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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.

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A gene therapy developed by University of Florida scientists, restored useful vision to most patients with the rare, inherited blindness known as Leber congenital amaurosis type I, or LCA1, in a small trial.
A new study from uncovers significant associations between social vulnerability and the prevalence and treatment of mental health and substance use disorders in the United States.
Yale researchers have uncovered a way to make a type of white blood cells known as natural killer cells — which kill infected, damaged, or malignant cells in the body — more effective against cancer. The approach, they say, could enable new treatments for solid tumors in the future.
A study by Brown University researchers found that the decriminalization of drug possession in Oregon, via Measure 110, was not responsible for the spike in fatal overdoses in 2021.
A new Yale study reveals that while mental disorders like depression, anxiety, and PTSD can manifest in numerous symptom combinations, most of these combinations are rarely observed in practice.