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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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Education gives people an edge in their later years, helping them to keep dementia at bay and their memories intact, a new USC-led study has found.
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A new technology pioneered at USC may eventually reach an elusive goal for dentistry: filling without drilling.
Maliha Zahid, a cardiologist at the University of Pittsburgh’s Department of Developmental Biology, has developed a way to reduce radiation exposure from radiological scans.
Researchers at Texas A&M University have explored a new class of clay nanoparticles that can direct stem cells to become bone or cartilage cells.
UCLA biochemists have achieved a first in biology: viewing at near-atomic detail the smallest protein ever seen, using a technique called cryo-electron microscopy.