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Blocking FSH induces thermogenic adipose tissue and reduces body fat
An antibody against the pituitary hormone Fsh reduces adiposity and increases thermogenesis in ovariectomized mice or mice fed a high-fat diet.
- Peng Liu
- , Yaoting Ji
- & Mone Zaidi
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: miR-34a blocks osteoporosis and bone metastasis by inhibiting osteoclastogenesis and Tgif2
A microRNA, miR-34a, is a novel and critical suppressor of osteoclastogenesis, bone resorption and the bone metastatic niche.
- Jing Y. Krzeszinski
- , Wei Wei
- & Yihong Wan
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How the elephant got its sixth toe
Bone used as a thumb by pandas supports elephants’ feet.
- Ed Yong
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Fossil jawless fish from China foreshadows early jawed vertebrate anatomy
- Zhikun Gai
- , Philip C. J. Donoghue
- & Marco Stampanoni
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How the mole got its 'thumb'
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Bone returns the favour
There are well-established links between the reproductive system, metabolism and skeletal growth. But it comes as a surprise that the skeleton — more specifically, the bone hormone osteocalcin — modulates fertility.
- Sonya M. Schuh-Huerta
- & Renee A. Reijo Pera
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Teeth tell temperature tales
Dinosaurs' dental samples could reveal details of body temperature.
- Richard Lovett
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Protein jab mends broken bones
Injecting mice with Wnt proteins speeds up healing.
- Janelle Weaver
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A bony connection signals laryngeal echolocation in bats
Echolocation is usually associated with bats. Many echolocating bats produce signals in the larynx, but a few species produce tongue clicks. Here, studies show that in all bats that use larynx-generated clicks, the stylohyal bone is connected to the tympanic bone. Study of the stylohyal and tympanic bones of a primitive fossil bat indicates that this species may have been able to echolocate, despite previous evidence to the contrary, raising the question of when and how echolocation evolved in bats.
- Nina Veselka
- , David D. McErlain
- & M. Brock Fenton