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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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Michigan Medicine scientists have been on a quest to better understand unexpected death in epilepsy, or SUDEP — which claims the lives of roughly 1 in every 1,000 people with epilepsy or other seizure disorders.
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A new scientific study concludes there is no safe level of drinking alcohol. More than 500 researchers, academics, and others from more than 40 nations contributed to the study.
To stave off a concussion, your head’s position is more important than whether you are tensing your neck, according to new research.
Individuals with weaker muscles do not typically live as long as their stronger peers, according to new research from the University of Michigan.
Rice University nanoscientists have demonstrated a method for loading iron inside nanoparticles to create MRI contrast agents that outperform gadolinium chelates, the mainstay contrast agent that is facing increased scrutiny due to potential safety concerns.