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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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Supported by the NSF and DOE, University at Buffalo engineers work on a versatile and cost effective method of flame aerosol synthesis that could pave the way for new nanomaterials.
Scientists at the University of Florida trained AI to detect faces in pain, using goats - paving the way to one day use the tool for people.
A new study led by Stony Brook Medicine demonstrates that advanced kidney disease compromises the survival of B cells, a type of infection-fighting white blood cell that produces antibodies to kill microbes, and thus significantly reduces the immune response to the influenza virus.
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Study shows kidney and nerve tissue cells learn and make memories in ways similar to neurons
RNA-targeting CRISPR reveals that hundreds of noncoding RNAs are essential—not “junk”— including in human development and cancer