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A grim warning from Israel: Vaccination blunts, but does not defeat Delta
Over half of Israel’s cases are in the  fully vaccinated, underscoring the extraordinary transmissibility of the Delta variant
This Eerie Star Nursery Shows How The Solar System Got Radioactive Elements
A roiling cloud complex, thick with the turbulence of star formation, is yielding up new clues as to the formation of our Solar System.
The search for life on Mars expands to studying its moons
JAXA believe the best chance of finding evidence of life on Mars lies on one or both of its moons
Saturn’s Rings Are Like a Seismometer That Reveal the Planet’s Core
Convulsions in the planet’s interior are picked up in the region known as the C ring, and help scientists understand what lies within.
A Simple Diet Can Send Type 2 Diabetes Into Remission, According to Science
Study results have so far shown a low-carbohydrate diet to be promising
Youngest Kids More Likely to Spread SARS-CoV-2 to Family: Study
Young children are more likely than their older siblings to transmit SARS-CoV-2 in their households
'Tainted' Blood: COVID Skeptics Request Blood Transfusions From Unvaccinated Donors
The nation's roiling tensions over vaccination against covid-19 have spilled into an unexpected arena: lifesaving blood transfusions.
Self-screening urine test for depression and other mental illness developed in Japan
Urine for a mental health screening.
Researchers May Have Discovered the Root Cause of Long COVID Syndrome
Higher measures of blood clotting may help explain the persistent symptoms
With explosive new result, laser-powered fusion effort nears ‘ignition’
Single laser shot sparked a fusion explosion that was 70% of the energy of the laser pulse that triggered it
Stunningly preserved mummy of slave found in Pompeii graveyard
The partially mummified remains of an urbane Pompeii resident have been discovered in a tomb outside the city center erected before the famous eruption that buried the town in ash.
Will Drinking More Water Keep Kidney Disease Away?
Nephrologists have been recommending ― increased water intake to keep kidney disease away
Low-Cost, Inflatable Bionic Hand Gives Amputees Real-Time Tactile Control
Prosthetic enables a wide range of daily activities, such as zipping a suitcase, shaking hands, and petting a cat.
How To Trigger and Control Liver Regeneration
Dresden and Cambridge researchers identify cell type that regulates liver regeneration with touch.
This Brain Remained Intact in a 310 Million-Year-Old Fossil
The discovery suggested that horseshoe crab brains haven’t changed much and that there are more ways for soft tissues to be preserved in the fossil record.
Decades-old SARS virus infection triggers potent response to COVID vaccines
Dramatic antibody production in people infected during the 2002–04 outbreak furthers hopes of a vaccine against many coronaviruses.

Physicians Can Be Savvy Online or Become Irrelevant, Says Report

Physicians with a less developed online presence may struggle to reach new patients
Scientists reveal how landmark CFC ban gave planet fighting chance against global warming
Without the global CFC ban we would already be facing the reality of a 'scorched earth', according to researchers measuring the impact of the Montreal Protocol.
What if our history was written in our grammar?
Grammar reflects best the common prehistory of a population and therefore mirrors genetics more than any other cultural feature
Delta's rise is fuelled by rampant spread from people who feel fine
People infected with the Delta variant generally do not have COVID-19 symptoms until two days after they start shedding the coronavirus.
New Research Explains Why Vaccinated People at Low Risk During COVID Delta Variant Surge
Antibodies Elicited by COVID-19 Vaccination Effective Against Delta Variant
A Never-Before-Seen System For Burning 'Deep Fat' Has Been Found in Mouse Studies
A series of new experiments on mice have revealed a key process by which the brain and immune system communicate to burn deep stores of visceral fat.
Fighting COVID With COVID: Driving the Disease to Extinction With a Defective Version of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus
Researchers design new COVID-19 therapy that uses a defective version of the SARS-CoV-2 virus to drive the disease-causing version to extinction.
Releasing bacteria-infected mosquitoes in Indonesia prevented the spread of dengue
Mosquitos carrying Wolbachia pipientis bacteria don’t spread dengue fever
How will Delta evolve? Here's what the theory tells us
The COVID-19 pandemic is a dramatic demonstration of evolution in action.
Blood Thinners Reduce the Need for Mechanical Ventilation in Certain Patients With COVID-19
Giving moderately ill, hospitalized patients with COVID-19 a full dose of a blood thinner improved their chances of leaving the hospital without needing mechanical ventilation.
Some Rare Diamonds Form Out of The Remains of Once-Living Creatures, New Study Finds
Despite humanity's intense fascination with sparkly pieces of carbon, it seems there is still plenty to learn about how diamonds form deep within our planet.

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