A new study from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology has uncovered how the MN1 gene evolved to shape both the brain and skull during embryogenesis—a link with profound implications for ...

A team led by China University of Geosciences has described a new species of sauropod, Jinchuanloong niedu, from a partial skeleton and nearly complete skull found in northwestern China, adding a ...

It’s the 11th of the 12 cranial nerves and is often referred to as CN XI. While its official classification is as a cranial nerve, relaying information between the brain and ... together, they exit ...

The skull palpation method of examining the occipital area of the head has become a highly efficient technique to diagnose and treat ... The VN is the 10 th pair of cranial nerves that originates at ...

Morphometry of the MEV. The mean diameter of the MEV varies from 0 to 7.3 mm as reported by various researchers (Table 2). 6, 7, 10, 15, 16 Besides transmitting the MEV, the mastoid emissary foramen ...

CT scans also revealed a fracture extending from the front of the skull all the way to the rear with no signs of healing. The ...

Instead of using a patient's own bone or titanium to repair skull fractures, researchers are working on using artificial materials. New research—surprisingly—shows that the body's immune system helps ...

A Denisovan skull has been identified for the first time. The find was based on proteins and calcified dental plaque ...

Archaeologists in Iran have discovered an ancient cone-shaped skull that is believed to have belonged to a teen girl.

Palaeontologists used ancient molecules to identify a cranium found near Harbin in northeastern China as belonging to the ...

Two other dogs were diagnosed with idiopathic cranial polyneuropathy, and one with idiopathic vestibular syndrome. Evaluation of the data shows that CSF analysis meaningfully altered the final ...