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Discovery of a 160-million-year-old fossil represents a new milestone in early mammal evolution

(PhysOrg.com) -- A remarkably well-preserved fossil discovered in northeast China provides new information about the earliest ancestors of most of today's mammal species—the placental mammals. According ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Aug 24, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (17) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Study reveals how high-fat diet during pregnancy increases risk of stillbirth

Eating a high-fat diet during pregnancy increases the chance of stillbirth, according to new research at Oregon Health & Science University. The new data show eating a typical American diet, which is high in fat, decreases ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mother's body size and placental size predict heart disease in men

Researchers investigating the foetal origins of chronic disease have discovered that combinations of a mother's body size and the shape and size of her baby's placenta can predict heart disease in men in later life. The research ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Jun 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Bacteria possible cause of preterm births

The type of bacteria that colonize the placenta during pregnancy could be associated with preterm birth and other developmental problems in newborns according to research published in the current issue of the online journal ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Big brains attributed to mother's care

The evolution of big-brained mammals may be due to maternal investment, rather than metabolism, according to a new study by scientists at UCL (University College London) and the University of Cambridge.

Biology / Evolution

created Sep 07, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

New research eyes off colourful reef fish

(PhysOrg.com) -- Most people wouldn't give a second thought to the inner workings of the fish eye. But research by University of Queensland scientists is unlocking the secrets hidden behind these fishy lenses. ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 11, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Muscling in on a mystery protein: Study of brawny pigs reveals key player in the genome

(PhysOrg.com) -- For thousands of years, humans have bred pigs for desirable traits, such as more muscle and less fat in the meat. Domestication makes animals ideal models for studying how genes control physical ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers look to imprinted genes for clues to fetal growth restriction in cloned swine

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at North Carolina State University have found that intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), which results in low birth weight and long-term deleterious health effects in cloned swine, is linked ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0