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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.

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University of Florida researchers have found that low levels of physical activity can put healthy weight adults at the same risk for cardiovascular disease as adults who are overweight.
A new device developed by Stanford University researchers could make it easier for doctors to monitor the success of blood vessel surgery.
A new study suggests that tools to diagnose Alzheimer's disease in Caucasian populations may not work as well for African-Americans.
Michigan State University scientists have discovered that an immune receptor has the ability to tone down the body’s immune response when activated on certain white blood cells, called “monocytes.”
Researchers studying drug prices found that new drugs entering the market do drive up prices, but drug companies are also hiking prices on older drugs.