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A Refitting Experiment on Long Bone Identification

Refitting is an important analytical tool in archaeology that can yield valuable information on site formation processes and on the range of activities practiced at a site, including tool production, tool curation, and discard behavior, among others.

Conductivity Becomes Crystal Clear in New Study

Crystals that can freely conduct electrons, but not heat, hold great potential for numerous applications.

Chest Beats as an Honest Signal of Body Size in Male Mountain Gorillas (Gorilla Beringei Beringei)

Acoustic signals that reliably indicate body size, which usually determines competitive ability, are of particular interest for understanding how animals assess rivals and choose mates.

Researchers Discover Potential Therapeutic for Incurable Vascular Diseases

Many vascular diseases such as atherosclerosis and pulmonary hypertension are irreversible.

Pan: 'We can see the relationship between surface roughness and the presence of microplastics and surfactants'

Researchers from the University of Michigan have made a significant breakthrough in tracking microplastics from space.

New Model Provides Unprecedented Window into Human Embryonic Development

Two to three weeks after conception, an embryo faces a critical point in its development. In the stage known as gastrulation, the transformation of embryonic cells into specialized cells begins.

New Study Sheds Light On How X And Y Chromosomes Interact

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have investigated how the X and Y chromosomes evolve and adapt to each other within a population.

Researchers Find Evidence Of Elusive Odderon Particle

For 50 years, the research community has been hunting unsuccessfully for the so-called Odderon particle.

Women Accumulate Alzheimer’s-Related Protein Faster

Alzheimer’s disease seems to progress faster in women than in men.

Fewer Breast Cancer Cases Between Screening Rounds With 3D-Mammography

3D-mammography reduces the number of breast cancer cases diagnosed in the period between routine screenings, when compared with traditional mammography, according to a large study from Lund University in Sweden.

Foetus In Bishop’s Coffin Was Probably His Grandson

Bishop Peder Winstrup died in 1679, and is one of the most well-preserved human bodies from the 1600s

Peripheral Artery Disease Risk Factors Are Higher in Underrepresented Groups

African American, Hispanic, and Native American Communities Experience Disparities in PAD Treatment

Researchers Identify Cells Likely Targeted By Covid-19 Virus

Study finds specific cells in the lungs, nasal passages, and intestines that are more susceptible to infection.

Beyond Ozempic: Trials Hold Promise of Highly Effective Obesity Drugs

Semaglutide, also known by its brand names Ozempic and Wegovy, marks a new era in anti-obesity therapeutics.

Researchers Find New Way to Diagnose Drug-Induced Kidney Inflammation

For the past eight years, Dennis Moledina, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine (nephrology), has been searching for a new method to determine if a patient with acute kidney injury (AKI) has acute interstitial nephritis (AIN), a common cause of AKI.

Yale Scientists Develop ‘MAJESTIC’ Solution for Future Cancer Cell Therapies

Scientists at Yale have developed a new gene delivery and immune cell engineering technology with the potential to advance cell therapies for cancer and other diseases.

Researchers Identify Sugar Molecule in Breast Milk That Boosts Infant Brain Development

Breast milk is not simply sustenance. It also is rich in micronutrients that are critical for healthy brain development in infants.

A New Technique For Correcting Disease-Causing Mutations

Novel method, developed by McGovern Institute researchers, may lead to safer, more efficient gene therapies.

Children's Fingernail Cortisol Among Bayaka Foragers of the Congo Basin: Associations with Fathers' Roles

Children and mothers’ cortisol production in response to family psychosocial conditions, including parenting demands, family resource availability and parental conflict, has been extensively studied in the United States and Europe.

Researchers Confirm New Bacterial Strain Causing Widespread Newborn Deaths and Disease in Uganda

In 2007, Yale pediatric neurosurgeon Steven Schiff, MD, PhD, visited his friend, Benjamin Warf, MD, at the CURE Children’s Hospital of Uganda.