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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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The antimicrobial triclosan, widely used in household products like toothpaste and soap, may help treat cystic fibrosis, researchers say.
Researchers at Texas A&M University discovered a way to help alleviate an increasing harmful algal bloom issue occurring across the United States.
Drinking water from wells in rural north-central Pennsylvania had low levels of pharmaceuticals, according to a study led by Penn State researchers.
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Researchers at Texas A&M University and the Stevens Institute of Technology are laying the groundwork to develop the next generation of biomedical materials used to treat chronic wounds.
UNC researchers have created an artificial intelligence system they believe can be used to help bring new drugs to patients quicker.