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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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Researchers at Penn State College of Medicine, led by Patricia “Sue” Grigson and Scott Bunce, are exploring the use of GLP-1 drugs, such as Ozempic, for treating opioid addiction.
An international team of researchers led by scientists at UC Santa Cruz investigated if the rate of global warming has increased significantly, or “surged,” over the last half century at statistically detectable rates.
Interdisciplinary research leads to historic clinical trial delivering stem cells during fetal surgery to treat Spina Bifida.
Two new smartphone apps developed at UC Santa Cruz provide spoken indoor navigation for the blind, improving wayfinding where GPS fails.
Researchers will use tissue-on-chip technology as a new way to explore the relationship between the lungs and brain.