Bone cancer therapy unexpectedly makes tumours less painful
An artist’s impression of nanomedicine in action ALFRED PASIEKA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Cancer that spreads to bones can be deadly, and it also tends to be painful. Now, a drug seems…
Magnetic nanoparticles fight bone cancer and help healing
Researchers from Brazil and Portugal have created a new magnetic nanocomposite designed to attack bone cancer while also supporting bone repair. The work, published in Magnetic Medicine, describes a core…
Beneath the scales: The secret bone armor that helped lizards survive Australia
Beneath the scales of Australia’s iconic monitor lizards (commonly known as goannas), scientists have discovered an unexpected secret: a hidden layer of bony skin structures known as osteoderms. These structures,…
Beware! BCCI cracks down: New bone test rule to catch over-age players | Cricket News
NEW DELHI: In a notable development, the BCCI has introduced an additional bone test at the junior level to ensure that young cricketers don’t miss out on a season due…
NASA Reveals a Fracture in Huge Cosmic Bone: Everything You Need to Know
X-ray is a very common method that almost every individual is well aware of. However, ever wondered what an X-ray of the Milky Way would look like? Or is that…
Achieving bone regeneration and adhesion with harmless visible light
A research team led by Professor Hyung Joon Cha from POSTECH’s Department of Chemical Engineering and Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology with a specialization in Medical Science, along…
Why breast cancer spreads to bone
Researchers from Tampere University, Finland, and Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey, have developed an in vitro cancer model to investigate why breast cancer spreads to bone. Their findings hold promise…
In the evolution of walking, the hip bone connected to the rib bones
Before the evolution of legs from fins, the axial skeleton — including the bones of the head, neck, back and ribs — was already going through changes that would eventually…
YAP and TAZ: Protein partners identified as potential key for fetal bone development
A pair of proteins, YAP and TAZ, has been identified as conductors of bone development in the womb and could provide insight into genetic diseases such as osteogenesis imperfecta, known…
Netflix Announces New Games Based on Money Heist, Shadow and Bone, More at Geeked Week 2023
Netflix Games, the streamer’s game subscription service that comes bundled with a Netflix subscription, has grown over time to include nearly 90 games across different genres. The platform adds new…