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Study pinpoints genetic variation that raises a risk linked to bisphosphonates

Researchers at the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine have identified a genetic variation that raises the risk of developing serious necrotic jaw bone lesions in patients who take bisphosphonates, a common class ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dental X-rays can predict fractures

It is now possible to use dental X-rays to predict who is at risk of fractures, reveals a new study from researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy reported in the journal Nature Reviews Endocrinology.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researcher finds missing link between ancient toothed whales and modern baleen whales

(PhysOrg.com) -- Erich Fitzgerald, an Australian paleontologist, believes he has found the missing link between ancient toothed whales that caught and ate fish and modern baleen whales that eat by sucking ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 18, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 13 | with audio podcast report

What shapes a bone?

Researchers at Johns Hopkins found that use over time and not just genetics informs the structure of jaw bones in human populations. The researchers say these findings may be used to predict the diet of an ancient population, ...

Biology / Evolution

created Aug 05, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Print your own teeth

What if, instead of waiting days or weeks for a cast to be produced and prosthetic dental implants, false teeth and replacement crowns to be made, your dentist could quickly scan your jaw and "print" your new teeth using ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jul 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Stem cells grow fully functional new teeth

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers from Japan recently published a paper in PLoS One describing their successful growth and transplantation of new teeth created from the stem cells of mice.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jul 13, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (23) | comments 8 | with audio podcast report

Long-sought fossil mammal with transitional middle ear found

Paleontologists from the American Museum of Natural History and the Chinese Academy of Sciences announce the discovery of Liaoconodon hui, a complete fossil mammal from the Mesozoic found in China that includ ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Apr 13, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Long lost cousin of T. rex identified by scientists

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have identified a new species of gigantic theropod dinosaur, a close relative of T. rex, from fossil skull and jaw bones discovered in China.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Apr 01, 2011 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (11) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New species of flying reptile identified on B.C. coast

Persistence paid off for a University of Alberta paleontology researcher, who after months of pondering the origins of a fossilized jaw bone, finally identified it as a new species of pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jan 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Experts: Ancient Mexicans crossbred wolf-dogs

(AP) -- Mexican researchers said Wednesday they have identified jaw bones found in the pre-Hispanic ruins of Teotihuacan as those of wolf-dogs that were apparently crossbred as a symbol of the city's warriors.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Dec 16, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 1

Dinosaur-chewing mammals leave behind oldest known tooth marks

Paleontologists have discovered the oldest mammalian tooth marks yet on the bones of ancient animals, including several large dinosaurs. They report their findings in a paper published online June 16 in the ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jun 16, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Technique yields potential biological substitute for dental implants

A technique pioneered in the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Laboratory of Dr. Jeremy Mao, the Edward V. Zegarelli Professor of Dental Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center, can orchestrate stem cells ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created May 24, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Facial aging is more than skin deep

Facelifts and other wrinkle-reducing procedures have long been sought by people wanting to ward off the signs of aging, but new research suggests that it takes more than tightening loose skin to restore a youthful look. A ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 23, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

A misplaced dinosaur tooth may have been cannibalism

(PhysOrg.com) -- You don't have to be a paleontologist to suppose that way back when dinosaurs roamed the Earth chances were good meat eaters would dined on one of their own. Short of a time-machine trip back ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

X-rays help predict permanent bone damage from bisphosphonates

Breast cancer patients, individuals at risk for osteoporosis and those undergoing certain types of bone cancer therapies often take drugs containing bisphosphonates. These drugs have been found to place people at risk for ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0