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Practicing yoga for as little as three months can reduce fatigue and lower inflammation in breast cancer survivors, according to…
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Research led by Manu Platt, an assistant professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering…
GEORGIA TECH ADVANCES POTENTIAL COMMERCIAL SPACE FLIGHT SYSTEM
Last spring private industry successfully sent a spacecraft carrying cargo to the International Space Station. Now the race is…
Probing Question: Is it possible to save coral reefs?
It's one thing for consumers to know intellectually that our gas-guzzling, polluting ways are taking their toll on the…
New model synapse could shed light on disorders like anxiety, epilepsy
Model synapses revealed that, when a GABA-A receptor had Alpha 2 subunits, the receptor tended to move…
Scientists Define New Limits of Microbial Life in Undersea Volcanoes
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Tale of Two Scientific Fields–Ecology and Phylogenetics–Offers New Views of Earth’s Biodiversity
Patterns in nature are in everything from ocean currents to a flower's petal. Scientists are taking a new look…
Researchers Identify Link between Kidney Removal and Erectile Dysfunction
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a link between patients who undergo…
Alzheimer’s Cognitive Decline Slows in Advanced Age
The greatest risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is advancing age. By age 85, the likelihood of developing the…