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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, first-of-its-kind study suggests that legal market cannabis strains may have a more powerful anti-inflammatory effect while intoxicating users less and having less potential for abuse.
USC Viterbi School of Engineering researchers are working to combat opioid addiction before it can begin by using machine learning.
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Sexual assault victims who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can learn to decrease negative thoughts and enhance self-worth by a combination of meditation and aerobic exercise, according to a new Rutgers University-New Brunswick study.
Using new technologies to track how vision guides foot placement, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin come one step closer to determining what is going on in the brain while we walk.
Researchers have developed a hand-held, user-friendly version of the ophthalmoscope to detect eye disease caused by diabetes.