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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 University of Maryland is conducting a groundbreaking study on how respiratory infections like the flu spread, focusing on the role of airborne transmission.
Research from UBuffalo is combating the rise of a hypervirulent strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae, which can infect healthy individuals and has become resistant to some antibiotics. The team have identified the genetic factors responsible for its virulence, aiming to develop therapies, treatments, and diagnostic tools.
Wearable technology combined with AI algorithms that UMD researchers and colleagues are developing could alleviate much of the difficulty of diagnosing Parkinson's, potentially leading to earlier treatment for patients with Parkinson's.
New research led by the University at Buffalo suggests that humor can be an effective mechanism for reaching people who otherwise avoid information about colorectal cancer screening or other health messaging.
The University of Maryland has led a 20-year excavation project at the ancient Roman site of Stabiae, near Pompeii, uncovering detailed insights into Roman elite life through the study of lavish villas buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.