A five-year, $30-million undertaking called the FaceBase Consortium launched last week with the goal of compiling data on every aspect of how the craniofacial region develops and how malformations ...

UCSF’s Program in Craniofacial Biology (PCB) brings together researchers to study the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying craniofacial development and birth defects, such as cleft lip and ...

Cleft lip and palate are the most common craniofacial birth defects in humans, affecting more than 175,000 newborns around the world each year. Yet despite decades of research, it’s still not known ...

Craniofacial abnormalities are some of the most common birth defects, ranging from cleft lips and palates to more severe disorders such as DiGeorge or Treacher-Collins syndromes. Craniofacial ...

Top Image credit:Annita Achilleos and Paul Trainor, Stowers Institute for Medical Research Craniofacial anomalies are some of the most common birth defects and can severely impact individuals’ lives, ...

The craniofacial skeleton encases the brain and sensory organs, and is important for the functioning of the digestive and respiratory tracts. It is derived largely from the neural crest, a migratory ...

Using CRISPR genome editing in zebrafish, scientists linked an undiagnosed human disease with a rare genetic mutation that causes craniofacial abnormalities. Virginia Tech scientists with the Fralin ...

Craniofacial abnormalities account for about one-third of all human congenital defects, but our understanding of the genetic mechanisms governing craniofacial development is incomplete. We show that ...

Developmental & Stem Cell Biology has become a crucial field for the understanding of tissue regeneration and implementation of regenerative medicine. The ability to repair or regenerate tissue is a ...

Researchers have uncovered genetic elements that drive the rapid development of marsupials’ facial features. The study in fat-tailed dunnarts, native to Australia, is published today in eLife as the ...