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 ...

LANSING, MI - Mr. Moo, a little dog with a cleft palate, has inspired a unique partnership between veterinary and human medicine. A pediatric surgeon assisted a veterinary specialist in an operation ...

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 ...

A new study has revealed how flu viruses gain the ability to spread. Flu viruses come in many strains, and some are better equipped than others to spread from person to person. Scientists from MIT and ...

Cleft of the soft palate (CSP) and the hard palate are subtypes of cleft palate. Patients with either condition often have difficulty with speech and swallowing. Nonsyndromic, cleft palate isolated ...

Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a breathing disorder in which the airway is blocked intermittently and repeatedly during sleep, as the muscles of the mouth and throat relax. Patients with OSA ...

Snoring is a breathing disturbance that occurs during sleep. Although not always problematic, it can disturb sleep and affect relationships with others. The noise of snoring is produced by vibration ...

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 ...

May 6 to 14 is Cleft Lip and Palate Awareness Week – an initiative focusing on the condition that affects millions of people around the world. Each year, approximately one in 700 children around the ...

For all you Saarland fans who are looking for some positive news, it was discovered after the Wood Memorial that the colt had displaced his soft palate. On Wedneday, veterinarian Mark Cheney came to ...