Saharan Plesiosaur Fossils Indicate They Were Not Just Marine Animals
Small plesiosaur fossils, long-necked marine reptiles from the dinosaur era, were discovered in the Sahara Desert of Morocco, a 100 million year old river system.…
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New Information on the Prion Protein and Immune System Interaction
The neurodegenerative disease scrapie can serve as a model for other diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s caused by the buildup of proteins that induce tissue…
A New Finding Might Describe How Prion Diseases Spread Among Different Animal Types
A discovery revealed by medical experts at the University of Alberta may help to understand how prion illnesses, such as mad cow disease and chronic…
A New Mechanism Increases the Lifespan of the Immune System
A new mechanism that slows down and may even prevent the natural aging of immune cells – one of the nine ‘hallmarks of aging’ –…
Neanderthals Generate fewer Brain Neurons than Modern Humans
The question of what makes modern humans unique has long been a driving force for researchers. Comparisons with our closest relatives, the Neanderthals, therefore provide…
Fossils of a 66 million-year-old Giant Sea Lizard Discovered
Fossils of a giant killer mosasaur have been discovered, along with the fossilized remains of its prey. Researchers have discovered a huge new mosasaur from…
Microbiologists Investigate Giant Viruses in Arctic Epishelf Lake, Climate Change threatens it
Investigators have produced an assessment of the abundance of the viruses in the Milne Fiord Epishelf Lake near the North Pole. Less than 500 miles…
North Atlantic hit a Tipping Point, according to a study on Little Ice Age
Scientists have used centuries-old clam shells to see how the North Atlantic climate system reached a “tipping point” before the Little Ice Age. The Little…
In an ALS Safety Trial, Stem Cell-gene Therapy showed promise
Investigators have developed an investigational therapy using support cells and a protective protein that can be delivered past the blood-brain barrier. This combined stem cell…
New Cerebral Cortex Development Map produced by researchers
Scientists used high-resolution MRI data to create a valuable new resource for the study of human brain development at key moments in utero and after…
Scientists Listen in on Fat-brain Communication
Newly discovered sensory neurons send messages from fat tissue to the brain and could eventually be co-opted to treat obesity or metabolic disease. What did…
First Signs of Respiratory Illness in Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs, like us, became ill and injured. Paleopathologists, experts in ancient disease and injuries, are gaining tantalizing insights into dinosaur behavior and evolution by detecting…
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