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A study by researchers at Duke University School of Medicine found that supplying healthy mitochrondra to damaged nerve cells can signifantly help millions managing pain from diabetic neuropathy and chemotherapy.
Researchers from the USF College of Marine Science are studying soft tissue samples from barnacles, oysters, and fish to better understand the state of contamination and its origins in Tampa Bay, Florida's largest estuary.
The advancement lays the groundwork for creating a library of sugar-recognizing proteins that may help detect and treat diverse illnesses.
The olfactory senses of ants help them hunt, detect outsiders, and know their role within a colony. In a new study, researchers have discovered how ants can switch one gene on out of hundreds to ensure their survival.
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University of Washington researchers found that increased neural activity in response to the social interaction at 5 months predicted enhanced language development at five later ages.
People who take common prescription medications for reducing acid reflux may be more likely to have migraines and other severe headaches compared with people who don’t take them, according to a new study from the University of Maryland.
A team led by scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Vanderbilt University offer a possible answer to one of the oldest questions about evolution: why some species are generalists and others specialists.
Researchers led by Princeton will help identify new buckyball-like molecules, formed in space, which “drive the chemistry of planets and stars and galaxy formation."
A new study by UC Santa Cruz researchers provides in-depth analysis of the evolution and impact of malware attacks on Ukraine's power grid.