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“Use it or lose it” applies to muscles, but unfortunately so does “don’t use it too much or lose it.” Now, researchers at Temple University have tested a drug that appears to reverse muscle damage from overuse injuries in rats.

A permanent cure for HIV has remained elusive. But scientists have now made a significant breakthrough in this area, using the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing tool to entirely remove the virus from the genomes of living animals for the first time ever. ​

Microorganisms are becoming resistant to drugs, hurtling us towards a terrifying future where once-easily-treated infections become potentially life-threatening again. Now researchers have tested an alternative to antibiotics, using existing drugs to starve a fungal infection of vital nutrients.

​Canola is generally considered a healthy oil thanks to its ability to lower the risk of heart disease. A new study, though, has shown that the vegetable-based fat increases substances in the brain that can lead to Alzheimer's disease.

​Last year, a proof-of-concept study described how the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool could be used to eliminate HIV from infected cells. In a potential step towards a permanent cure, the team has shown that the technique keeps the virus from spreading, and in latent cases, rips it from its hideout.

Researchers from the Temple University School of Medicine (TUSM) have conducted a study involving the use of communications modules secreted by stem cells to help limit the damage caused by a heart attack. The team performed tests on mice, with extremely promising results.

It's a simple fact that the more fluid an oil is, the easier it is to pump. That's why Temple University's Prof. Rongjia Tao has developed a device that reduces the viscosity of crude oil by electrifying it.

Building enormous walls as a means of preventing tornadoes might sound far-fetched, but a new study suggests that strategically placed, 1,000 ft (300 m) high walls could negate the forming of the destructive wind storms in the American Midwest's notorious Tornado Alley.

Physicist Rongjia Tao has reduced the viscosity of human blood by subjecting it to magnetic fields.