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A new study conducted at University of Adelaide shows that intelligence in humans can be estimated by the size of the holes in the skull through which the arteries pass. The study Published in the Journal of Experimental Biology.

Italian researchers have found a dental tool that led them to conclude that the first operation for toothache was performed 14,000 years ago. They were analyzing the skeleton of a caveman found in Italy's Dolomite Mountains in 1988. This  report published in Scientific Reports journal.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved AstraZeneca's Iressa (gefitinib) tablets, 250mg once daily, for the first-line treatment of patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumours have epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) exon 19 deletions or exon 21 (L858R) substitution mutations, as detected by an FDA-approved test.

A new affordable, non-invasive test that detects electrical activity in the brain may predict the risk of Alzheimer's disease, scientists say. The research was published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.

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Lilly Diabetes  has launched Lilly Glucagon Mobile App, an Android version of its mobile application designed for caregivers and healthcare providers who support people with diabetes.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug designation to Cleave Biosciences' lead drug candidate, CB-5083 for the treatment of multiple myeloma.

Scientists have for the first time explained the mechanisms that the dengue virus has developed to optimise its ability to cause outbreaks as it travels across the globe to new places and revisits old ones. Dengue virus has been spreading throughout warm regions of the world, prompting the virus to adapt to new environments.