14 closely related crocodiles existed around 5mn years ago
Washington, May 22: An international team of scientists have revealed that a total of 14 different crocodile species existed and at least seven of them occupied the same area at the same time about five million years ago.
Potential brain ‘switch’ responsible for our behavioural change identified
Washington, May 22: A new study by investigators at the University of Michigan and Eli Lilly may reveal the “switch” that helps our brains to make the shift from current behaviours to new ones.
Radioactive nanoparticles that target cancer cells developed
Washington, May 22: Researchers at the University of Missouri have found a way to create radioactive nanoparticles that target lymphoma tumor cells wherever they may be in the body.
New evidence supports theory of cosmic impact 12,800 years ago
Washington, May 22: Emerging evidence continues to point to a major cosmic impact 12,800 years ago as the primary cause for the tragic loss of nearly all of the remarkable large animals that had survived the stresses of many ice age periods, including mammoths, mastodons, giant ground sloths, American camel and horse, and saber- toothed cats.
Coronal mass ejection collisions can be super-elastic
Washington, May 22: A study has confirmed that collisions of coronal mass ejections (CMEs), emissions of magnetized ionized gas from the Sun, can be super-elastic.
Genetic risk factor for pulmonary fibrosis identified
Washington, May 22: Researchers have found that an important genetic risk factor for pulmonary fibrosis can be used to identify individuals at risk for this deadly lung disease.
Vitamin C kills drug-resistant TB bacteria
Washington, May 22: In a surprising discovery, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have determined that vitamin C kills drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) bacteria in laboratory culture.
Biomarkers for inflammatory bowel disease uncovered
Washington, May 22: University of Cincinnati researchers have identified a number of biomarkers for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which could help with earlier diagnosis and intervention in those who have not yet shown symptoms.
Drugs found to prevent and treat Alzheimer’s in mice
Washington, May 22: A class of pharmaceuticals can both prevent and treat Alzheimer’s disease in mice, researchers at USC have found.
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