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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 identified 60 alcohol-associated circulating metabolites, which appear to produce counteractive effects on heart disease risk.
An analysis co-led by a Brown public health researcher found that the nation’s first two government-sanctioned overdose prevention centers were not associated with significant changes in crime.
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Children taking psychostimulant drugs prescribed for psychiatric disorders including ADHD who experience a common childhood fracture take longer to heal than children who don’t take these drugs, University at Buffalo researchers report.
In a new article, a professor estimates the number of workers living in slavery conditions between 17-21 million worldwide, offering further recommendations to fix this global crisis.
A team of experts beat those odds by successfully implementing an evidence-based form of cognitive behavioral therapy for young people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).