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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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Reflecting on findings, CU Boulder researcher muses, ‘At 12 years old, is the venti Starbucks coffee really a good idea?’
Researchers at Rutgers found more than 60 percent of e-cigarette users want to quit, and highlight the need for more emphasis on treatment for e-cigarette cessation
A University of Southern California team finds six out of 11 lymphoma patients who received a commonly used dose of the improved CAR T-cell therapy went into complete remission.
University of Southern California study finds women are more productive at warmer temperatures and men perform slightly better at a lower temperature, suggesting that gender and temperature are linked in more ways than one.
A new USC study revealed high amounts of lead in the teeth of children in five Los Angeles communities and reinforced the need to test for lead exposure before and during pregnancy.