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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 led by researchers at Yale University suggests that early-life exposure to two widespread environmental pollutants— small particle air pollution and outdoor artificial light at night—could increase the risk of pediatric thyroid cancer.
Scientists have discovered more than 20 genes whose mutations contribute to the onset of Parkinson's disease—a finding which could have implications for new therapeutic targets.
A new experiment shows that, at least from a human perspective, humans retain an edge over the latest generative artificial intelligence tools when it comes to brainstorming buildings.
Tufts researchers are exploring a promising new target in the effort to develop a vaccine for Lyme disease—the Lyme bacterial protein CspZ, which the bacteria use to evade detection from the body’s immune system.
University at Buffalo researchers are tackling a nationwide shortage of speech-language pathologists by using NSF funding to develop AI-powered to tests to screen children for language and speech disorders.