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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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Materials move smoothly through the brain cells of a fruit fly larvae (left). But when scientists reduced the…
Food additive may prevent spread of deadly new avian flu
A common food additive can block a deadly new strain of avian influenza virus from infecting healthy cells, researchers at…
Growing up poor and stressed impacts brain function as an adult
Childhood poverty impacted how much the two regions of the prefrontal cortex (as shown in orange circles) were…
Cheap metals can be used to make products from petroleum
The ancient alchemists sought to transform base metals, like lead, into precious gold. Now a new process developed at the…
Promising new approach to treating drug-resistant infections
Dr. David Greenberg, assistant professor of internal medicine and microbiology, checks a sample for growth of Acinetobacter bacteria…
Overexpressed protein the culprit in certain thyroid cancers
A specific protein once thought to exist only in the brain may play a crucial role in a deadly form…
Working together: bacteria join forces to produce electricity
Coculture model for current production in the dark. A: In the light, Chlorobium photosynthetically accumulates glycogen (red particles)…
Device speeds concentration step in food-pathogen detection
Purdue University doctoral students, from left, Xuan Li and Seockmo Ku operate a new system that concentrates foodborne…