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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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Scientists at the University of Southern California (USC), Queen’s University (Ontario) and Duke University have developed a new tool that can screen children for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) quickly and affordably.
Georgia Tech researchers could improve the control systems of future snake-like robots based on their observations
of snakes slithering across the desert sand at night.
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University say they have identified a previously unidentified form of neural communication, a discovery that could help scientists better understand neural activity surrounding specific brain processes and brain disorders.
Preliminary evidence suggests working out five minutes a day, without lifting a single weight or jogging a single step, could reduce your heart attack risk, help you think more clearly and boost your sports performance.
University of Oregon psychology researcher Nick Allen is developing an app that will use cellphone data to predict suicide risk and potentially save lives.