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How do mountains affect Earth’s climate?

Posted on December 11, 2023December 1, 2023 by Sciworthy

Scientists showed sulfuric acid formed during weathering of rocks causes mountains to consume less greenhouse gasses than they previously…

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    New way to detect early-stage cancer

    Posted on December 4, 2023June 25, 2025 by Halimat Chisom Atanda

    Researchers developed a new non-invasive method to detect cancer at the early stage from DNA in blood samples.

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      Chronic sleep deprivation linked to alcohol use

      Posted on November 27, 2023November 28, 2023 by Sciworthy

      Scientists found a protein linking sleep deprivation and alcohol consumption through the brain reward circuit in rats.

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        What causes decompression sickness in astronauts?

        Posted on November 20, 2023December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

        Scientists found tracers for inflammation and traumatic brain damage in people who climbed to high altitudes mimicking the low pressure…

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          A new tool can spot moving elements in genome data

          Posted on November 13, 2023June 25, 2025 by Halimat Chisom Atanda

          Researchers developed a computational tool to identify bits of the genome that move around. Their tool will help other scientists find…

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            New immunotherapy combo shrinks lung cancer

            Posted on November 6, 2023November 2, 2023 by Sciworthy

            Scientists recently combined two immunotherapy treatments to successfully reduce tumor size in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

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              Dolphins have special whistles for their young

              Posted on October 30, 2023June 25, 2025 by Aubrey Zerkle

              Researchers found bottlenose dolphins modify the pitch and range of whistles when communicating with their calves, similar to how humans…

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                What causes breast cancer to reoccur?

                Posted on October 23, 2023December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

                Researchers investigated how different mastectomy procedures affected the return of breast tumors and complications after surgery.

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                  Scientists reevaluate global methane emissions

                  Posted on October 16, 2023June 26, 2025 by Sciworthy

                  Researchers used high-resolution satellite data to show the amount of methane entering the atmosphere currently surpasses the amount removed…

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                    How do seizures affect childhood cancer survivors?

                    Posted on October 9, 2023October 4, 2023 by Sciworthy

                    Scientists discovered suppressing seizures in adults who survived childhood cancer helps improve their brain function and quality of life.

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