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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 new white paper designed to provide New York State healthcare providers and communities with the tools to manage and reduce opioid use disorder in pregnancy has been released by the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), District II.
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A Cornell-led team of scientists analyzing environmental factors to understand bumblebee population declines found a shocker: fungicides, commonly thought to have no impact, are a factor.
Stanford researchers have developed an algorithm that can diagnose up to 14 types of medical conditions based on chest X-ray images.
Alexandre Vieira, director of clinical research and of student research at the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Dental Medicine, is studying how dental formations caused by genetic mutations, like cleft palate, could be early indicators of other diseases.
Two new Penn State projects are aiming to educate the public about opioids while utilizing partnerships with law enforcement and community organizations to identify and disrupt networks of opioid distribution.
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