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Tooth enamel is the hardest substance produced by our body, composed almost entirely of the mineral apatite (calcium phosphate) deposited on a substrate of three unique enamel matrix proteins. New research suggests that tooth enamel originated in the skin. Researchers from Uppsala University in Sweden and the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) in China combined data from paleontology and genomics to arrive at the answer. The study appeared in the journal Nature.

Researchers at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), Florida in the US have identified a new class of compounds with the potential to stop 'chronic intractable itch' without the adverse side effects. The study was published in the journal Neuropharmacology.

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The Medical Research Council researchers analyzed huge amount amount of health and genetic data from volunteers to the UK's Biobank project. The analysis of more than 50,000 people showed favorable mutations in people's DNA-enhanced lung function and masked the deadly impact of smoking.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Tresiba (insulin degludec injection) and Ryzodeg 70/30 (insulin degludec/insulin aspart injection) to improve blood sugar (glucose) control in adults with diabetes mellitus.

A new study suggests that the survival rate of premature babies born between 26 to 31 weeks of gestation can be improved by blocking light from reaching the intravenously-fed infused nutritious mixture for survival. The study was published in the Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition.

A new study suggests that sex does not lead to heart attack and also states that it is safe to engage in it, even after experiencing a heart attack. The research is published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Rice University Researchers reveal that Deep-diving whales may create synthetic blood. The study appears in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.

Oculus Innovative Sciences, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, introduce  two new MicrocynAH dermatology products for animals.

A new study has suggested that survivors of childhood brain tumors have lower working memory performance in adulthood compared to healthy adults. The study appeared in the Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society.

Patients with advanced melanoma skin cancer survive for longer without their disease progressing if they have been treated with a combination of two drugs, nivolumab and ipilimumab, than with either of these drugs alone. New results show that these patients also do better regardless of their age, stage of disease and whether or not they have a cancer-driving mutation in the BRAF gene.