Biological Sciences
Covering Coronavirus: Lessons from the past, hope for the future
As the University prepares to confer degrees on the Class of 2020, we speak with the class valedictorian, Brady Stiller, about this unique moment in Notre Dame history. Brady...
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Amid pandemic, climate scientists imagine Earth Day 2070
Earth Day 2020 marked 50 years since the first nationwide effort to educate the public and raise awareness of environmental issues that threaten the health and sustainability of...
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Study: Transmission of River Blindness May Be Reduced When Vegetation is Removed
The World Health Organization has set a goal to eliminate river blindness, a neglected tropical disease found mostly in African villages near fast-flowing rivers and streams, by...
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New Study Identifies Potential Path Forward for Brachial Plexus Injury Recovery
On average, an estimated three out of every 1,000 newborns will suffer a brachial plexus injury during birth, damaging the bundle of nerves that connect the brain and spinal cord...
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Fighting to Understand the Scientific Impact of Community
Playing in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro are 300 baboons that are the focus of one of the longest-running studies of wild primates. For more than 40 years, these Amboseli...
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Researchers discover critical process for how breast cancer spreads in bones
Once breast cancer spreads to bone, options for treatment are limited. Breast cancer cells can lie dormant in the bone, often undetectable and able to escape typical treatments....
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Study of the nervous system could have implications for regenerative medicine and cancer
In order for the central nervous system (CNS) to communicate to the rest of the body, the brain and spinal cord house nerves that send and receive signals via neurons or nerve...
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Family Links and Finding the Sweet Spot
When the 40th U.S. Senior Open began with practice rounds on June 24, 2019, it marked the first time in its history the event was being played at a collegiate golf course. Yet as...
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Study of Groundwater Contaminants Leads to New Funding for Community Crowdsensing Research
Researchers from the University of Notre Dame have received $1.46 million from the National Science Foundation to expand a previous study of private, self-supplied water systems...
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Study: Tuberculosis Survives by Using Host System Against Itself
In a new study published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, scientists at the University of Notre Dame have discovered that the pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB)...
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Scientists Neutralize Reactive Nitrogen Molecules to Enhance Cancer Immunotherapy
Immunotherapy — harnessing T-cells to attack cancer cells in the body — has given hope to patients who endure round after round of treatment, including chemotherapy, to little...
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Committee Identifies Priorities for Nation’s Future Water Resource Challenges
Everything from aging water-related infrastructure and extreme weather to growing populations and climate change impacts the quantity and quality of water resources available...
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