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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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UO scientists have found brain cells needed for zebrafish to socialize, a discovery that could help establish the small fish as a model organism for advancing research on autism spectrum disorders and schizophrenia.
A University of Pittsburgh team is helping people with paraplegia regain or improve mobility using robotic technology.
When students are allowed to use a cellphone, tablet or other devices for non-academic purposes during classroom lectures, they perform worse in end-of-term exams, according to a new Rutgers University–New Brunswick study.
Two third-year medical students at USC have designed a chic hospital gown that is “interesting, fun and couture-related.”
A new genetic screen may be able to predict low bone-mineral density, osteoporosis and fracture risk prior to clinical symptoms, according to a retrospective study of nearly 400,000 people by a Stanford researcher.