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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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USC researchers have determined how cancer cells target certain organs, which could help develop treatments to slow or stop the disease from spreading.
A team of researchers from the University of Southern California found that purified water returned to Southern California aquifers for storage and reuse blends with antibiotic-resistant bacteria already found in the aquifer, adding key data to the conversation on how we reuse water.
Ringing the victory bell is a common ritual for people who finish cancer treatment, but a new study from the University of Southern California suggests it could cause lingering distress rather than joy.
University of Pittsburgh researchers have developed the CyteSolutions Lens, a silicone-hydrogel-based contact lens coated with natural biopolymers — organic molecular structures — containing a drug that targets inflammatory dry eye pathways not targeted by any other current treatments.
Researchers at the University of Missouri find that when the brain is deprived of input from a lost hand, it reorganizes its neural map and reroutes those functions to the remaining hand.