Neda Tahmasebifard, an assistant professor in the speech and language pathology department at Saint Mary’s College, researches the cleft lip and palate condition.

Cleft lip and cleft palate are among the most common birth defects, occurring in about one in 1,050 births in the United ...

Biologists have discovered that disruptions in transfer RNA function can lead to the development of cleft lip and cleft palate.

While lip prints aren’t typically used in forensics to nail criminals, they can offer clues to a person’s health—particularly his or her genetic predisposition to cleft lip or palate ...