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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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Teens from larger families have poorer mental health than those with fewer siblings, according to a large analysis of children in the United States and China.
Hurricane Ian struck southwest Florida in September 2022 and unleashed a variety of flesh-eating and other harmful bacteria in its wake that can cause illness and death in humans, according to a new study.
Grouping English learners together in classrooms, a longstanding practice in schools, has no impact on reading development for elementary school students.
Additional staffing alone will not be sufficient to bridge the quality-of-care and health outcome disparities among nursing home facilities with varying percentages of residents with dementia.
In a new study, a professor from the University of Rochester outlines the links between atmospheric oxygen and the potential rise of advanced technology on distant planets.