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Coralline red algae have existed for 130 million years, in other words since the Cretaceous Period, the time of the dinosaurs. At least this was the established view of palaeontologists all over the world until now. However, this classification will now have to be revised after fossils discovered by researchers at GeoZentrum Nordbayern at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) in conjunction with researchers at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia, prove that coralline red algae existed as far back as 430 million years ago.
In the largest genetic study of osteoarthritis to date, scientists have uncovered 52 new genetic changes linked to the disease, which doubles the number of genetic regions associated with the disabling condition.
Sechenov University researchers and German colleagues report a highly sensitive, painless method for diagnosing kidney cancer. This method is based on measuring the immune response to arrestin-1, a retina protein that is synthesized in the cancerous cells of kidneys.
Injuries to the recurrent lower laryngeal nerve remain one of the major postoperative after thyroid and parathyroid surgery . Damage to this nerve can result in permanent or permanent palsy, which is associated with vocal cord paresis or paralysis.
Scientists have traditionally thought that DNA binding proteins use patterns in the genome's code of As, Cs, Ts, and Gs to guide them to the right location, with a given protein only binding to a specific sequence of letters. In a new study published in Cell Systems, scientists discovered that proteins must rely on another clue to know where to bind: the DNA's three-dimensional shape.
People may soon have a new weapon in the battle against mosquitoes, and it comes from an unusual source: bacteria. Published in the journal Science Advances, University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers describe the first mosquito-repelling compoundsto be derived from the microbes.
There is no doubt that an unhealthy diet and couch potato lifestyle put your health at risk, but when considering improvements, should you change one at a time or both at once?
Research jointly undertaken by Kingston University and St George's, University of London's new Associate Dean of Research and Enterprise has identified the key signs and symptoms expert doctors use to recognize when terminally ill patients are close to death.
Scientists at UNSW Sydney have made a breakthrough discovery about cholesterol transportation in cells that opens the way for new drugs to increase the body's 'good cholesterol' levels.
"Hearing loss is important and may have real ramifications for the overall health of older adults, but we need more research to guide clinical care and public health interventions," said Dr. Jennifer A. Deal from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers say an unexpected finding during the cellular analysis of human pancreatic tissue has revealed new information about a rare type of diabetes and underscores the importance of genetic testing for some individuals diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.
Veterans who sought compensation for service-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were more likely to attend PTSD-related treatment sessions before their compensation exams than after, but only if the veterans had strong beliefs about a treatment-compensation connection, according to a new study by Yale Department of Psychiatry researchers.
