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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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Michigan State University scientists are engineering a virus-like particle, known as Qβ, that will generate anti-cancer immune responses in the body and potentially be used as a new vaccine for the treatment of cancer.
In this Q&A, USC clinical assistant professor Theresa Granger walks us through the drawbacks of sleep deprivation, the benefits of getting more (and better) sleep and the easy lifestyle adjustments we can make to improve our sleep habits and quality of sleep.
Rutgers and Stanford researchers develop a new mathematical model to explain how smartphones act as “portable funhouse mirrors” that may lead some to seek plastic surgery.
Michigan State University scientists recommend that officials focus their conservation efforts on fish to protect Michigan's 45 varieties of freshwater mussels.
Many people over age 50 see a mismatch in what tests and treatments doctors recommend, and what they need and use, according to a new health care poll.