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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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A new study by MU researcher Mansoo Yu shows online interventions with social support help middle-aged adults with obesity lose weight.
Despite previous beliefs that ice formation during winter protects shorelines from erosion, new research suggests the process is more complex, involving ice decay, reformation, and wave action.
A new study at the University of Missouri found that propranolol, a medication that treats high blood pressure, can also help lower anxiety for kids and young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Providing Medicaid to pregnant undocumented immigrants more than makes up for the initial costs, according to new University of Michigan research.
Learning a new skill takes deliberate practice over time, but passive exposure to the subject matter at hand can help speed up the process, new University of Oregon research in mice suggests.