A well-preserved human skeleton that scientists recently excavated in Vietnam dates back about 12,000 years ago to the Ice Age and contains the oldest human mitochondrial DNA found in the region. It ...

When people fracture their hip in a fall, it is very often in the femoral neck – the narrow section of bone directly below the hip joint. This often happens with advanced age, w ...

Fractures of the femoral neck are not simply due to insufficient bone density. Also significant is their nanostructure—the ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The skeleton of a woman buried with a thin metal sickle around her neck ...

(CNN) — A well-preserved human skeleton that scientists recently excavated in Vietnam dates back about 12,000 years ago to the Ice Age and contains the oldest human mitochondrial DNA found in the ...