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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 new blood test for pregnant women detects with 75-80 percent accuracy whether their pregnancies will end in premature birth. The technique can also be used to estimate a fetus’s gestational age — or the mother’s due date — as reliably as and less expensively than ultrasound.
This summer, researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and a dozen other research universities will conduct the country‘s largest indoor air quality and surface chemistry experiment aimed at identifying the key causes of indoor air pollution.
Researchers have developed an online tool that helps people who care for those with dementia by helping them anticipate and respond to the behavioral and psychological symptoms of the illness.
Kentucky, New Mexico, Tennessee and New York have significantly reduced opioid dosages, according to a new University of Michigan study.
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What medical doctors wear may matter more than most doctors — or even patients — might think, say the researchers behind the largest-ever study of patient preferences for doctors’ attire.