News articles tagged with 'vertebra'
Titanoboa, largest prehistoric snake discovered in Colombia
— 4 Feb 2009 16:30 | Geology and palaeontologyThe discovery of world's largest prehistoric snake is reported in today's issue of Nature. The snake, named Titanoboa cerrejonensis, a relative of the Boa constrictor, was 13 metres…
Study investigates the cost effectiveness of spinal surgery
— 30 Dec 2008 14:18 | HealthBack pain affects more than 80 percent of people and costs more than $100 billion annually in the U.S. But is the surgery cost effective? A study by researchers at Rush University Medical…
Mechanism contributing to appropriate formation of the spine uncovered
— 19 Jun 2008 11:25 | BiologyThe Stowers Institute's Pourquie Lab has shed light on the mechanism causing animals to develop the appropriate number of vertebrae. Vertebrae are formed from their embryonic precursors,…
Long-term data show vertebroplasty for osteoporotic spinal fractures provides dramatic pain relief
— 18 Mar 2008 22:48 | HealthThe results of a five-year follow-up study of 884 osteoporosis patients bolster the use of vertebroplasty - an interventional radiology treatment for vertebral compression fractures…
Adapting to pregnancy played key role in human evolution
— 12 Dec 2007 18:00 | Geology and palaeontologyThe human spine evolved differently in males and females in order to alleviate back pressure from the weight of carrying a baby, according to research spearheaded at The University…
Pourquie Lab demonstrates role of growth factor in vertebrae formation
— 30 Oct 2007 22:01 | BiologyThe Stowers Institute's Pourquie Lab has demonstrated the role of fibroblast growth factor (FGF) in the embryonic process of somitogenesis, an event required for vertebrae formation,…
New mammal from Mesozoic Era discovered
— 15 Mar 2007 02:52 | Geology and palaeontologyAn international team of American and Chinese palaeontologists has discovered a new species of mammal that lived 125 million years ago during the Mesozoic Era, in what is now the Hebei…
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