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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 Buffalo study shows keys to severe disability in MS are cortical, deep gray matter and spinal cord damage, rather than lesions.
Discovery made at Dartmouth instrumental in quickly bringing the COVID-19 vaccines to market.
Three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, new variant outbreaks continue to fuel economic disruptions and hospitalizations across the globe.
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In a new study, MIT physicists report they have for the first time observed a resonance in colliding ultracold molecules.
University of Missouri researchers have created an ultrasoft “skin-like” material for long-term, in-home health monitoring.