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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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Over the next nine months, Boston University engineering professor Joshua Semeter will study footage of unidentified flying objects to help figure out their origin.
University of Missouri researcher finds APRNs (advance practice registered nurses) are often overlooked, underutilized in nursing homes.
Research by UC Irvine experts F. Sherwood Rowland and Mario Molina is at the heart of a recent U.N. report that the ozone hole is closing
An instrument developed at Yale in collaboration with experts at MIT and Maryland has given astronomers a better idea of how 55 Cnc e — also known as the “hell planet” — got where it is today.
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Lizards living in different cities have parallel genomic markers when compared to neighboring forest lizards, according to a study NYU, Princeton, and Washington University in St. Louis.
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