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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 study from researchers at Brown University and Silent Spring Institute found that inexpensive, easy-to-assemble Corsi-Rosenthal boxes can help reduce exposure to indoor air pollutants.
Hyper palatable foods have specific combinations of fat, sugar, sodium and carbohydrates — think of potato chips — that make them artificially rewarding to eat and harder to stop consuming.
In a recent study at the University of Missouri researchers analyzed how immunological memory gets generated and maintained, as well as the role inflammation plays in shaping that immunological memory.
Scientists at UCI and Brookhaven National Laboratory have been working on lithium ion batteries to improve their power, efficiency and longevity.
Despite COVID-19, A Dartmouth professor is committed to teaching youth about resource management. Last fall, students traveled along the coast of Maine and to coastal islands to interact with communities that manage a diversity of fisheries—lobstering, shellfish, aquaculture, and more.