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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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For decades, MU has been a leader in developing lifesaving cancer treatments and is now set to play an integral role in an ongoing radiopharmaceutical renaissance.
Chemists at University at Buffalo and Cornell have discovered a new, easy way to manipulate chlorine and manganese.
Researchers at USC explored the link between sedentary behavior and risk of dementia, finds that type of activity matters when it comes to brain aging.
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Case Western Reserve team working toward combining elements to perform first-ever procedure to manage stroke risk for atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients
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A new study from the University of Kansas has found that people tend to have more memories associated with older songs and movie clips than newer ones, and they tend to be happier memories as well.