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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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The University of Washington and U.S. Geological Survey have developed an approach to map huckleberry distribution, therefore tracking Grizzly Bears across Glacier National Park that uses publicly available satellite imagery.
A USC study finds that patients who participated in a 16-week exercise program had a lower risk of cardiovascular disease than their sedentary counterparts.
University of California, Davis researchers fear two isolated mountain lion populations in Southern California’s Santa Ana and Santa Monica Mountains are at risk of local extinction, perhaps as soon as within 50 years
Research from the Washington University in St. Louis suggests pregnant women who use cannabis may increase the risk their child will develop psychosis
A team of researchers led by Stony Brook University have identified a specific gene involved in the cancer stem cell (CSC) population process of triple-negative breast cancer. By blocking this gene’s action, tumor response to chemotherapy is improved.