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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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Patients are three times likelier to contract C. diff, a dangerous infection, when a hospital is at midlevel occupancy, a new way of tracking the data finds.
A new study finds that many breast cancer patients are concerned about the financial impact of their diagnosis and treatment, and that they feel their doctors’ offices aren’t adequately addressing these concerns.
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have created a material derived from crab shells and tree fibers that has the potential to replace the flexible plastic packaging used to keep food fresh.
Suicide rates in the United States and Mexico are likely to rise as the earth warms, according to a new study led by Stanford economist Marshall Burke.
Naturally occurring chromium affects a larger area, more wells and a larger population throughout California than industrial sources, researchers say.