A new study in the lab of Jason Stein, Ph.D., modeled brain development in a dish to identify cells and genes that influence ...

Charlotte von der Lippe (born 1970) is a specialist in medical genetics and a senior consultant. The author has completed the ICMJE form and declares no conflicts of interest. Ingrid Roscher (born ...

2 Division of Human Genetics, Southampton Medical School, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK 3 Division of Cancer Sciences, Southampton Medical School, University of Southampton, Southampton, ...

To mark the 150th anniversary of the discovery his bones, researchers have re-examined the 28,000-year-old remains of a middle-aged Cro-Magnon man. They have found that he suffered from a genetic ...

An 11-week-old baby was brought to the paediatric emergency department by his mother with a 2-day history of inconsolable crying. On examination, clinical features of macrocephaly, separated sutures ...

Parents of new babies may expect that pediatricians will check their baby's length and weight. But they may not expect that doctors will pull out a tape measure to check the size of a new baby's head.

BUFFALO, N.Y. ­­­— Up to 5% of infants today are born with abnormally large heads, a condition known as macrocephaly. While it can be genetic, the condition is often caused by hydrocephalus, or an ...

6 Department of Neurology, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA 7 Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetics and ...

Achondroplasia is characterized by disproportionate short stature, with adult heights typically ranging from 118 to 145 cm in men and 112 to 136 cm in women. 4 Other clinical features include ...

Arachnoid cysts are the most common type of brain cyst. They're not tumors, but cysts filled with cerebrospinal fluid (a clear liquid that surrounds your brain and spinal cord). Most people who have ...

Using population-specific growth curves for Inuit children could promote the appropriate diagnosis of microcephaly and avoid overdiagnosis, according to a new study. Inuit children from Nunavut, ...

The foot of one of the children in the study, showing an extra toe. Credit: University of Leeds A new genetic disorder linked to extra digits and neurological issues has been identified by an ...