Medical research

Study finds significant variation in anatomy of human guts

New research finds there is significant variation in the anatomy of the human digestive system, with pronounced differences possible between healthy individuals. The finding has implications for understanding the role that ...

Biomedical technology

Kenyan innovators turn e-waste to bio-robotic prosthetic

Twoportraits of Albert Einstein hang on the walls of a makeshift laboratory on Nairobi's outskirts, inspiring a pair of self-taught Kenyan innovators who have built a bio-robotic prosthetic arm out of electronic scrap.

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The clitoris—a brief history

"What's the difference between a bar and clitoris? Most men have no trouble finding a bar." In the world of humour, the clitoris remains a mystery: supposedly small, and so inevitably difficult to locate. "Which dinosaur ...

Health

Link found between pain sensitivity and circadian rhythm

A team of researchers with members from Université Claude Bernard Lyon, Hospices Civils de Lyon and Paris-Saclay Université has found a link between pain sensitivity and a person's circadian rhythm. In their paper published ...

Medical research

New muscle layer discovered on the jaw

Human anatomy still has a few surprises in store for us: researchers at the University of Basel have discovered a previously overlooked section of our jaw muscles and described this layer in detail for the first time.

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