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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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Tiny, toxic particles creep into developing brains, cause inflammation and may damage brain pathways responsible for emotion and decisions, University of Southern California researcher finds.
The human sense of touch is sensitive enough to feel the difference between surfaces that differ by just a single layer of molecules, researchers at the University of California San Diego say.
Stanford geoscientists have devised a way of detecting thousands of faint, previously missed earthquakes triggered by hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking.”
MIT engineers have taken a critical first step toward creating plants that could function as a desk lamp.
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Researchers at Brown University studying mice brains have discovered a previously unknown set of matching barrel structures, providing a more complete picture of the circuitry involved in handling sensory information.