The bodies of people with uncontrolled diabetes appear to be the perfect environment for a common type of superbug to
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Scientists discover largest bacteria-eating virus. It blurs line between living and nonliving.
Huge bacteria-killing viruses lurk in ecosystems around the world from hot springs to freshwater lakes and rivers. Now, a group
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Scientists discover new survival strategy for oxygen-starved pancreatic cancer cells
Oxygen is essential to life. When fast-growing tumor cells run out of oxygen, they quickly sprout new blood vessels to
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Researchers discover a new way that telomerase acts to keep cancer cells multiplying
Faster cancer treatments may be possible thanks to research from Children’s Medical Research Institute (CMRI). Researchers were surprised to discover
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The heart ‘talks’ to fat cells, scientists discover
Like sending a letter through the mail or a text over a cellular network, the heart can generate messages that
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Scientists discover Ebola virus in West African bat
The government of Liberia, in partnership with the Center for Infection and Immunity (CII) at the Columbia University Mailman School
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Researchers discover new biomarker for age-related macular degeneration
Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, along with collaborators from the University
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