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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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State-level officials such as governors, state legislators and attorneys general are shaping U.S.-China relations as the two countries navigate a strained geopolitical relationship, according to new research by a political scientist at Notre Dame.
A team from Purdue compared severe weather potential in North America, famous for tornadoes, with South America, finding that the rough texture of the Andes mountains may play a large role in preventing tornadoes over central South America.
A new study from the University of Arizona challenges the long-held narrative that the population of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) collapsed due to environmental destruction caused by its inhabitants.
Researchers at Purdue University, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, have made significant advancements in optimizing the performance of small modular reactors (SMRs) using artificial intelligence (AI).
Researchers at the University of Notre Dame, led by Associate Professor David Richter, are advancing hurricane intensity forecasting with a groundbreaking $9 million grant from the Office of Naval Research.