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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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A new study led by Stony Brook University researchers that evaluates more than 5,000 WTC responders indicates that those who had more exposures to WTC-related toxins have dementia at a higher rate than other responders with fewer WTC-related toxic exposures.
A new species of long-necked herbivorous dinosaur, Musankwa sanyatiensis, has been discovered in Zimbabwe.
Researchers from the University of Utah have designed lenses that block problematic wavelengths of light while allowing comfortable wavelengths to pass through, offering relief to migraine sufferers without the rose-colored hue of previous FL-41 lenses.
When Jason Jurjevich and his husband Charles Walker went to close on a house a mile from campus in fall 2021, they expected plenty of paperwork.
Yale researchers have investigated the unique reproductive strategy of deep-sea anglerfishes known as sexual parasitism.