News articles tagged with 'anatomy'
Perinatal bisphenol-A exposure may affect fertility
— 2 Dec 2010 20:31 | HealthExposure to a ubiquitous environmental chemical during pregnancy may impair reproductive capacity of female offspring, according to a study published online in advance of print on December…
Brainstem, spinal cord images hidden in Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel fresco
— 29 Jul 2010 10:49 | BiologyMichelangelo, the 16th century master painter and accomplished anatomist, appears to have hidden an image of the brainstem and spinal cord in a depiction of God in the Sistine Chapel's…
Feast and famine: MRI reveals secrets of animal anatomy
— 30 Jun 2010 14:51 | BiologyDanish scientists have used Computer Tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to investigate internal organs in animals including alligators, snakes and tarantulas…
Bat researchers no longer flying blind on echolocation
— 24 Jan 2010 19:34 | BiologyResearchers at The University of Western Ontario led an international and multi-disciplinary study that sheds new light on the way that bats echolocate. With echolocation, animals emit…
Rules governing RNA's anatomy revealed
— 11 Jan 2010 14:32 | HealthUniversity of Michigan researchers have discovered the rules that dictate the three-dimensional shapes of RNA molecules, rules that are based not on complex chemical interactions but…
UF researcher helps reveal ancient origins of modern opossum
— 16 Dec 2009 11:31 | BiologyA University of Florida researcher has co-authored a study tracing the evolution of the modern opossum back to the extinction of the dinosaurs and finding evidence to support North…
Researchers identify technique that improves ACL surgery
— 10 Jul 2009 14:13 | HealthSurgeons from Hospital for Special Surgery in New York have identified a drilling technique that improves the outcome of surgery to reconstruct the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).…
DTI allows radiologists to see areas of the brain rarely seen using other methods
— 24 Apr 2009 20:09 | HealthRadiologists are now able to look at parts of the brain using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) that are rarely visible with any other imaging method, according to a study performed at…
Researchers uncover world's oldest fossil impression of a flying insect
— 15 Oct 2008 13:30 | Geology and palaeontologyWhile palaeontologists may scour remote, exotic places in search of prehistoric specimens, Tufts researchers have found what they believe to be the world's oldest whole-body fossil…
Some giant flying reptiles preferred to walk
— 28 May 2008 08:10 | Geology and palaeontologyNew research into gigantic flying reptiles has found that they weren't all gull-like predators grabbing fish from the water but that some were strongly adapted for life on the ground.…