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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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A University at Buffalo chemist has been awarded a grant to develop adsorbent materials, specifically organo-silica, to enhance the detection of PFAS and other pollutants at low levels within water samples.
Research Into the Nature of Memory Reveals How Cells That Store Information Are Stabilized Over Time
Neuroscientists have discovered how the brain improves its ability to distinguish between similar experiences at a cellular level, a discovery critical to the understanding and treatment of memory disorder.
Scientist Siwei Lyu and his team at the University at Buffalo are developing deepfake detection algorithms that are less biased.
New research shows that increasing health insurance costs are eating up a growing proportion of worker’s compensation, and have been a major factor in both flattening wages and increasing income inequality over the past 30 years.
An international team of marine biologists has discovered a unique isopod, a form of crustacean, that has been formally identified as a new species from the deep waters of The Bahamas.