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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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New “Robotic Skins” technology developed by Yale researchers allows users to animate the inanimate and turn everyday objects into robots.
Findings from a study conducted by researchers at the USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work suggest that higher dementia prevalence among racial and ethnic minorities—particularly among Latinos—is connected to lower educational attainment.
University of Southern California | Alzheimers | Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | Community Impact | University Research
Research is underway to identify infants at risk of neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome shortly after birth.
Two researchers crunch the numbers to determine how much water is withdrawn from the environment by the oil, coal, natural gas, wind and other energy sources.
University of Southern California | Energy Conservation/Efficiency | Research to Secure Our Energy Future
A Stanford University analysis suggests another way the government could encourage the oil and gas industry to capture and store carbon.