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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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Pili, the hair-like surface appendages on bacteria that initiate infection, could hold a key to developing new and more effective therapeutics, according to a team of scientists led by David Thanassi, PhD, Chair of the Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology at Stony Brook University.
There is a strong link between depression and opioid-related deaths, according to a new study.
Stanford researchers have created a computer simulation, validated by experimental results, to help design drug-delivery nanoparticles that carry cancer-fighting medicines directly to tumors, while minimizing the potential side-effects on healthy cells.
a University at Buffalo-led research team is creating a new cancer-spotting tool that health care providers could eventually use in areas that lack hospitals, clinics and other treatment centers.
An individual's genetic risk of obesity was lessened by one extra year of high school in a recent USC study, meaning genes alone do not determine who will become obese.