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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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University of Southern California researchers compared feathers from 21 bird species to learn from their biological architecture and potentially apply that knowledge to modern technology.
Researchers at University of Oregon are moving closer to a new approach for improving spinal fusion procedures and repairing broken or defective bones that avoids an over-production of bone that commonly occurs in current treatments.
Now, researchers at Cornell University are using a new iteration of C dots is expanding their impact through fluorescence-based multiplexing, a process in which multiple C dots are dispatched to track different cancer targets.
A Tulane University Researcher showed for the first time in a mouse study that exposure to artificial dim light at night may contribute to the spread of breast cancer to the bones.
A study from the University at Buffalo shows that antiretroviral therapy given to pregnant mothers with HIV puts their exposed but uninfected babies at risk of adverse cardiac events.
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