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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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Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Toronto and University College London have found an imaging technique that enables them to reconstruct images in great detail.
Stanford chemists have identified and synthesized two new healing compounds in scorpion venom that are effective at killing staph and tuberculosis bacteria.
New research from CU Boulder appears to shed more light on how big rocks help shape the towering canyons around them.
A University of Missouri discovery could inform future work to identify various influences and therapies for age-related diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers at CU Boulder have discovered hints that the sun may have discrepancies in its magnetic fields that could hold clues to its “internal clock.”