Before birth, your baby's skull isn't completely hard, which is absolutely normal. A baby’s soft skull is flexible, which ...

Head growth of the fetus and infant is largely determined by brain growth. The brain reaches 90% of adult size by 1 year of age; it is 95% of its ultimate adult size by 6 years of age and growth is ...

Let's be honest: most newborns have funny shaped heads. It's okay to say it, it's perfectly normal. At birth the bones of the skull are in place but not fused together. The places where the bones meet ...

Craniosynostosis is a birth defect that affects one in every 2,500 live births. A newborn with the condition has a misshapen skull because one or more sutures closed too soon. My son was born with ...

During labour, your baby’s head may swell, elongate, or look uneven at birth. This can be surprising, even alarming, if you’re not expecting it. Two normal processes explain most of these changes: ...

Brad Amendt, professor of anatomy and cell biology, professor of orthodontics at the University of Iowa, and the study’s corresponding author. University of Iowa researchers have successfully tested a ...

There are 22 bones that compose the human skull. These bones are like plates that join together at flexible joints called sutures. These joints are supposed to allow the skull to expand as the brain ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Craniosynostosis can lead to abnormal brain development or intellectual disability. The condition, which affects ...

Craniosynostosis is the early fusion of the cranial sutures, which poses numerous diagnostic and medical complications. It is a frequent abnormality that affects 3–5 out of every 10,000 babies. Single ...