Biomedical engineers at Duke University have found a critical component for growing self-healing muscle tissues from adult muscle — the
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Using an artificial intestine they created, researchers have shown that the microbiome can quickly adapt from the bacterial equivalent of
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Drinking green tea has been linked to health benefits ranging from cardiovascular disease prevention to weight loss. Although many of
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Ever wonder why you burn fat and heat up when you exercise or shiver? Now, researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys
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Obesity and its related ailments like type 2 diabetes and fatty liver disease pose a major global health burden, but
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Blood vessel formation relies on the ability of vascular cells to move while remaining firmly connected to each other. This
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Scientists have long known that RNA encodes instructions to make proteins. The building blocks that comprise RNA — A, U,
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Findings from an animal study suggest that a non-invasive imaging technique could, with further development, become a useful tool to
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Most people have never heard of them, and yet every living being needs them to survive: fine protrusions of cells
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A tremendous amount of genetic material must be packed into the nucleus of every cell — a tiny compartment. One
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