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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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A team of scientists at USC's Keck School of Medicine is studying deep-sea dwellers to create a better way to develop cancer-fighting therapies.
A new study shows that a company-led food sustainability programs drove increased adoption of environmental practices at the farm level.
There’s been little improvement in survival among adolescents and young adults with cancer, a new USC study finds.
A physician-scientist at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix has received a grant to develop the first diagnostic test for schizophrenia.
Researchers at Stanford University are studying what role the mechanical properties of breast tissue, such as stiffness, play in promoting the progression of breast cancer.