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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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A new study from Michigan State University and New York University reveals a surprising level of vulnerability in fingerprint authentication systems.
A new USC study shows that older African-Americans who received culturally tailored text messages about Alzheimer’s disease had the highest increase in Alzheimer’s disease literacy levels when compared with other participants.
Deepak Kumar, a Boston University assistant professor of physical therapy and athletic training, wants to help people become more active while ensuring that their newfound enthusiasm for fitness doesn’t make their knee osteoarthritis worse.
MIT researchers are reproducing paintings using a new system that combines 3-D printing and deep learning.
Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), a rare but incurable disease that has paralyzed at least 116 people in 31 states in 2018, most of them under age 18. Karl Kuban, BU School of Medicine (MED) professor of pediatrics and neurology, answers questions about the disease.