Artificial intelligence breakthrough gives longer advance warning of ozone issues

IMAGE: University of Houston Professor Yunsoo Choi and doctoral student Alqamah Sayeed study atmospheric data. view more  Credit: University of Houston Ozone levels in the earth’s troposphere (the lowest level of our atmosphere) can now be forecasted with accuracy up to two weeks in advance, a remarkable improvement over current systems that can accurately predict ozone…

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Virus that causes COVID-19 can find alternate route to infect cells

Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists identified how SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, gets inside cells to cause infection. All current COVID-19 vaccines and antibody-based therapeutics were designed to disrupt this route into cells, which requires a receptor called ACE2. Now, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that…

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Early findings of Alzheimer’s study in diverse populations now available to researchers

IMAGE: Dr. O’Bryant announced the availability of the research data in article published June 21 in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring, a national journal published by the Alzheimer’s… view more  Credit: HSC A growing trove of data to help scientists understand the biology of Alzheimer’s disease among diverse populations within the context of…

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When Summer Begins

Welcome. Here in New York, it’s officially summer. If it’s hot where you are, your exercise regimen may need some modifications. Gretchen Reynolds has ideas — including freezing your underwear. Sam Sifton is fishing for fluke, a highlight of his summer meals. And Concepción de León has information on how the Delta variant of the…

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