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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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Brain-imaging software developed at Stanford may lead to a major change in how hospitals respond to some stroke patients.
A positive attitude toward math boosts the brain’s memory center and predicts math performance independent of factors such as a child’s IQ, a Stanford study has found.
New research suggests that people who move to an area with a high obesity rate are likely to become overweight or obese themselves.
Researchers at Standford University have developed a new HIV test that combines the convenience of spitting in a cup with the reliability of blood tests.
A pioneering study at the University of Southern California shows the positive effect of exercise for breast cancer survivors.