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One vomiting episode from someone infected with norovirus emits billions and billions of individual viruses.
That’s enough to fuel an outbreak – and is exactly...
Scientists solve the mysteries of Uranus’ oddities
The ice giant Uranus' unusual attributes have long puzzled scientists.
All of the planets in our Solar System revolve around the Sun in the same...
Opioid prescriptions linked to obesity, new study shows
In two new studies, researchers shed light on the relationship between obesity and the use of prescription opioids in the United States.
One of the...
Drugs considered for COVID-19 may increase risk for dangerous heart disease
Some people consider treating coronavirus patients with a combination of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and the antibiotic azithromycin.
But in a new study, researchers advise...
Lockdowns need to last more than 6 weeks to contain COVID-19
In a new study, researchers found that aggressive intervention such as lockdowns to contain COVID-19 must last for at least 44 days.
The research was...
This new drug may strongly block early stages of COVID-19
In a new study, researchers found a trial drug that effectively blocks the cellular door SARS-CoV-2 uses to infect its hosts.
The study provides new...