Rare white tiger diagnosed with cancer dies at zoo
Officials say a rare white tiger has died at the Cincinnati Zoo.
Plants & Animals
Dec 21, 2017
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News tagged with hips
Hip implants—metal wear impairs bone-forming cells' function
In metal-on-metal pairings, both the shell and head of an implant consist of a cobalt-chromium-molybdenum alloy. The release of metal ions into the body has been reported as a result of implant wear. Bone loss (osteolysis) ...
Materials Science
Jun 22, 2016
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Geologist says dinosaur fossils found in western India
A geologist said Saturday his team has discovered what it believes are dinosaur fossils in the western Indian state of Gujarat that could be millions of years old.
Paleontology & Fossils
Jan 23, 2016
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Making bone in the lab
Every year there are around 60,000 hip, 50,000 forearm and 40,000 vertebral fractures in the UK. At the Bone and Joint Research Group at the University of Southampton, Professor Richard Oreffo and team have made pioneering ...
Biotechnology
Aug 20, 2015
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Getting the perfect fit for artificial hips
When a patient receives a new hip, it is usually adjusted only approximately to leg length. Greater accuracy requires a more precise measuring process as well as adjustable implants. Now, a new type of measurement method ...
Engineering
Apr 8, 2015
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Solving the obstetrical dilemma: Study shows wide hips do not mean less efficient locomotion
Among the facts so widely assumed that they are rarely, if ever studied, is the notion that wider hips make women less efficient when they walk and run.
Other
Mar 13, 2015
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J&J settles more defective hip device lawsuits
Johnson & Johnson has reached an agreement to settle some 1,400 claims over defective hip replacement devices, a spokeswoman for the health care giant said Monday.
Business
Feb 23, 2015
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Oetzi's 'non-human' DNA
Oetzi's human genome was decoded from a hip bone sample taken from the 5,300 year old mummy. However the tiny sample weighing no more than 0.1 g provides so much more information. A team of scientists from EURAC in Bolzano ...
Biotechnology
Jul 15, 2014
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Using silicon dioxide as a binding layer for replacement bone prosthetics
Using the stuff of sand, silicon dioxide, as a binding layer for replacement bone prosthetics could allow more biocompatible artificial joints to be manufactured as well as reducing the risk of post-operative infection, according ...
Nanomaterials
Jun 24, 2014
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'Hip-hop' students unfairly targeted, study finds
Black and Latino "hip-hop" students are disproportionately punished in urban schools, finds a two-year study that sheds light on some of the unfair disciplinary practices newly targeted by the Obama administration.
Social Sciences
Jan 10, 2014
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