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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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Brain scans of children ages 9-10 with a binge eating disorder that causes uncontrollable overeating showed differences in gray matter density compared to their unaffected peers.
Brown University is working to ensure a smooth transition for refugees from Afghanistan on campus through research collaboration.
Though a key antiviral treatment is still effective, a Rutgers study also finds signs of emerging mutations, indicating urgent need for new drugs.
Researchers at Yale have developed a way to tease out factors that may determine which roles microglia, a cell suspected to be key to the development of Alzheimers, might play.
The automation of U.S.