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UMD geologists uncovered evidence of a section of seafloor that sank into the Earth's mantle when dinosaurs roamed the Earth; it's located off the west coast of South America in a zone known as the East Pacific Rise.
Novel research supported by NCI could lead to more specific predictive disease models
A new University of Kansas study reveals parents seeking health care information for their children trust AI more than health care professionals when the author is unknown, and parents rate AI generated text as credible, moral and trustworthy.
Hypertension and amyloid plaques can separately cause dementia. Having both increases a person’s odds of developing cognitive decline, a new study finds
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By using pixels and an algorithm to determine true color and brightness, a Columbia University scientist has developed a technology used by over a billion smartphone cameras worldwide to capture details of the real world better than traditional cameras.
New computer model helps reveal how the brain both adapts and misfires, laying the groundwork for more precise treatments for mental health disorders
Rather than resort to animal testing, researchers at UC Irvine have developed a 3D model of a human colon to aid in cancer research and create tailored drug treatments for individual patient needs.
By better understanding subtle changes in speech rhythm and how it's controlled, researchers at the University of Kansas aim to personalize speech therapy for people with neurodegenerative diseases.
Researchers from the University of Rochester are using state-of-the-art microchips with human tissue rather than animal experiments to find out how the brain operates under healthy conditions and sustains damage from neurodegenerative diseases.