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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 commission report outlines the global burden caused by sickle cell disease and identifies the need for important governmental commitments and investments.
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A full-time clinician who turned to research in hopes of finding a better way to diagnose this pediatric cancer. It turns out that these liquid biopsies contain more than a yes or no diagnosis of retinoblastoma.
Columbia scientists have found that neurons in the gastrointestinal tract of mice are damaged by an autoimmune reaction to a protein associated with Parkinsons disease. Their study is adding to evidence that the disease may gets its start in the gut.
A new working paper shows that audits, particularly of higher-income taxpayers, raise significantly more money than they cost.