Our body contains a pair of previously overlooked and clinically relevant nasopharyngeal salivary glands, according to new research led by the Netherlands Cancer Institute and the University of Amsterdam. Sparing these newly-identified glands, named the ‘tubarial glands,’ in patients receiving radiotherapy may provide an opportunity to improve their quality of …
Read More »Mesentery: Researchers Reclassify Part of Digestive System as Organ
The mesentery, which connects the intestine to the abdomen, had for hundreds of years been considered a fragmented structure made up of multiple separate parts. However, new research by University Hospital Limerick scientists found the mesentery is one, continuous structure. Digital representation of the small and large intestines and associated …
Read More »Vegavis iaai: Dinosaurs Likely Did Not Sing, Vocal Organ of Mesozoic Bird Suggests
The oldest known syrinx (vocal organ) of a bird has been found, preserved in three dimensions in a 66-million-year-old specimen from Antarctica, according to new research led by a University of Texas at Austin paleontologist. In a Nothofagus forest on the shoreline of Vega Island, Antarctica, a mid-sized raptor dinosaur …
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