Seattle Children's Research Institute, together with an international team of scientists and clinicians from 22 other institutions, have identified two genetic risk factors for the most common form of ...

Craniosynostosis is a birth defect that affects one in every 2,500 live births. A newborn with the condition has a misshapen skull because one or more sutures closed too soon. My son was born with ...

Scientists have identified two genetic risk factors for the most common form of non-syndromic craniosynostosis, a birth defect in which the bony plates of an infant's skull prematurely fuse.

For infants with a misshapen skull—or craniosynostosis—treatment is critical to ensure proper brain development. Pediatric surgeons Dr. Faizi Siddiqi and Dr. John Kestle explains the procedure options ...

When little Oscar Williams was just three months old he was diagnosed with a very rare condition which caused the bones in his skull to prematurely fuse together before his brain was fully formed. If ...

A baby boy will undergo surgery to rebuild his skull after it fused together when he was in his mum's womb. Albie James-Parker was born on November 26 last year to Vanessa and Louis. They immediately ...

NASCAR driver AJ Allmendinger's wife Tara Allmendinger, recently celebrated their son Aero James’ graduation from his cranial helmet. Aero, born in September 2023, had surgery at three months of age ...

AJ Allmendinger's wife, Tara, has shared their son's one-year milestone since his craniosynostosis surgery. The anniversary milestone is followed by a post showing their son enjoying the holiday ...