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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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Research at the University of Michigan Biological Station (UMBS) have installed a high-frequency snow-depth sensor to monitor snowpack in real-time and better understand the effects of changing winter conditions on ecosystems.
A new study shows how molecules draw on the rules of physics to perform computations similar to neural networks.
The events that cause neuron death are poorly understood, but a new Northwestern Medicine study shows that RNA interference may play a key role in Alzheimer’s disease.
A new Penn Medicine analysis shows that the development of any type of second cancer is a rare occurrence, and some of the earliest patients have gone on to experience long-lasting remissions of a decade or more.
Middle-aged women with elevated levels of heavy metals are more likely to have depleted ovarian function and egg reserves, which may lead to earlier arrival of menopause and its negative health effects, a new University of Michigan study shows.