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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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When Jason Jurjevich and his husband Charles Walker went to close on a house a mile from campus in fall 2021, they expected plenty of paperwork.
Yale researchers have investigated the unique reproductive strategy of deep-sea anglerfishes known as sexual parasitism.
MIT engineers have developed a hydrogel adhesive coating that can prevent the immune response and fibrosis typically caused by implanted medical devices like pacemakers.
A new study by UMD researchers shows that neighborhood features like walkability & greenery are linked to 15-20% lower obesity & diabetes rates.
Researchers from the University of Maryland are collaborating to develop a malaria vaccine using a machine learning approach called "reverse vaccinology."