Researchers have found a 10-million-year-old jaw bone in Africa they believe belonged to a new species of great ape that was close to the last common ancestor of gorillas, chimpanzees and humans. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A human growth factor that stimulates blood stem cells to proliferate in the bone marrow reverses memory impairment in mice genetically altered to develop Alzheimer's disease. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Paleontologists have long been perplexed by dinosaur fossils with missing pieces – sets of teeth without a jaw bone, bones that are pitted and grooved, even bones that are half gone. Now a Brigham Young University study identifies a culprit: ancient insects that munched on dinosaur bones. picked by mutil8or 2 years ago

6 Mice have taken up residence on the International Space Station as part of a study on bone loss. picked by Ankabout 3 months ago

Shockingly, the d**kensian bone disease rickets has reemerged in the British Muslim community because women are not getting enough vital vitamin D from sunlight because they are being consigned to life under a shroud. picked by Doggylives 5 months ago

A Bone Marrow Transplant to Treat a Leukemia Patient Also Gives Him Virus-Resistant Cells; Many Thanks, Sample 61 picked by nikneven 1 year ago

After singer Rihanna's campaign to find a donor for Flynn, more than 5,000 readers contacted DKMS, the world's leading bone marrow donor center, to become potential donors.
Even better, "We actually recruited and registered roughly 2,000 new donors, just from phone calls and emails we got – and it's continuing," picked by Marli 2 years ago

The nice thing about this device is it is bone simple, uses the sun instead of fossil fuel, and is cheap to make and easy to use. Take that Aquafina. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

Scientists say they've taken a significant step toward using stem cells and gene therapy to cure a genetic disease. The team corrected a defective gene in cells taken from patients with Fanconi anemia, a disease that can lead to bone marrow failure, leukemia and other cancers. “We haven't cured a human being, but we have cured a cell,” Belmonte said. “In theory we could transpla... read full post picked by bingo 6 months ago

After receiving a Liver Transplant, Demi-Lee Brennan (9) was healing well, but nine months later on a check up, it was found that stem cells had migrated to her bone marrow, completely re working her Blood type and immune system. picked by muppetmaker 2 years ago

The success in repairing a damaged layer of retinal cells in mice implies that blood stem cells taken from bone marrow can be programmed to restore a variety of cells and tissues, including ones involved in cardiovascular disorders such as atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease. picked by kakana 4 months ago

"There is a bone in the neck that hasn't grown and this is an inherited characteristic only found among Inca Indians in Peru. This is sensational," Buckholm said. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

Looking for something to smile about at work? How about this: picked by super 3 years ago

Doctors were able to fuse a titanium alloy rod to her bone and the skin healed naturally around it—creating a protective seal. "The technique, intraosseous transcutaneous amputation prosthesis, or Itap, is based on reindeer antlers, which naturally grow through the skin without any problems." picked by DoggyLives 12 months ago

Morgan Hamm joins his twin brother on the Olympic sidelines in a major setback for the Americans.
Morgan Hamm’s eyes were red, his voice shaky.
The bone spurs digging into his left leg made it impossible for him to tumble, and giving up his spot on the U.S. men’s gymnastics team was the right thing to do—the only thing to do. That didn’t make it hurt any less. picked by bingo 1 year ago

Girls swept a prestigious high school science competition for the first time Monday, winning top prizes of $100,000 scholarships for their work on potential tuberculosis cures and bone growth in zebrafish.
It was the first time girls had ever won the grand prizes in both the team and individual divisions of the Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology. picked by marli 2 years ago

Some people's heartlessness just blows my mind. picked by SarahFish 3 years ago

A 12-YEAR-OLD girl brought up by her parents on a strict vegan diet has been admitted to hospital with a degenerative bone condition said to have left her with the spine of an 80-year-old woman. Doctors are under pressure to report the case to the authorities in the belief that she has rickets brought about by the diet her parents force on her. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Scientists have found ancient handcrafted musical instruments in the same cave in southwest Germany where the pornographic Venus was found. Portions of four flutes, including an almost complete condor bone instrument may be 35,000 years old. Listen picked by equinox 5 months ago

A shock survey of 2,000 adult Brits has revealed that 73 per cent are too tired at the end of the day to get their rocks off - the result of a national malaise of bone idleness which has poor old Blighty creaking under the weight of lardy couch potatoes. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago