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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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Social platforms have a larger role to play in stopping the spread of misinformation and fake news online, according to a study of more than 2,400 Facebook users.
A nutrient that is common in the human diet has been found to aid the survival of a cancer-causing bacterium, a new Yale study finds.
Yale researchers have uncovered a driver of the chronic inflammation that damages lungs in cystic fibrosis. It could be a target for treatment.
New study explores the benefits and consequences of proactive helping and how it can stem the tide of ‘quiet quitting.’
Researchers systematically examined pancreatic cancer cells and identified several therapeutic vulnerabilities of drug resistance that could be targeted.