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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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An international team shows that cheap energy in the form of solar cells is closer than we think, despite the long history behind the development of this technology.
Combining two cutting-edge techniques reveals that neurons in the prefrontal cortex are built to respond to reward or aversion, a finding with implications for treating mental illness and addictions.
Wouldn’t it be cool if you could turn those discarded banana peels and eggshells into fuel for your car, just like Doc Brown did in “Back to the Future?” Technology to do that is in development at the University of Minnesota College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences.
Loss of Shank gene prevents neuronal synapses from properly maturing.
Parents struggling to find and afford therapy for their child with autism may eventually be able to provide that therapy themselves with the help of telehealth training.