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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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MSU researchers are working to eliminate or reduce the Varroa mite, the number-one suspect of honeybee population declines worldwide.
Binge-watching 'The Walking Dead' might make you feel like a zombie, according to researchers at the Universty of Michigan.
Now a third-year PhD student in the USC Neuroscience Graduate Program, Kwok "Chris" Im studies Alzheimer’s and immunotherapeutics, which use the immune system to fight disease.
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A new Brown University study of a population of 1.3 million people in Ohio and Kentucky finds that the rate at which strokes occur has dropped significantly for men in recent years, but not for women.
Stanford University engineers have developed smart windows that can switch from transparent to opaque in under a minute, a significant improvement over current technology.