What is an amniocentesis? Amniocentesis (sometimes called "amnio") is a test in which your doctor takes a small sample of ...

Neda Tahmasebifard, an assistant professor in the speech and language pathology department at Saint Mary’s College, researches the cleft lip and palate condition.

Genetic variants Cleft lip and cleft palate, also known as orofacial clefts, can be caused by genetic mutations, but in many cases, there is no known genetic cause. "The mechanism for the ...

Cleft lip and cleft palate are among the most common birth defects, occurring in about one in 1,050 births in the United States.

A cleft lip and palate affects approximately one in 700 babies. A cleft lip on its own occurs in one in 1,000 babies and cleft palate on its own in about one in 2,000 babies. For Mr Fenton ...

Researchers have found a gene that causes cleft lip and palate in mice, according to a paper in the April 26 PNAS. The finding also suggests a causal link between smoking and cleft lip and palate in ...

A hospital has begun testing newborn babies for genetic conditions as part of a "world-leading" survey. The Generation Study, external aims to test the entire DNA – or genome - of 100,000 babies ...

A New York woman has been left devastated after she aborted her baby following paternity results ... was revealed to have been false paternity test results. The woman, who asked to remain ...

Crash test dummies are wired up with state-of-the-art sensors to record the crash forces on the most vulnerable parts of the body, to help accurately indicate the risk of injury to a real baby or ...

Earlier this month, popstar Conor, who was thought to be the father of Charlotte's baby Penelope, revealed a paternity test had shown he was not. And now Charlotte has taken to Instagram to share ...