New lower back fossils are the “missing link” that settles a decades-old debate proving early hominins used their upper limbs to climb like apes, and their lower limbs to walk like humans.
Scientists have shed new light on how insulin is released from beta cells in the pancreas, with potential implications for understanding more about what happens in diseases such as diabetes.
A study using machine learning techniques suggests that maintaining an optimal range of blood pressure control during surgical repair of spinal injuries may improve patient outcomes.
A mathematical model that uses information from routine scans or tissue biopsy analysis may help predict the effectiveness of immunotherapy treatment for individual patients.
How motivated voles are to be near friends and family varies across species and sex, and is linked to the density and location of brain receptors for the hormone oxytocin.
A new study shows that toothed whales rapidly adjust their echolocation behaviour to track fast and unpredictable prey movements, with response times similar to human vision.
