Ancient DNA found in the dental plaque of Neandertals — our nearest extinct relative —…
Month: March 2017
Don’t relax drug approval process, experts warn
Experts are warning that moves to deregulate America’s drug approval process could see a flood…
Paper pumps power portable microfluidics, biomedical devices
Biomedical engineering researchers have developed inexpensive paper pumps that use capillary action to power portable…
Molecule shown to repair damaged axons
A foray into plant biology led one researcher to discover that a natural molecule can…
Researchers find neurological link between religious experiences and epilepsy
A relationship between epilepsy and heightened religious experiences has been recognized since at least the…
Silk Road evolved as ‘grass-routes’ movement
Nearly 5,000 years ago, long before the vast east-west trade routes of the Great Silk…
Novel compound that engages ‘second arm’ of immune system reduces breast tumors, metastases
A compound able to reverse the allegiance of innate immune system cells – turning them…
New enzyme-like tool lets chemists modify hard-to-reach spots on drug molecules
Chemists have devised a versatile molecule-building tool for creating new drugs and other chemical products….
Aboriginal hair shows 50,000 year connection to Australia
DNA in hair samples collected from Aboriginal people across Australia in the early to mid-1900s…
Bone-derived hormone suppresses appetite in mice
Lipocalin 2, a hormone secreted by bone cells, suppresses appetite in mice, researchers have discovered….