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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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Researchers at Purdue University have created a baby robot to study what a baby inhales as its crawls.
The Western New York community has enlisted experts from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences to help combat the national opioid epidemic, which has reached crisis proportions.
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A Michigan State University researcher is providing new insight into how certain types of stress interact with immune cells, ultimately causing physical symptoms and disease.
Researchers are the University of Michigan are developing a complex camera that has the potential to help doctors get a clearer, more accurate look at the human eye.
Tom Iliffe, Professor of Marine Biology, Texas A&M University, has dived in hundreds of underwater caves hunting for new forms of life.