Posts Tagged ‘bones’
DNA reveals origins of Minoan civilization
U. WASHINGTON (US) — DNA from skeletal remains clears up competing theories about the origins of the earliest European civilization. Continue…
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 10:16 - 0 Comments
Science & Technology - May 14, 2013 10:48 - 0 Comments
‘Simple path’ from fish hips to 4-legged walk
MONASH U. (AUS) — The evolution of the complex, weight-bearing hips of walking animals from the basic hips of fish was a much simpler process than previously thought, report researchers. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 14, 2013 10:21 - 1 Comment
Behind gator’s grin, the secret to regrowing teeth?
USC (US) — Alligator stem cells that allow tooth regeneration may help scientists figure out how to regrow teeth in people. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 14, 2013 10:00 - 0 Comments
Ape-like ear bones found in hominin skull
TEXAS A&M (US) — Ear bone fossils discovered in the skull of a hominin believed to be about 1.9 million years old have features found in both humans and apes. (more…)
Earth & Environment - May 13, 2013 16:59 - 0 Comments
Seabird bones reveal effects of ‘big’ fishing
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Bone records show that endangered Hawaiian petrels are eating lower on the food chain than before the advent of industrialized fishing, report researchers. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 30, 2013 11:18 - 2 Comments
For babies, how much vitamin D is enough?
MCGILL (CAN) — Vitamin D is especially important for babies in the first 12 months of life when bones are growing rapidly, but new research shows more is not necessarily better. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 18, 2013 10:02 - 2 Comments
Antarctic whale bones teem with critters
U. SOUTHAMPTON (UK) — Scientists have discovered a whale skeleton in an undersea crater near Antarctica, as well as at least nine new species of deep-sea organisms thriving on the bones. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 20, 2013 12:06 - 0 Comments
Enzyme may benefit rare soft-bone disease
MCGILL (CAN) — People with a heritable form of rickets lack an enzyme that allows bones and teeth to harden properly, researchers find. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 15, 2013 12:51 - 0 Comments
For male mice, probiotic ups bone density
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — A natural probiotic supplement shows promise for future osteoporosis treatments, but it only helped male mice, not females, grow healthier bones. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 11, 2013 13:24 - 0 Comments
‘Honeycomb’ implant helps grow new bone
U. SOUTHAMPTON (UK) — Shattered limbs may soon get a boost in healing from an implant made from stem cells and a lightweight plastic that degrades as the bone mends. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 6, 2013 12:00 - 1 Comment
Steroids cause bone loss, but could fix it, too
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — New research could point the way to treating fractures caused by rapid bone loss, including those suffered by patients with metastatic cancers. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 31, 2013 12:38 - 0 Comments
Ancient DNA opens Aztec ‘cold case’
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — DNA recovered from human remains suggests the Aztec conquest of Xaltocan had a significant genetic impact on the town. (more…)
Top Stories - Dec 26, 2012 19:10 - 0 Comments
Saber-tooth cats had plenty of prey before die-off
VANDERBILT (US) — New evidence contradicts the theory that American lions and saber-toothed cats had trouble finding prey before they went extinct 12,000 years ago. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 24, 2012 11:30 - 0 Comments
For strong bones, fill stocking with fruit
U. MICHIGAN (US) — To keep your bones healthy, ask Santa to put an orange in your stocking instead of chocolate or Christmas cookies. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 19, 2012 12:05 - 0 Comments
Babies with skull defect share ‘snip’ genes
UC DAVIS (US) — Two areas of the human genome appear to be associated with the most common form of a condition that causes the bony plates in a baby’s skull to close too soon. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 25, 2012 11:08 - 0 Comments
To build a better bone graft, rough it up
PENN STATE (US) — Coating a bone graft with an inorganic compound found in bones and teeth may significantly increase the likelihood of a successful implant, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 11, 2012 13:17 - 0 Comments
Whiskey the dog grows a new jawbone
UC DAVIS (US) — Biomedical engineers and surgeons have helped Whiskey, a 60-pound Munsterlander dog from San Francisco, and seven other dogs regrow their jawbones. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 14, 2012 12:36 - 0 Comments
Skeleton-free cartoons move like a jellyfish
GEORGIA TECH (US) — New animation techniques could make it easier to create computer-generated characters that lack a skeletal structure—anything from starfish and earthworms to the human tongue. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 13, 2012 11:00 - 0 Comments
Domesticated turkey bones found in Maya temple
U. FLORIDA (US) — Bones from an ancient Mayan archaeological site show the turkey was domesticated more than 1,000 years earlier than previously believed. (more…)
