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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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A joint study conducted by researchers at the University at Buffalo and the University of California, Los Angeles is revealing for the first time that behavioral self-management of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a painful and common gastrointestinal disorder, can fundamentally change the gut microbiome.
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As climate change events continue to cause substantial widespread loss, damage, and financial costs, Stony Brook University researchers call for developed nations to direct resources toward operationalizing extreme weather events and impact attribution.
Research finds smaller dose of blood thinners is equally effective for blood clots and carries less bleeding risk
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Research from UW shows that people in states with higher medical debt and lower rates of insurance coverage are more likely to try to raise money but less likely to succeed.
Scientists from Stony Brook University are discovering the significant effects that global climate change has had on penguin colonies in the Antarctic.