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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 more accurate test that can detect the virus much earlier than other tests has been adapted and validated by Michigan State University researchers
Faculty on campus have had to adapt to the new reality of teaching in a post-COVID world, which meant developing creative strategies to teach hands-on material remotely.
Penn State has begun enrolling participants in an international clinical trial evaluating an investigational antiviral drug, remdesivir, for treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
A Boston University researcher plans to survey 1,000 millennials and Generation Zers across the United States, ages 18 to 30, in the coming year (remotely, of course) about the effects of the coronavirus.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the production and use of a low-cost ventilator called Coventor first conceived by a team of University of Minnesota researchers