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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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An international collaboration involving Rutgers researchers have conducted the most comprehensive sequencing yet of the complete DNA sequence of the little skate.
A $1 million NCI grant supports new collaborative research at SUNY regarding the management of advanced ovarian cancer.
Researchers at Georgia Tech decided to take evolution into their own hands to better understand how multicellular life evolves from scratch.
A professor from Emory is appling his scientific discoveries about pair bonding to help end the traumatizing practice of genital mutilation.
In a new study, Yale scientists have identified the immune signature of rare cases of myocarditis among those vaccinated against COVID-19 with mRNA vaccines.