Unlocking the Secrets of Human Head Shape: Scientists Identify 30 Key Genetic Regions
Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and KU Leuven have identified a group of genes that play a role in determining the shape of human…
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Bone Stem Cell Discovery: The Hidden Cause of Premature Skull Fusion
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have found that the premature fusion of the skull in infants, known as craniosynostosis, is caused by an increase in…
Skull-Shaping Secrets – Scientists Shed New Light on the Ancient Practice of Cranial Modification
An international team of researchers has found evidence suggesting that the Hirota community, residing on Tanegashima Island in southern Japan from the late Yayoi era…
Guardian of the Mind: The Surprising Role of the Skull in Brain Health
Neurological conditions such as Alzheimer’s, stroke, and multiple sclerosis can result in profound damage due to the neuroinflammation driven by immune cells. Treating this inflammation…
Oldest Modern Human Genome Reconstructed Using DNA From 45,000-Year-Old Skull
The fossil skull of a woman in Czechia has provided the oldest modern human genome yet reconstructed, representing a population that formed before the ancestors…
Modern Human Ancestry Cast in Doubt After Fossil Skull Discovery
Griffith University scientists have led an international team to date the skull of an early human found in Africa, potentially upending human evolution knowledge with…
Research Shows That American Heads Are Getting Larger
New research from anthropologists at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville found that white American skulls are becoming larger, taller, and narrower as seen from the…
Skull From China May Be The Oldest Evidence Of Human Violence
There’s no question that we humans have been a violent species. All you need to do is watch the nightly news or any given blockbuster…