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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 Stony Brook University expert has identified that mucosal-associated invariant T cells (MAIT cells) — an unconventional form of immune cell — exercise several complex roles during healthy and disease states.
Two years after the early days of the COVID-19 crisis, a case study examines the successful response and leadership role of the university related to vaccination and the safety of faculty, staff and students
Scientists at University of Rochester and University of Maryland report progress in targeting and destroying leukemic stem cells with a modified form of micheliolide, a natural product found in plants of the magnolia family.
Ancient DNA from the remains of nearly three dozen African foragers — groups associated with hunting, gathering and fishing — sheds new light on how groups across sub-Saharan Africa lived, traveled and settled prior to the spread of herding and farming.
BU scientists develop portable sensors to measure carbon levels in coastal wetlands that are critical to fighting climate change