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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 have developed the first cardiac implant made from graphene, a material thin & flexible enough to conform to the heart while functioning like a classical pacemaker.
Results of a UC Irvine led study could inform state policymakers’ post-pandemic decision-making efforts
New study reveals that consumers form their ideas about whether a snack is healthy through the food’s packaging.
New research show the need for better medical interventions & more aggressive treatment for veterans with peripheral artery disease (PAD), one of the leading causes of the 185,000 major lower extremity amputations that happen each year.
Researchers from Case Western Reserve University hope to develop a process that uses bubbles to overcome the challenge of targeting diseased cells.