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Dental offices have begun seeing patients return for routine procedures. Seattle dentist Kathleen Saturay has increased the layers of protective equipment she wears when treating patients.

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  • Health

The Dentist Will See You Now. But Should You Go?

Dentists spend their careers eye to eye with infectious patients, their hands inside gaping mouths, and have a vested interest in making sure everyone stays safe. Here's how they do it.

July 09, 2020
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By:
  • Fran Kritz
GPB News NPR

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  • Health

Antigen Test For COVID-19 Isn't As Reliable As Genetic Test, Experts Caution

Doctors are using a new antigen test that is a faster method to spot people infected with the coronavirus. It's cheaper and simpler but may be less reliable.

July 09, 2020
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By:
  • Rob Stein
Faced with a rat trapped in a restrainer, a free rat opens the trap's door to liberate the trapped animal (while stepping on its head — "very rat-ish behavior," says University of Chicago neurobiologist Peggy Mason).

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  • Health

To Come To The Rescue Or Not? Rats, Like People, Take Cues From Bystanders

Experiments in people have long shown that the presence of indifferent bystanders hurts the chances that someone will help a stranger in an emergency. Rats, it turns out, behave the same way.

July 08, 2020
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By:
  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
GPB News NPR

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  • Animals

Scientists Discover A New Formula To Calculate A Dog's Age In Human Years

Scientists have come up with a new formula to calculate a dog's age in human years — and it is much more complicated than multiplying its real age by seven.

July 08, 2020
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  • GPB Newsroom
This light micrograph from the brain of someone who died with Alzheimer's disease shows the plaques and neurofibrillary tangles that are typical of the disease. A glitch that prevents healthy cell structures from transitioning from one phase to the next might contribute to the tangles, researchers say.

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  • Health

New Clues To ALS And Alzheimer's Disease From Physics

Structures inside healthy brain cells nimbly move from one state to the next to perform different functions. But in certain degenerative brain diseases, scientists now think, that process gets stuck.

July 08, 2020
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By:
  • Jon Hamilton
Students move out of dormitories at San Diego State University in March, after the university cancelled the rest of the semester and has asked students to move out within 48 hours. Nine percent of young adults say they've moved due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • National

Survey: 3% Of Americans Moved Due To The Pandemic

Among the young, the numbers shot up: 9% of adults 18-29 have moved due to the coronavirus. Some people moved to avoid catching the virus, while others were forced by the closing of college campuses.

July 06, 2020
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  • Laurel Wamsley
GPB News NPR

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  • Research News

Scientist Makes A Discovery That May Lead To New Drugs For Rare Brain Diseases

J. Paul Taylor has found that some brain diseases, like Alzheimer's and ALS, are linked to a basic process inside brain cells. Scientists hope drugs that tweak the process can treat illnesses.

July 06, 2020
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  • Jon Hamilton
Thousands of people stand among the ancient stones at Stonehenge in Salisbury, England, at sunrise on the summer solstice. Archaeologists on Monday announced the discovery of a ring of shafts about 2 miles away.

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  • Science

Immense Neolithic Ring Discovered Near Stonehenge

The massive prehistoric structure "is significantly larger than any comparative prehistoric monument that we know of in Britain, at least," a lead researcher in the project says.

June 23, 2020
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  • Vanessa Romo
A recent Georgia State University study found that more than half of all homeless youth in Atlanta have experienced some form of human trafficking.

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  • Research News

GSU Study Highlights High Human Trafficking Risk Among Atlanta Homeless Youth

More than half of all homeless youth in Atlanta have experienced some form of human trafficking. The ‘ Atlanta Youth Count ’ – a Georgia State...

October 30, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Pria Mahadevan
A study from Georgia State University reports on the link between early exposure to racial discrimination and accelerated aging and depression later in life.

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  • Research News

Georgia State Research Shows Link Between Racial Discrimination And Accelerated Aging, Depression

Many studies have shown how childhood experiences can have profound effects on physical and mental health later in life. Now, a new study from Georgia...

October 28, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Jake Troyer
According to Pew Research Center, about half of U.S. parents say working makes it harder for them to be good parents, and about the same amount say they feel like they're not giving enough work.

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  • Research News

Sociologist, Author On 'Making Motherhood Work' For Highly Stressed American Moms

New and expecting mothers are frequently told that their lives will change once their baby arrives. They don't always hear how, especially when it comes...

October 04, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • La'Raven Taylor
"The Scream" by Edvard Munch

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  • Research News

Emory University Research Shows A Scream Is Worth 1,000 Words

Research from Emory University’s psychology department reveals the hidden intricacies of screams. These primal vocalizations are found across various...

July 26, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 1 more
The Hominin Sites and Paleolakes Drilling Project examines human and geological history through minerals extracted from lakes including Lake Magadi (above), the southernmost lake in the Kenyan Rift Valley,

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  • Research News

How Will Humans Survive Climate Change? Homo Erectus Has Some Answers

Global temperatures are on track to rise 3-5 degrees by the year 2100 , according to the United Nations Meteorological Organization. That level of...

April 29, 2019
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By:
  • Leighton Rowell and
  • Virginia Prescott
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to assess damages from March 2019 storm in Rolling Fork, Miss.

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  • Research News

Investigation Reveals White Communities Received More Federal Buyouts After Disasters

As peak tornado season bears down on the Southeast, On Second Thought is looking at who gets aid after disasters. A recent NPR investigation found...

April 17, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Leighton Rowell ,
  • and 1 more
In this Feb. 22, 2018 file photo, Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky speaks during an event in San Francisco.

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  • Research News

NAACP Teams Up With Airbnb In Atlanta To Combat User Bias

Airbnb has faced various lawsuits and allegations that guests and hosts of color are less likely to successfully book a reservation. A Harvard Business...

April 02, 2019
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  • Ross Terrell and
  • Virginia Prescott
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