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Ancient skull discovery sheds light on ape evolution

The 13-milllion-year-old infant ape skull has been assigned to a new species.

News | 08 August 2017
Insomnia linked to premature birth in study of 3 million mothers
Women with sleep disorders were about twice as likely to deliver babies more than six weeks early.
News | 09 August 2017
Science in the shadows: eclipse offers scientists new views of Sun’s corona
From ground, sky and space, researchers are ready to test latest technologies on the Great American Eclipse.

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Telescope protest, GM salmon and a giant 'dead zone'
The week in science: 4–10 August 2017.
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Thousands across India march in support of science
Inspired by global demonstrations, protesters demand respect for research.
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Citizen scientists chase total solar eclipse
Non-scientists are being recruited to collect data on everything from the Sun’s outer atmosphere to animal behaviour.
News | 09 August 2017
How to map the circuits that define us
Neuroscientists want to understand how tangles of neurons produce complex behaviours, but even the simplest networks defy understanding.
News | 08 August 2017
Commit to talks on patient data and public health
Gene-edited embryos are exciting, but the truly urgent conversations concern genomic medicine, says Vivienne Parry.
News | 08 August 2017
Home-grown scientists step up to save Africa’s primates
Scientific network aims to train a generation of African leaders in primate research.

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Research Highlights | 10 August 2017
Rheumatoid arthritis: ACPA-specific synovial immunophenotypes
- Dario Ummarino
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Experimental arthritis: PUMA reduces inflammation in arthritic joints
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Vasculitis syndromes: Notch one up for the endothelium
- Joanna Collison
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Osteoporosis: Romosozumab versus teriparatide
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Osteoarthritis: Matrix turnover linked to dietary weight loss
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Stress responses: SIRT1 puts an embargo on mRNA export
Sirtuin 1 deacetylates polyadenylate-binding protein 1 (PABP1), thereby suppressing nuclear export of polyadenylated mRNAs and translation to preserve energy under stress.
- Paulina Strzyz
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

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Turning point: Galactic groundbreaker
Brazilian astrophysicist bridges fields to gain cosmological insights.
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