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April 5, 2026

Gigantic crocodile with T. rex teeth was a top land predator of the Jurassic in Madagascar

Credit: Giovanni Bindellini Little is known about the origin and early evolution of the Notosuchia, hitherto unknown in the Jurassic...

Sleep scientists’ latest book debunks 40 myths on getting a good night’s sleep

A new book by leading sleep scientists debunks 40 popular and persistent myths on how to get a good night's...

The transfer of chromosomally ‘abnormal’ embryos can still result in pregnancy in IVF

Geneva, 4 July 2017: IVF embryos whose cells have mixed chromosomal profiles - one normal, another abnormal - still have...

AAS publishes a special issue on Chinese Carbon Budget Program

Credit: Advances in Atmospheric Sciences Global warming has been one of the biggest issues the whole world has been facing...

Study finds automated embryo assessment system more accurate than that of embryologists

Geneva, 4 July 2017: Embryo quality has long been considered the main determinant of implantation and pregnancy in IVF. Morphology...

Australian study uses new technique to challenge brain development hypothesis

July 5, 2017

Credit: Courtesy Dr. Vera Weisbecker A new study involving The University of Queensland, which might be useful for biomedical research,...

DNA of early Neanderthal gives timeline for new modern human-related dispersal from Africa

Credit: © Photo Museum Ulm Ancient mitochondrial DNA from the femur of an archaic European hominin is helping to resolve...

New breakthrough opens doors to treat melanin-linked skin conditions

July 5, 2017

Credit: @Montse Lopez New breakthrough opens doors to treat melanin-linked skin conditions Spots resulting from too much sun exposure and...

Female cancer survivors are one-third less likely to achieve pregnancy than women in general population

Geneva, 3 July 2017: For the first time, a large population study has quantified the chance of pregnancy after treatment...

Freeze-frames of enzymes in action have implications for a new cancer treatment concept

Credit: Joshua-Tor lab, CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY - Over millions of years of evolution, cells have developed myriad ways...

First large-scale genomic analysis of key acute leukemia will likely yield new therapies

Credit: Seth Dixon / St. Jude Children's Research Hospital A consortium including St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and the Children's...

Finnish mothers discovered to have gene variants that protect them from pre-eclampsia

Researchers at the University of Helsinki, Finland, in cooperation with Professor John P. Atkinson's research group at the University of...

Research examines how insect outbreaks affect forests and bats

Credit: Credit-Simon Thorn-Animal Conservation- b_barbastellus (2).jpg New research indicates that bark beetle outbreaks in forests create several new roosting and...

Beech trees native to Scotland after all, scientists discover

Credit: University of Stirling Beech trees should be considered native to Scotland - despite a long-running debate over their national...

New data on the protective effects of Alzheimer’s on cancer

Patients with Alzheimer's disease have a higher risk of developing glioblastoma and a lower risk of lung cancer. A paper...

Differences in US infant mortality rates among black and white babies

A new research letter published by JAMA Pediatrics examined trends in overall and cause-specific infant mortality rates between non-Hispanic black...

Muscles can ‘ask’ for the energy they need

Credit: Texas A&M Health Science Center Muscles require energy to perform all of the movements that we do in a...

New research describes the differences between mice and humans

Research from King's College in London, UK, and Lund University in Sweden could explain why diabetes drugs which have worked...

Decreasing height, increasing arthritis risk evolutionarily advantageous for humans

A single genetic change linked both to a reduction in human height and an increase in osteoarthritis risk might seem...

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation announces new physician-scientist training awards