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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 robot called JackRabbot 2 is learning how to navigate safely through spaces occupied by people, following the rules of human etiquette. What it learns could help it move comfortably among us in the future.
A Michigan State University study explored how walking might reduce the negative effects of feeling socially excluded or left out among peers.
As the world changes and diversifies, so do family dynamics. But research on the topic is slow to move away from the ideas established 50 years ago.
Soot and dust in smoggy cities alters thyroid development in fetuses, raising concern about air pollution's impact on health later in life, new USC research shows.
Scientists at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital have found a new target for researchers developing vaccines against HIV-1, the most common form of HIV worldwide.