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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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Concussions are more than twice as prevalent among college students than previously believed and significantly more likely to occur off the playing field than on, according to a CU Boulder study.
A new study published in The Lancet, however, has found no evidence that COVID-19 is passed from women in their third trimester to their unborn fetus in the womb, a mechanism known as vertical transmission, based on examination of medical records and tissue samples from nine pregnant patients who were infected with the disease.
A new study from Michigan State University researchers on a rare genetic disease provides insights into autism, epilepsy and cognitive impairment.
Returning croplands to forests is a sustainability gold standard to mitigate climate change impacts and promote conservation. That is, new research from Michigan State University shows, unless you’re a poor farmer.
Researchers at the University of California, Davis are working to create cancer pain treatment options that exclude opioids.