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New skin-graft system a better fix for chronic wounds
Jeffrey Litt, D.O., assistant professor of surgery at the MU School of Medicine, is lead author of the study.
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Molecule in human saliva has potential for wound healing
Wounds in your mouth heal faster and more efficiently than wounds elsewhere -- but why?
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A study published online in The...
Largest-ever study of pets and kids’ health finds no link
While many previous studies have suggested a link between pet ownership and better emotional and physical health, RAND researchers say their analysis has more...
Youthful plasticity restored to brains of adult mice
Overexpressing a single gene called Arc rejuvenates the visual cortex of middle-age mice, making them as plastic as younger mice.
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Primordial black holes may have helped to forge heavy elements
Artist’s depiction of a neutron star. Credit
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Astronomers like to say we...
How do birds get their colors?
This female common eider, Somateria mollissima, was photographed by Ismael Galvan in Northern Iceland. The complex plumage pattern is produced...
Record for fastest light pulse set
University of Central Florida Professor Zenghu Chang broke the record for the fastest light pulse.
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New CubeSat propulsion system uses water as propellant
Purdue University graduate student Katherine Fowee and postdoctoral research associate Anthony Cofer work on a new micropropulsion system for miniature...
Walnuts may promote health by changing gut bacteria
Walnuts.
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Research led by Lauri Byerley, PhD, RD,...
Science Newsfrom research organizations Protein-rich diet may help soothe inflamed gut
Mice fed tryptophan develop immune cells that foster a tolerant gut.
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Climate change: Unstable Atlantic deep ocean circulation may hasten ‘tipping point’
Ocean wave (stock image). Today, deep waters formed in the northern North Atlantic fill approximately half of the deep ocean...
