http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/bones/ en-us Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:56:09 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2037632/posts A recent medical breakthrough at UNC may help thousands every year whose broken bones do not heal.  Researchers who transplanted adult mouse stem cells into mice with fractured bones showed that the cells could help heal the fractures. Anna Spagnoli, associate professor of pediatrics and biomedical engineering at UNC and senior author of the study, said it was meant to determine whether adult stem cells could be used to improve the healing tissue at a fractured site and whether the cells went directly to the injury once transplanted.  She said that as a pediatrician, she has worked with children... The Daily Tar Heel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2037632/posts#comment Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:56:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025138/posts Medicinal mercury in Medieval bones [June 1, 2008] The Middle Ages, often referred to as Medieval times, spanned a long period in history from the 5th to the 16th Centuries. During this time, European society and culture enjoyed many advances and it could be argued that the quality of life improved beyond recognition. One area which progressed steadily was medicine and the treatment of disease, although these days we would not touch some of the medicinal compounds with a bargepole, let alone administer them to patients. One substance in popular use was mercury, used variously in gilding of jewellery and... spectroscopynow.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025138/posts#comment Tue, 3 Jun 2008 03:34:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993200/posts Vitamin D Deficiency May Be To Blame For Soft Bones In Baby's Skull ScienceDaily (Mar. 28, 2008) — Softening of the skull bones in normal-looking babies might reflect vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy, according to a new study. Furthermore, breast-feeding without vitamin D supplementation could prolong the deficiency, which might lead to a risk of serious health problems later in life, including type 1 diabetes and decreased bone density. “Craniotabes, the softening of skull bones, in otherwise normal newborns has largely been regarded as a physiological condition without the need for treatment,” said Dr. Tohru Yorifuji, of Kyoto University Hospital... Science Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993200/posts#comment Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:37:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1990882/posts Bison bones bolster idea Ice Age seafarers first to Americas Randy Boswell, Canwest News Service Published: Monday, March 24, 2008 Head of a bison, part of a series of ancient bison bones found on Vancouver Island and nearby Orcas Island in Washington state. A series of discoveries of ancient bison bones on Vancouver Island and nearby Orcas Island in Washington state is fuelling excitement among researchers that the Pacific coast offered a food-rich ecosystem for Ice Age hunters some 14,000 years ago -- much earlier than the prevailing scientific theory pegs the arrival of humans to the New World. Fourteen... The NationalPost http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1990882/posts#comment Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:14:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1983855/posts Ancient Bones of Small Humans Discovered in Palau John Roach for National Geographic MagazineMarch 10, 2008 Thousands of human bones belonging to numerous individuals have been discovered in the Pacific island nation of Palau. Some of the bones are ancient and indicate inhabitants of particularly small size, scientists announced today. The remains are between 900 and 2,900 years old and align with Homo sapiens, according to a paper on the discovery. However, the older bones are tiny and exhibit several traits considered primitive, or archaic, for the human lineage. "They weren't very typical, very small in fact," said Lee Berger,... National Geographic News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1983855/posts#comment Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:21:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1966750/posts Ancient bones may hold key By Emily Pykett Ancient human remains held in Portsmouth's museum archives are set to be DNA-tested for signs of tuberculosis. Skeletons which have been dug up in the city during developments, some dating back to the Bronze Age, will now form a vital part of new research into TB. Academics from Durham and Manchester universities have asked permission to remove bits of bone and teeth to analyse as part of their research project into how tuberculosis evolved through the ages. The remains of two ancient city dwellers, one which is known to have suffered TB... Portsmouth.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1966750/posts#comment Fri, 8 Feb 2008 00:06:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1960588/posts Ancient bones found at UCSDBy Tanya Sierra UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITERJanuary 27, 2008 Locked away in a museum safe near Escondido are perhaps the oldest skeletal remains found in the Western Hemisphere. More than 30 years after the relics were unearthed during a classroom archaeological dig at UC San Diego, the county's Kumeyaay tribes are fighting to reclaim the bones that anthropologists estimate are nearly 10,000 years old. OVERVIEWBackground: What may be the oldest skeletal remains found in the Western Hemisphere were discovered during a classroom archaeological dig on UCSD property in 1976. Kumeyaay Indians are trying to have the relics... Sign On San Diego http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1960588/posts#comment Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:58:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1959666/posts Earliest Shoe-Wearers Revealed by Toe Bones Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News Shod? Look at the Toes Jan. 25, 2008 -- People started wearing shoes around 40,000 years ago, according to a study on recently excavated small toe bones that belonged to an individual from China who apparently loved shoes. Most footwear erodes over time. The earliest known shoes, rope sandals that attached to the feet with string, date to only around 10,000 B.C. For the new study, the clues were in middle toe bones that change during an individual's lifetime if the person wears shoes a lot. "When you walk barefoot,... Discovery News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1959666/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jan 2008 22:21:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1949263/posts LIBERTY, Mo. -- DNA from chewed chicken bones led prosecutors to file charges against a Kansas man in connection with two 2006 burglaries in Gladstone, Mo. The Clay County prosecutor charged John Wyatt Weaver, 43, with burglary and stealing a firearm. Prosecutors accused him of entering two homes in the 100 block of Point Drive in Gladstone on Nov. 23, 2006, according to a news release. At one home, the residents found nothing missing but some leftovers from the refrigerator. While officers were at the home, police found a door kicked in at a neighbor's house. Police contacted that neighbor,... kctv5.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1949263/posts#comment Sun, 6 Jan 2008 19:27:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1943249/posts Archeologist explains link between bones found in Ethiopia, Texas Lucy's bones on display at Houston museum By Pamela LeBlancAMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFFSaturday, December 22, 2007 One roamed the forests of East Africa 3.2 million years ago. The other lived in Central Texas more than 9,500 years ago. What's the connection between two skeletons found a world apart? That was the question on a recent visit to Houston, where the famous older skeleton is on display. Though not complete, Lucy does have enough pieces, especially skull bones, for scientists to predict her measurements. This model at the Houston Museum of Natural Science shows... Statesman http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1943249/posts#comment Sat, 22 Dec 2007 18:24:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1933434/posts Finding 2,500-year-old bonesOn land for pumping station, investigators get a surprise Saturday, December 1, 2007 3:08 AM By Theodore DeckerTHE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Justin Zink works at the site where a prehistoric skeleton was uncovered on the grounds of the Columbus Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant. On the site beside the Scioto River, the archaeologists had found fire pits dating to about 550 B.C., shards of pottery, even traces of an ancient building. This week, Ryan Weller and his team found something more: a human skeleton, buried on the riverbank by his or her loved ones as long as 2,500 years ago.... The Columbus Dispatch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1933434/posts#comment Sun, 2 Dec 2007 02:09:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1930795/posts DETROIT (AP) - Detroit police investigating injuries to a one-year-old boy say they found the skeletal remains of another baby who is the brother of the living child. Police say Reid told investigators that Deante Miller died two years ago. Authorities say the couple burned him in a barbecue grill and hid what was left of the baby in the ceiling of a home. Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1930795/posts#comment Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:42:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1920975/posts Clinton T. Rubin knows full well that his recent results are surprising — that no one has been more taken aback than he. And he cautions that it is far too soon to leap to conclusions about humans. But still, he says, what if ... ? And no wonder, other scientists say. Dr. Rubin, director of the Center for Biotechnology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, is reporting that in mice, a simple treatment that does not involve drugs appears to be directing cells to turn into bone instead of fat. All he does is put... NY Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1920975/posts#comment Mon, 5 Nov 2007 02:36:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1906748/posts Senate bill could untie Kennewick Man bones Published Thursday, October 4th, 2007 By Annette Cary, Herald staff writer A Senate committee has approved a bill that could clear the way for Native Americans to claim the ancient bones of Kennewick Man. This is the third time the change has been proposed to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. It would ensure federally recognized tribes could claim ancient remains even if a direct link to a tribe can't be proven. Tribes have pushed for a change to the law since the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in 2004... Tricity Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1906748/posts#comment Fri, 5 Oct 2007 00:36:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1904253/posts Giant bones challenged 18th-century intellectuals By Dan Hurley Post columnist Today, the valley is dry, dusty and unremarkable, but 250 years ago it was one of the most fascinating spots ever discovered in the North America. From the very first time in 1739 that local Indians led a contingent of French explorers to the salt licks near the Ohio River in what is today Boone County, Ky., the spot raised intellectually troubling questions. European and American scientists understood the importance of salt licks and why thousands of modern buffalo, deer and elk beat broad paths to the marshy lick, but... Cincy Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1904253/posts#comment Sun, 30 Sep 2007 00:27:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1879120/posts Boning up. Mice with high osteocalcin levels (left) made far more insulin (pink) than regular mice.Credit: Hideaki Sowa, Karsenty Research Group, Columbia University Give your skeletal system some credit. Not only do your bones keep you upright, they produce red and white blood cells, store minerals, and help control pH. But that's not all: According to a new study, bones secrete a protein called osteocalcin that regulates sugar and fat absorption. The finding qualifies osteocalcin as a hormone, meaning the skeleton can now add being an endocrine organ to its impressive list of accomplishments. There have already been hints that... ScienceNOW Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1879120/posts#comment Fri, 10 Aug 2007 06:15:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1873295/posts Dinosaur bones: the latest status symbol By Philip Sherwell, Sunday Telegraph in Hulett, Wyoming, Sunday Telegraph Last Updated: 4:29pm BST 29/07/2007 The bidding war between the two Hollywood stars was intense as the price soared for the 67 million-year-old dinosaur skull. The Black Hills Institute of Geological Research has unearthed a jumble of dinosaur remains Only when it reached $276,000 did Leonardo DiCaprio blink - and Nicolas Cage walked away from the Beverley Hills auction with a ferocious-looking addition to his fossil collection. As this recent battle of the celebrities for the head of a tyrannosauras bataar — the Asian... The Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1873295/posts#comment Sun, 29 Jul 2007 16:03:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1857603/posts Archeologists in Sarpsborg have found one thousand year old skeletal remains that appear to be Incan. The skeletal remains were found during conservations work at St. Nicolas church in Sarpsborg, a city 73 kilometers (45 miles) southeast of Oslo, NRK (Norwegian Broadcasting) reports. When archeologists were to move some rose bushes they made the surprising discovery of the remains of two older men and a baby. "When we were about to take hold under the rose bush the skeletal remains slid out. It was quite surprising," Mona Beate Buckholm, archeologist at the Borgarsyssel Museum, told NRK. One of the skulls... Aftenposten http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1857603/posts#comment Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:56:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1850363/posts So the Rice team decided to investigate using sound instead of radio waves. Bone is known to be a great conductor of sound, but so far it has only been used to transmit analogue signals in applications such as checking how bone is healing after a fracture, and in hearing aids that transmit sound from outside the skull to the auditory nerve. To see if bone could transmit digital signals over longer distances - to a headset, say, from a sensor worn on the wrist - the team applied a small vibrator to various parts of the body. When they... New Scientist Tech http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1850363/posts#comment Thu, 14 Jun 2007 22:36:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1806317/posts (03-20) 04:42 PDT Mundelein, Ill. (AP) -- Golf course workers uncovering the tees for the season discovered a human skull at a suburban Chicago club and found bones nearby in the fairway, authorities said. The skull was spotted Monday near the 14th tee of the Prairie Course, one of two 18-hole courses at the Countryside Golf Club in Mundelein, according to Lake County Forest Preserve Police Chief John Galford. "It was laying there, right in the middle of the fairway," Galford said. He said the identity and gender of the person had not been determined, but the skull had some... San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1806317/posts#comment Sun, 25 Mar 2007 03:55:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1798792/posts Bones found near Indian BeachBuilders unearth remains, but excavation of site is unlikely By LATISHA R. GRAY 3-10-2007 latisha.gray@heraldtribune.comSTAFF PHOTO / DAN WAGNER Construction was halted on this waterfront property in Sarasota after human remains were found. SARASOTA -- The remains of what appears to be an American Indian have at least one local archeologist both excited and dismayed. Palmetto archaeologist Bill Burger said the rib, femur and vertebrae unearthed this month by construction workers building a luxury home along the bayfront could offer clues of a tribe from long gone. But it is impossible to determine just what else... Herald Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1798792/posts#comment Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:27:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1725989/posts The skeleton of the fossilised, 3.2 million-year-old human ancestor known as Lucy, will go on display in the US, Ethiopian officials say. After four years of negotiations with the Houston Museum of Natural Science in Texas, Ethiopia agreed to lend the bones for scientific study until 2013. It is hoped Lucy's 11-leg tour will boost tourism and increase Ethiopia's profile as the "home of all humanity". She will leave her country of origin - and the origin of mankind - in June. As well as Lucy, the travelling exhibition will also include about 190 other Ethiopian artefacts including humankind's earliest... BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1725989/posts#comment Thu, 26 Oct 2006 02:01:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1724289/posts NEW YORK — Searchers found more bones believed to belong to Sept. 11 World Trade Center attack victims Sunday in manholes and utility areas that apparently were overlooked years ago. Deputy Mayor Ed Skyler, who is overseeing the recovery effort, also said search officials had identified 12 additional underground areas that will be examined in coming days. Utility and city officials have excavated about five underground areas, yielding more than 100 pieces of human remains, since construction workers discovered bones earlier in the week in a manhole excavated as part of work on a transit hub. The medical examiner's office... The Seattle Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1724289/posts#comment Mon, 23 Oct 2006 14:31:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1723291/posts NEW YORK — More than five years after the World Trade Center came crashing down, human remains keep cropping up near the site, angering family members who lost loved ones in the terrorist attack. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1723291/posts#comment Sat, 21 Oct 2006 01:20:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1707625/posts Ancient Bones Belonged to a Man -- Probably By Steve Chawkins, Times Staff Writer September 11, 2006 By the time you reach 13,000 or so, you'd figure that the people closest to you would know some fundamental personal details — like your sex. But consider the plight of the oldest person yet found in North America.All that remains of him — or is it her? — are a couple of thigh bones, which were discovered on Santa Rosa Island in 1959. At the time, scientists thought they belonged to a man of a certain age — perhaps 10,000. The bones... LA Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1707625/posts#comment Mon, 25 Sep 2006 02:40:16 GMT