F36s2 Babies whose mothers smoked during pregnancy were more than twice as likely to have a cleft palate or lip as those whose mothers didn't, according to research results released today. Although the study confirms earlier findings, it is unique because it did not rely on women's self-reported smoking habits during pregnancy... (Source: Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today) Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3130762 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:00:00 +0100 3130762 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3130763&cid=s_14164_9_f&fid=14164&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F34SV University of Iowa researchers and collaborators have found, in a previously identified gene, a variation that likely contributes to one in five cases of isolated cleft lip. It is the first time a genetic variant has been associated with cleft lip alone, rather than both cleft lip and palate... (Source: Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today) Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3130763 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:00:00 +0100 3130763 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3130764&cid=s_14164_9_f&fid=14164&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F33Fc For the first time, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine have identified a series of genetic mutations that appear to be linked to significant risk for cleft palate and other dental abnormalities... (Source: Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today) Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3130764 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:00:00 +0100 3130764 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3130765&cid=s_14164_9_f&fid=14164&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F327J Researchers at the University Of Southern California School Of Dentistry have uncovered another clue behind the causes of cleft palate and the process that leads to palate formation. Cleft palate is one of the most common congenital birth defects, occurring in one out of every 700 live births. Clefts are more common in children of American Indian, Hispanic or Asian descent... (Source: Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today) Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3130765 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:00:00 +0100 3130765 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1699050&cid=s_14164_9_f&fid=14164&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicalnewstoday.com%2Farticles%2F117928.php Researchers at the University Of Southern California School Of Dentistry have uncovered another clue behind the causes of cleft palate and the process that leads to palate formation. Cleft palate is one of the most common congenital birth defects, occurring in one out of every 700 live births. Clefts are more common in children of American Indian, Hispanic or Asian descent. While males are twice as likely to have a cleft lip, females are twice as likely to have a cleft palate. (Source: Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today) Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1699050 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:00:00 +0100 1699050 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3130766&cid=s_14164_9_f&fid=14164&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2FZHm A new study by researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health, shows that pregnant women who binge drink early in their pregnancy increase the likelihood that their babies will be born with oral clefts... (Source: Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today) Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3130766 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:00:00 +0100 3130766 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1673318&cid=s_14164_9_f&fid=14164&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicalnewstoday.com%2Farticles%2F116881.php A new study by researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health, shows that pregnant women who binge drink early in their pregnancy increase the likelihood that their babies will be born with oral clefts. (Source: Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today) Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1673318 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:00:00 +0100 1673318 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3130767&cid=s_14164_9_f&fid=14164&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2FWPN "More than a dozen health bills are advancing through the [California] Legislature," some of which contain elements of a health care overhaul plan backed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) that passed the state Assembly but was rejected in the Senate earlier this year, the Los Angeles Times reports... (Source: Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today) Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3130767 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:00:00 +0100 3130767 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3130768&cid=s_14164_9_f&fid=14164&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2FVHg Research by Dr. Damir Matic, a scientist with Lawson Health Research Institute in London, Ontario is changing the way cleft palate surgeries are performed throughout North America and around the world. Matic has been conducting research to determine the optimal time to close the gum tissue of cleft palate patients. His research suggests that it is best to wait until the child is older... (Source: Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today) Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3130768 Tue, 13 May 2008 13:00:00 +0100 3130768 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1437979&cid=s_14164_9_f&fid=14164&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicalnewstoday.com%2Farticles%2F107273.php Research by Dr. Damir Matic, a scientist with Lawson Health Research Institute in London, Ontario is changing the way cleft palate surgeries are performed throughout North America and around the world. Matic has been conducting research to determine the optimal time to close the gum tissue of cleft palate patients. His research suggests that it is best to wait until the child is older. (Source: Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today) Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1437979 Tue, 13 May 2008 12:00:00 +0100 1437979 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3130769&cid=s_14164_9_f&fid=14164&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2FTPj In a collaborative effort, researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have discovered that deletions or mutations within the TFAP2A gene (Activating Enhancer-Binding Protein) result in the distinctive clefting disorder Branchio-Oculo-Facial syndrome (BOFS)... (Source: Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today) Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3130769 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:00:00 +0100 3130769 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3130770&cid=s_14164_9_f&fid=14164&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2FSwS Following is a summary of the keynote presentations, symposia, and workshops that will anchor the 37th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research, convening April 2 at the Hilton Anatole Hotel... (Source: Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today) Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3130770 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:00:00 +0100 3130770 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1224207&cid=s_14164_9_f&fid=14164&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicalnewstoday.com%2Farticles%2F96994.php By creating a genetic mutation in zebrafish, University of Oregon scientists say they've discovered a previously unknown mechanism for cleft palate, a common birth defect in humans that has challenged medical professionals for centuries.Many molecular pathways in zebrafish are present in humans and other vertebrates. (Source: Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today) Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1224207 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:00:00 +0100 1224207 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=461170&cid=s_14164_9_f&fid=14164&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicalnewstoday.com%2Fmedicalnews.php%3Fnewsid%3D64571%26nfid%3Dcrss University of Iowa researchers and collaborators have identified new genetic mutations that likely cause the common form of cleft lip and palate.The results could eventually help clinicians predict a family's risk of having more children with the condition. The findings appear in the online Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. [click link for full article] (Source: Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today) Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=461170 Fri, 09 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 461170 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=238664&cid=s_14164_9_f&fid=14164&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicalnewstoday.com%2Fmedicalnews.php%3Fnewsid%3D54229%26nfid%3Dcrss Pioneering new research into cleft lip and palate could open the door to babies with certain craniofacial disorders being successfully treated in the womb.University of Manchester researchers have uncovered the causes behind two genetic conditions that lead to facial anomalies including clefts, where the lip and often the roof of the mouth, or palate, fail to form properly. [click link for full article] (Source: Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today) Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=238664 Wed, 18 Oct 2006 05:00:00 +0100 238664 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1730&cid=s_14164_9_f&fid=14164&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicalnewstoday.com%2Fmedicalnews.php%3Fnewsid%3D24206%26nfid%3Dcrss A global research network is needed if scientists are ever going to understand and prevent cleft palate, say experts at the first World Health Organization Collaborating Centre set up to develop such a structure. [click link for full article] (Source: Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today) Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1730 Wed, 11 May 2005 21:00:00 +0100 1730 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1731&cid=s_14164_9_f&fid=14164&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicalnewstoday.com%2Fmedicalnews.php%3Fnewsid%3D19153%26nfid%3Dcrss Results from a Mayo Clinic laboratory study in animals suggest that using distraction osteogenesis, a procedure that uses the mechanical force of an appliance to lengthen soft tissue and bone, may be a feasible and effective method to repair cleft palate in the future. Cleft palate is a common birth defect in which a child is born with a gap in the roof of the mouth. This condition occurs in one out of 700 to 1,000 births in the United States. [click link for full article] (Source: Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today) Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1731 Sun, 23 Jan 2005 13:00:00 +0100 1731 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=447560&cid=s_14164_9_f&fid=14164&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicalnewstoday.com%2Fmedicalnews.php%3Fnewsid%3D18772%26nfid%3Dcrss Pioneering research that could lead to a breakthrough in understanding the causes of cleft palate in newborn babies has begun in Manchester, UK. Dr Jill Dixon, in The University of Manchester's School of Dentistry, has been awarded a three-year New Investigator Award by the Medical Research Council to look into the distressing birth defect. [click link for full article] (Source: Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today) Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=447560 Tue, 11 Jan 2005 17:00:00 +0100 447560 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1732&cid=s_14164_9_f&fid=14164&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicalnewstoday.com%2Fmedicalnews.php%3Fnewsid%3D18772%26nfid%3Dcrss Pioneering research that could lead to a breakthrough in understanding the causes of cleft palate in newborn babies has begun in Manchester, UK. Dr Jill Dixon, in The University of Manchester's School of Dentistry, has been awarded a three-year New Investigator Award by the Medical Research Council to look into the distressing birth defect. [click link for full article] (Source: Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today) Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1732 Tue, 11 Jan 2005 16:00:00 +0100 1732 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=160932&cid=s_14164_9_f&fid=14164&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicalnewstoday.com%2Fsections%2Fcleft_palate%2F Latest Cleft Palate news updated throughout the day, every day (Source: Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today) Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=160932 Thu, 19 Aug 2004 07:00:00 +0100 160932 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1733&cid=s_14164_9_f&fid=14164&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicalnewstoday.com%2Fmedicalnews.php%3Fnewsid%3D12245%26nfid%3Dcrss An international team of researchers has identified a gene variant that is a major contributor to oral clefts and triples the risk of recurrence in affected families, it was reported today in The New England Journal of Medicine. "Cleft lip and cleft palate are among the most common birth defects in the United States," says Nancy S. Green, M.D., medical director of the March of Dimes, which helped fund the study. [click link for full article] (Source: Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today) Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1733 Thu, 19 Aug 2004 07:00:00 +0100 1733