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Archaeology May 31, 2018

Anthropologist plots new use for motion-capture technology

Jar Jar Binks and Gollum: Two characters hailing from entirely disparate cinematic universes, yet linked in perpetuity by the same groundbreaking tool that brought them to life in "Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace" ...

Optics & Photonics May 29, 2018

Engineers invent a noninvasive technique to correct vision

Nearsightedness, or myopia, is an increasing problem around the world. There are now twice as many people in the US and Europe with this condition as there were 50 years ago. In East Asia, 70 to 90 percent of teenagers and ...

Plants & Animals May 2, 2018

Study shows drug comes up short in osteoarthritis pain relief

Morris Animal Foundation-funded researchers from the University of Georgia, have found that tramadol was ineffective in alleviating signs of pain associated with osteoarthritis in dogs. The research team published their results ...

Bio & Medicine Apr 16, 2018

Flaxseed-like particles can now grow bone, cartilage tissues for humans

Human stem cells have shown potential in medicine as they can transform into various specialized cell types such as bone and cartilage cells. The current approach to obtain such specialized cells is to subject stem cells ...

Polymers Apr 16, 2018

New self-assembling protein hydrogels may hold many applications for biomedicine

Delivering medications safely and accurately is of great interest to researchers and, of course, to people who need them. So is restoring function to damaged body parts. Jin K. Montclare, an associate professor of chemical ...

Archaeology Apr 5, 2018

Neanderthals cared for each other and survived into old age – new research

When we think of Neanderthals, we often imagine these distant ancestors of ours to be rather brutish, dying at a young age and ultimately becoming extinct. But new findings show that at least some of these ancient Neanderthals ...

Plants & Animals Dec 27, 2017

Why are so many of our pets overweight?

When I looked at my appointment book for the day, I thought something must be wrong. Someone who worked in the fitness industry was bringing his cat in to the Tufts Obesity Clinic for Animals. Did he confuse us for a different ...

Social Sciences Dec 8, 2017

Older women liable to lifetime of unequal pay and working conditions

Older women are more vulnerable to financial difficulties than older men, with their employment history and family circumstances impacting on pension income and ability to save.

Other Dec 7, 2017

Scientists call on US to allow research on pot meds for pets

Dr. Byron Maas surveys a supply of marijuana products for dogs that lines a shelf in his veterinary clinic. They're selling well.

Biotechnology Nov 23, 2017

Radiographs of Dolly's skeleton show no signs of abnormal osteoarthritis

Original concerns that cloning caused early-onset osteoarthritis (OA) in Dolly the sheep are unfounded, say experts at the University of Nottingham and the University of Glasgow.

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