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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 new study identified 60 alcohol-associated circulating metabolites, which appear to produce counteractive effects on heart disease risk.
An analysis co-led by a Brown public health researcher found that the nation’s first two government-sanctioned overdose prevention centers were not associated with significant changes in crime.
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Case Western Reserve University researchers are leading the development of a “smart packaging” system to monitor temperature fluctuations, moisture changes and pathogens in perishable food products during transportation.
MSU researchers are working to reduce the health risks associated with mercury use in artisanal and small-scale gold mining.
Large-scale wildfires, possibly started by humans, in an ecosystem made fire-prone by climate change caused the disappearance of Ice Age mammals in Southern California nearly 13,000 years ago.