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New study reveals two distinct sources of life-essential element on Earth. Where did Earth's nitrogen come from? Rice University scientists show one primordial source of the...
Alzheimer’s new research shows a leap forward in identifying neurons vulnerable to the disease
Alzheimer’s disease is a devastating condition that is currently unstoppable and incurable. The main cause of the disease is the loss of neurons and other...
Coronavirus: why combining the Oxford vaccine with Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine could make it...
When the efficacy of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine was announced in late 2020, there was some confusion. The overall efficacy of the vaccine at stopping people...
Astronomers discover first cloudless, Jupiter-like exoplanet
Astronomers at the Center for Astrophysics at Harvard & Smithsonian have detected the first Jupiter-like planet without clouds or haze in its observable atmosphere. The...
How to get more electric cars on the road
A new study from researchers at MIT uncovers the kinds of infrastructure improvements that would make the biggest difference in increasing the number of...
Scientists reconstruct all-purpose dinosaur opening for the first time
For the first time ever, a team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, have described in detail a dinosaur's cloacal or vent...
What you need to know about seasonal affective disorder
A change of seasons often prompts a short-lived change in mood or behavior, such as feeling active with the onset of warm weather or...
People with this health condition have high risk of severe COVID-19
In a new study, researchers found that patients with inactive cancer and not currently undergoing treatments also face a significantly higher risk of severe...
Why healthy eating can help you fight COVID-19
Wearing a face covering, physical distancing, and hand washing are not the only ways that people can protect themselves from COVID-19. Eating a healthy diet...
This hormone may double running capacity, restore function and extend healthy lifespans
In a new study, researchers found that humans express a powerful hormone during exercise. This hormone may help improve physical performance, capacity and fitness. The findings...
What happens after you get the COVID-19 vaccine?
The Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines currently being rolled out to the public are considered an incredible scientific achievement. But, many might wonder, what exactly...
This surgery can be a cure for type 2 diabetes
In a new study, researchers found that metabolic surgery is more effective than drugs and lifestyle interventions in the long-term control of severe type...
People with this gut problem may be vulnerable to COVID-19 infection
No evidence so far indicates that food or drinks can transmit the virus that causes COVID-19. But in a new study, researchers found that people...
This brain pressure problem causes headache, eye diseases
In a new study, researchers found a brain pressure disorder called idiopathic intracranial hypertension is on the rise, and the increase corresponds with rising...
Severe allergic reaction very rare with Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, study finds
In a new study, researchers found that despite scattered media reports of severe allergic reactions to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, such incidents are very...
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Scientists discover strange hollow ball-like structures in 80-million-year-old fossils
Scientists from The University of Western Australian and University of Cambridge have made a chance discovery in UK museum collections. They discovered hollow ball-like structures...
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