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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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Boston University researchers have developed a self-lubricating condom that could have widespread benefits in preventing sexually transmitted infections and unplanned pregnancies.
USC scientists have created the most detailed atlas yet of the hippocampus, the brain’s memory bank.
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have created Painimation, a tablet computer-based app that helps patients give more detail on their body pains with abstract animations.
Researchers at Stony Brook University and the University of Pennsylvania have developed an algorithm that can scan a user's social media posts for linguistic red flags that accurately predict future depression.
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Young Americans with cancer have a far better prognosis than once thought due to a surprising new discovery about the role of HIV/AIDS, fundamentally altering a long-standing narrative about their cancer mortality, according to new findings by USC scientists.