When Dr. Bryden Stanley, a veterinarian, saw Mr. Moo, a 9-month-old dog with a cleft palate, for the first time, she wasn't sure how she was going to treat him. The head of surgery for small animals ...

National Institutes of Health scientists and their colleagues identified a previously unappreciated role for the soft palate during research to better understand how influenza (flu) viruses acquire ...

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 ...

People who snore may have extensive tissue damage in the nerves and muscles of the soft palate. This can in turn create problems with swallowing and contribute to development of sleep apnea. Treatment ...

Flu viruses come in many strains, and some are better equipped than others to spread from person to person. Scientists have now discovered that the soft palate -- the soft tissue at the back of the ...

A previously unappreciated role for the soft palate has been identified by researchers during a study to better understand how flu viruses acquire the ability to move efficiently between people. The ...

Hemangiopericytomas are soft tissue sarcomas that originate in pericytes, cells of mesenchymal origin that partially surround the endothelial cells of capillaries and small veins where they assist in ...