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Archaeologists Attempt To Reveal Secrets Of Buddha
Archaeologists at the University of Bradford are on the verge of discovering the mysterious origins of one of the world~s greatest religions. Dr Robin Coningham and Dr Armin Schmidt, of the Department of Archaeological Sciences, and their team are in Nepal excavating the remains of Tilaurakot, the... view more (2000-12-19)

Increasing evidence that osteoporosis begins in the womb
Recent evidence to suggest that osteoporosis has its origins in the womb will be presented by leading expert, Professor Cyrus Cooper, when he speaks at a symposium on osteoporosis at FOAD 2003, the Second World Congress on the Fetal Origins of Adult Diseases (FOAD), which takes place at the... view more (2003-05-22)

UK and Indian scientists work together to increase birth weight of Indian babies
Scientists from the Centre for Fetal Origins of Adult Disease at the University of Southampton and medical practitioners in Mumbai in India, have launched a collaboration to improve the health of young women before they become pregnant so that their offspring can be protected from debilitating... view more (2003-05-23)

Few clues about African ancestry to be found in mitochondrial DNA
Mitochondrial DNA may not hold the key to your origins after all. A study published today in the open access journal BMC Biology reveals that fewer than 10% of African American mitochondrial DNA sequences analysed can be matched to mitochondrial DNA from one single African ethnic group.   view more (2006-10-12)

Study Disputes Link Between Increased Birthweight And Reduced Blood Pressure Later In Life (p 659)
Authors of a meta-analysis in this week's issue of THE LANCET cast doubt over the widely held belief that lower birthweight is associated with higher blood pressure in adult life. The 'fetal origins' hypothesis proposes that impaired fetal development leading to low birthweight is associated with... view more (2002-08-28)

Early origins of obesity: programming the appetite regulatory system
An article in The Journal of Physiology presents important research showing that events before birth can permanently change patterns of appetite and fat deposition in child and adult life.   view more (2005-05-12)

Origins of nervous system found in genes of sea sponge
Scientists at the University of California, Santa Barbara have discovered significant clues to the evolutionary origins of the nervous system by studying the genome of a sea sponge, a member of a group considered to be among the most ancient of all animals.   view more (2007-06-06)

Children born after donor insemination should be told as soon as possible about their conception
It is better for children conceived by donor insemination to be told of their origins at an early age, according to the first large-scale study of people who are aware of their donor conception.   view more (2008-07-08)

New research proves single origin of humans in Africa
New research published in the journal Nature (19 July) has proved the single origin of humans theory by combining studies of global genetic variations in humans with skull measurements across the world.   view more (2007-07-19)

Comet probes reveal evidence of origin of life, scientists claim
Recent probes inside comets show it is overwhelmingly likely that life began in space, according to a new paper by Cardiff University scientists.   view more (2007-08-15)

Origins and outcomes of rheumatoid arthritis
The origins of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have been studied with the help of data generated from close to 2000 patients with recent onset RA, who have been followed longitudinally be means of structured surveillance programs in Swedish Rheumatology and coordinated from the Karolinska Institutet and... view more (2004-08-26)

World-first study finds that families with babies born after embryo donation are doing well, but only a third of parents plan to tell their children how they were conceived
World-first study finds that families with babies born after embryo donation are doing well, but only a third of parents plan to tell their children how they were conceived Berlin, Germany: The world's first study of families in which babies have been born from donated embryos has revealed that... view more (2004-06-28)

Underlying trauma - that goes unheeded - is common amongst psychiatric patients
Traumatic experiences are very common amongst psychiatric patients in Sweden, especially those of non-Swedish origins. Yet this often goes ignored during diagnosis and therapy. All patients who visited an outpatient psychiatric clinic in a multi-ethnic residential area for an entire year were... view more (2003-10-27)

Meteorites are rich in the building blocks of life, claims new research
Amino acids that are the building blocks of life have been found in their highest ever concentration in two ancient meteorites which crashed to Earth millions of years ago, scientists claim today.   view more (2008-03-14)

Clues to our birth may be written in space
Extraterrestrial molecules found in meteorites may hold the key to the origin of life on Earth, according to chemistry research at the University.   view more (2005-01-21)

Unravelling a genetic mystery
Research by a University of Nottingham expert has shed new light on a genetic mystery that has its origins millions of years ago.   view more (2005-03-02)

Flying into the eye of the storm
While most of us watched this summer's violent and destructive storms on TV from the comfort of our sofas, a team of researchers from across the UK, including University of Leeds scientists Alan Blyth, Barbara Brooks and Lindsay Bennett, took to the skies in specially equipped planes to study their... view more (2004-09-29)

The First Domesticated Donkey Was Born in Africa
An international team of researchers, with the participation of Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona professor, Jordi Jordana, has published in Science magazine the results of their investigation into the origins of the domesticated donkey. The authors have discovered by using genetic analysis... view more (2004-06-23)

Blocking an inter-generational cycle of obesity
Being exposed to high levels of nutrition before birth can influence the development of networks within the brain that regulate appetite to permanently set a pattern of appetite for life, according to researchers from the University of South Australia.   view more (2006-11-22)

Oldest juvenile skeleton discovered will help piece together human development
Discovery of a nearly intact 3.3 million year-old juvenile skeleton is filling an important gap in understanding the evolution of a species thought to be among the earliest direct ancestors to humans.   view more (2006-09-21)

Study helps explain origins of cardiac fibrosis in patients with heart disease
A report led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) helps explain the origins of cardiac fibrosis, a stiffening of the heart muscle that leads to a variety of cardiac diseases, most notably heart failure.   view more (2007-07-30)

The UAB is participating in the LHC project to study the origins of matter
On 23 August the Scientific Information Port (PIC), a technological centre located on the campus of the UAB, started work on the first stage of the European project Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the largest particle accelerator in the world, which has the aim of reproducing conditions similar to... view more (2007-09-14)

Scientists find safer ways to detect uranium minerals
The threat of 'dirty' bombs and plans to use nuclear power as an energy source have driven Queensland University of Technology scientists to discover a new, safer way of detecting radioative contamination in the ground.   view more (2006-11-22)

Getting closer to the Lord of the Rings
This time next year, ESA's Huygens spaceprobe will be descending through the atmosphere of Saturn's largest moon, becoming the first spacecraft to land on a body in the outer Solar System. Earlier this month, the giant ringed planet Saturn was closer to Earth than it will be for the next thirty... view more (2004-01-16)

Deep in the ocean, a clam that acts like a plant
How does life survive in the black depths of the ocean? At the surface, sunlight allows green plants to "fix" carbon from the air to build their bodies.   view more (2007-02-21)

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