Washington State University scientists have developed a method to detect the biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease that is 10 times more sensitive than current blood testing technology.
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How Rain can Move Mountains
Scientists have long thought that rainfall has a dramatic effect on the evolution of mountainous landscapes, but the reasons for how and why have been elusive.
New Theory Sheds Light on How the Environment Influences Human Health
Researchers at Mount Sinai have proposed a groundbreaking new way to study the interaction between complex biological systems in the body and the environment.
Artificial Intelligence Reveals Hundreds of Millions of Trees in the Sahara
If you think that the Sahara is covered only by golden dunes and scorched rocks, you aren’t alone.
Open Sesame! Researchers Discovered the Second ‘Key’ Used by the SARS-CoV-2 Virus to Enter Into Human Cells
To efficiently infect human cells, SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is able to use a receptor called Neuropilin-1, which is very abundant in many human tissues including the respiratory tract, blood vessels and neurons.
Declines in Shellfish Species on Rocky Seashores Match Climate-Driven Changes
The waters of the Gulf of Maine are warming faster than oceans almost anywhere on Earth.