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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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In a small trial, brain scans revealed who was most at risk of relapsing after being treated for addiction to stimulants like amphetamines or cocaine. The finding could identify people who need help staying drug-free.
Close to 9,000 children and teens in the United States died from opioid poisonings over the last two decades, representing a nearly three-fold increase in mortality rates, Yale researchers said.
A USC scientist has documented the first occurrence of a certain shark species interacting with a pterosaur, a flying reptile species in the age of dinosaurs.
A new study by Keck School of Medicine of USC researchers shows that a high-fat, high-cholesterol diet can trigger changes in the immune system that lead to a serious form of liver disease known as non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
Researchers found that Facebook users would require an average of more than $1,000 to deactivate their account for one year.