About 3 in 5 people with soft palate cancer live for at least 5 years if they receive a diagnosis and treatment before the cancer spreads. Several factors can affect survival and life expectancy. Soft ...

Evidence-based recommendations on soft-palate implants for obstructive sleep apnoea. This involves inserting implants into the soft palate of the mouth to stiffen it over subsequent weeks and make it ...

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 ...

If your child has a cleft lip or cleft palate, the surgeries they need will depend their age and the severity of the cleft. The following is a general timeline of procedures, but keep in mind that ...

UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine researchers have identified the genetic mutation responsible for a form of cleft palate in the dog breed Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers. They hope that the ...

A video of an owner helping a puppy with a cleft palate feel "normal" brought the internet to tears. Kaya's dog recently welcomed a litter of nine puppies, but difficulty struck when one of the pups, ...

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 ...