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  • July 2008

    • For TB Clues, Researchers Turn to Bones

      Reuters  |  Jul 14, 08 6:50 PM CDT

      For TB Clues, Researchers Turn to Bones

      (Newser) - Scientists are analyzing bones found in the ancient city of Jericho, in what's now the West Bank, for clues to fighting tuberculosis. The German, Israeli, and Palestinian researchers hope the 6,000-year-old DNA they're studying will reveal how the disease evolves and how to combat it. More »

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      DNA  • disease  • tuberculosis  • Jericho  • skeleton  • bones  • TB

  • April 2008

    • Tyrannosaurus Rex: Tastes Like Chicken?

      Washington Post  |  Apr 24, 08 8:01 PM CDT

      Tyrannosaurus Rex: Tastes Like Chicken?

      (Newser) - Dinosaurs are more closely related to birds than reptiles, protein extracted from a Tyrannosaurus rex bone suggests. T. rex collagen, the main protein in bones, is similar to chicken and ostrich collagen but much different than material from alligators and lizards, scientists say. The findings could remap the evolutionary tree according to molecular data rather than bone structure, the Washington Post reports. More »

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      birds  • fossil  • DNA evidence  • reptiles  • dinosaurs  • dinosaur  • bones

  • November 2007

    • Kids' Bones Growing Brittle

      Associated Press  |  Nov 27, 07 4:13 AM CST

      Kids' Bones Growing Brittle

      (Newser) - Kids today break their arms more often than children did 40 years ago, and experts say it's because their bones are getting weaker, AP reports. A lack of milk, sunshine and exercise means many children aren't building adequate bone mass, and in extreme cases are developing bone-softening rickets, the scourge of the 19th century. More »

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      children  • childhood obesity  • children's health care  • osteoporosis  • bones

  • August 2007

    • Bone Hormone Could Help Treat Diabetes

      Boston Globe  |  Aug 13, 07 3:08 PM CDT

      Bone Hormone Could Help Treat Diabetes

      (Newser) - A substance produced by the skeleton may help to treat diabetes, a new study suggests. A hormone called osteocalcin regulates blood sugar; type 2 diabetics have a lower level of the hormone than other people. In the study, mice with lower levels of osteocalcin develop symptoms of diabetes, which go away when they are injected with the hormone. More »

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      health  • diabetes  • hormones  • treatment  • blood sugar  • skeleton  • bones  • osteocalcin

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