Scientists create a world-first 3D cell model to help develop treatments for devastating lip injuries
a yeast that can cause serious infections in people with weak immune systems or cleft lips. The cells performed as expected, ...
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Cleft lip and palate: Improve centralised model of care to ensure best outcomes for children
audited multi-disciplinary care model. We collected comprehensive data on care and outcomes from 268 children with unilateral cleft lip and palate. The established multi-disciplinary centralised ...
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Understanding cleft lip and palate: causes, treatment, and recovery
July is Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness Month, which aims to raise awareness and improve understanding of cleft lip and palate defects. About 6,000 to 8,000 babies are born in the United States with ...
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What is a cleft lip or palate? How do they affect children’s speech development?
Around one in 700 babies worldwide are born with a cleft lip or palate. However, many parents and carers have little idea of how clefts affect children’s ability to make speech sounds and learn ...
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Swiss scientists create world's first 3D model to treat lip injuries
Scientists in Switzerland have successfully created lab-grown human lip cell models for treating lip-related conditions. Lips are essential for communication, eating, breathing, and expressing ...
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Professor Jonathan Sandy
Jonathan’s main research interests are in cleft lip and palate. In 1996 he was appointed to co- lead the research for the Clinical Standards Advisory Group (CSAG) which provided the evidence to change ...