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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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"Nanosponges" cloaked in human lung cell membranes and human immune cell membranes can attract and neutralize the SARS-CoV-2 virus in cell culture, causing the virus to lose its ability to hijack host cells and reproduce, per UC San Diego researchers
The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the sexual and reproductive health of adolescents and young adults because of social distancing as well as limited access to contraceptive care, according to a sexual and reproductive health researcher at the Rutgers School of Public Health who recently published an article on the topic.
A team of researchers at Stony Brook University projects that future tropical cyclones, or hurricanes, will feature more intense rain with more rain produced per hour than previous storms.
Some bat species seem to carry coronaviruses but rarely be affected by them. Scientists at Stony Brook University are trying to understand why this is the case.
Rutgers expert explains why COVID-19 pandemic poses additional difficulties, risks to people with HIV