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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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Scientists at NYU have captured human neural activity in unprecedented detail by using medical data in ways to better understand how the brain works in the processing of visuals.
A mid-Missouri woman benefits from the power of advancements in science and medicine harnessed at the University of Missouri.
A UO graduate student discovered a protein made by gut bacteria that triggered insulin-producing cells to replicate. The protein was an important clue to the biological basis for Type 1 diabetes.
A KU study gives new understanding of mechanisms that determine how effectively hillslopes drive floods and landslides, as well as promote the presence of wetlands.
A bionic pancreas, invented by Boston University biomedical engineers, and in the works for almost 20 years, is moving closer to giving the nearly two million Americans with the type 1 diabetes fresh hope.