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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 Boston University’s Center for Neurorehabilitation have made two important advances that may help people with the disease walk more smoothly, even turn their shuffled steps into confident strides.
A $300,000 grant from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation is expanding training at local schools, especially in underserved communities
Explore 30 years of owl monkey research by @Yale anthropologist Eduardo Fernandez-Duque. With insights from 57 researchers, the book covers behavior, genetics, conservation, revealing unique traits like monogamy and attentive parenting.
The UB study found that e-cigarette use during pregnancy in adolescents does not statistically significantly correlate with small-for-gestational-age babies
An experimental drug can reduce the toxic changes in tau proteins known to damage neurons in brains with Alzheimer’s disease, researchers report.