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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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Sleep scientists from University of California, Berkeley suggests that deep sleep might help alleviate some of dementia’s most devastating outcomes.
New study by Emory researchers finds better ways to teach health care professionals to work together effectively
The gut is filled with trillions of microbes. BU nutrition scientist Maura E. Walker studies the microbiome for clues that could help prevent and treat diabetes and heart disease
Researchers found that while high predation levels reduced parasitism, populations were often dramatically reduced, as well.
University of Washington Researcher finds hummingbirds an evolutionary delight in the ways they push the limits of biology.