An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: The Cardiff University team discovered a method of killing prostate, breast, lung and other cancers in lab tests. The findings, published in Nature Immunology, have not been tested in patients, but the researchers say they have “enormous potential.” Our immune system is our body’s natural defense against infection, but it also attacks…
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Scientists Sent Mighty Mice To Space To Improve Treatments Back On Earth
In December, scientists sent 40 very muscular mice to live temporarily at the International Space Station. The resulting research, they hope, could lead to new treatments for kids with muscular dystrophy, or cancer patients with muscle wasting. From a report: In early December at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, two anxious scientists were about to send 20 years of research…
New Bone-Eating Life Form Discovered in Bizarre Alligator-Corpse Study
Scientists sank three alligator corpses into the Gulf of Mexico to see whether bottom-dwelling sea creatures could eat them. They did — handily. Source: https://www.livescience.com/alligator-corpses-devoured-in-sea.html
Last known appearance of Homo erectus was in Ngandong, Java
New research shows that Homo erectus, an ancestor of human beings, lived as recently as 108,000 to 117,000 years ago in Ngandong, on the Indonesian island of Java. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/homo-erectus-latest-date-ngandong-java…
Air pollution exposure may make our bones become weaker
A study of 3700 people suggests that exposure to air pollution is linked to lower bone mineral content. This may make people more likely to develop osteoporosis Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2228960-air-pollution-exposure-may-make-our-bones-become-weaker/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Bone in sock mystery set to remain unexplained
An extensive investigation has failed to solve the mystery of how a human bone ended up in a clothes shop sock. Just over one year ago a few days befo… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/333342/bone-in-sock-mystery-set-to-remain-unexplained…
Anti-ageing drug rejuvenates the mouths and oral microbiome of mice
In the first treatment shown to rejuvenate oral health, a drug used for organ transplants has regenerated the bone in which teeth are embedded in mice Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2227421-anti-ageing-drug-rejuvenates-the-mouths-and-oral-microbiome-of-mice/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
ESA studies human hibernation for space travel
In movies and books, fictional astronauts enter ‘suspended animation’ to cross the vastness of space. Recently ESA investigated how real-life crew hibernation would impact a space mission to Mars. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/esa-study-human-hibernation-trip-to-mars…
This ancient rhino roamed the Yukon
Fossils suggest that a long-extinct cousin of today’s rhinoceroses tromped through the forests of Northwest Canada roughly 8 to 9 million years ago. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/extinct-rhino-fossils-alaska-yukon…
How small is the smallest habitable exoplanet?
Where can we expect to find life beyond Earth? A new study has redefined the lower limit in mass for habitable exoworlds. It suggests that low-mass waterworlds might exist and might be a place to look. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/small-rocky-exoplanets-can-still-be-habitable…