The elongated skull was likely caused by a genetic condition, but it evidently didn’t get in the way of the individual’s ...

In a discovery that intertwines archaeology, art history, and medicine, a 2nd-century AD bronze figurine unearthed in Bracara Augusta, now Braga in northern Portugal, may provide evidence of a rare ...

Because only the medieval knight's skull was affected and the rest of his skeleton was not, the researchers think he may have ...

Indianapolis - A set of Indiana triplets are undergoing a surgical transformation from a rare genetic condition. Two of the eight-month old Theriault triplets prepared for surgery on the same day as ...

A two-year-old girl suffering from a rare genetic skull abnormality is travelling from Vietnam to Australia to undergo a life-saving operation. Lam Nguyen, two, from Vietnam, suffers from a skull ...

New Delhi, July.30 (ANI): Doctors at Fortis Healthcare achieved another milestone recently when they performed a successful surgery on a six year old international patient, Lyaan from Oman. She had ...

The family was initially referred to the Genetic Counselling Clinic in Leuven. Informed consent was given to obtain blood samples for genetic analysis. The female proband (Figure 1a) initially ...

For Ben Kjar, his unlikely path to wrestling glory while living with Crouzon syndrome was what he called a “hero’s journey.” Kjar, who was born with the genetic disorder that affects the growth of ...

An eight-year-old boy has had every bone in his face broken by surgeons to help him breathe properly after he was born with a rare genetic disorder. George Ward has undergone 30 operations to Crouzon ...

Extensive surgery helps infant with rare genetic syndrome. May 21, 2010— -- Doctors at Peyton Manning Children's Hospital in Indianapolis reconstructed a skull of 5-month-old Kaydence Theriault, ...