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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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In an effort to improve the safety of healthcare workers, an interdisciplinary team of physicians, engineers, paramedics and students at Stony Brook University has developed a new patient particle containment chamber (PPCC) that can play a key role in containing the COVID-19 virus.
Caltech researchers have developed a new type of test with a low-cost sensor that may enable the at-home diagnosis of a COVID infection through rapid analysis of small volumes of saliva or blood, without the involvement of a medical professional, in less than 10 minutes.
A new, $3 million award will fund the development of sipIT, a technology-based intervention to encourage people to drink more fluids.
Greenland is on track to lose ice faster than in any century over the past 12,000 years, study finds
If human societies don’t sharply curb emissions of greenhouse gases, Greenland’s rate of ice loss this century is likely to greatly outpace that of any century over the past 12,000 years, a new study concludes.
Physicians managing adults with depression should be aware of this potential for increased mortality, Rutgers study finds.