San Diego research institutions try to navigate federal funding chaos. ‘They don’t know what to do.’
It is a particularly confusing moment around Torrey Pines Mesa, the epicenter of San Diego County’s biomedical innovation ...
Actor David Tennant has an extra toe. Two anatomists explain what's so fascinating about polydactyly
Former Doctor Who actor David Tennant this week confirmed he has 11 toes. He says he was born with an extra toe on his right ...
News Medical3d
New medication-based approach reverses inguinal hernias in mice
By age 75, a noteworthy 50% of men develop an inguinal (groin) hernia - a bulge that results from soft tissue pushing through a weak spot in the abdominal muscles.
Drug reverses groin hernias in male mice without surgery, shows promise in humans
By age 75, a noteworthy 50% of men develop an inguinal (groin) hernia—a bulge that results from soft tissue pushing through a ...
Inside the lab that’s the beating heart of Medtronic’s product pipeline
The pink, white and red blob of tissue quivers in a vat of clear goop about the size of a kitchen sink. Graduate students ...
Nature4d
Out of Africa: celebrating 100 years of human-origins research
A landmark study reporting the discovery of Australopithecus africanus one century ago put the African continent at the ...
Study points to possible genetic explanation for regeneration
Research conducted by an international team and led by biologists at the University of Kentucky has found that the ability to ...
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Shadow of War - A Tainted Anatomy
During World War Two, anatomists across Germany exploited the increased number of corpses to further their research. That included using the bodies of five British Prisoners of War who died in ...