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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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The Yale-developed vaccine approach is designed to jumpstart immune response in the respiratory system — the first part of the body to be infected by the virus.
In the first study of its kind, Yale researchers found striking differences in the mortality rate of older Americans within a year of having major surgery.
Researchers at Boston University discovered a connection between DNAm signals of accelerated cellular aging and mental health conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)—findings that suggest former service personnel with PTSD are at greater risk of early death.
A team of researchers led by the University of California, Irvine has discovered that adolescent and young adult cancer patients can experience cancer-related cognitive impairment before chemotherapy or radiation treatment, highlighting the importance of evaluating and managing toxicity at the time of diagnosis to help prevent further deterioration.
A study from University of Kansas and Rice University reveals how, despite a highly publicized lead advisory, children in Flint, Michigan, who were enrolled in Medicaid received lead tests earlier but the proportion of Medicaid-eligible children who were tested did not change.