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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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UC San Diego researchers uncovered an eye-opening statistic: roughly 1/3 of the internet was subject to a denial of service (DoS) attack over the last two years.
Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson have invented a new class of non-opioid compounds to treat pain.
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A new device cleared for commercialization this month by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can help dentists find clear signs of tooth decay long before dental lesions turn into cavities and without using X-rays.
A $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation will fund a three-year partnership that seeks to enhance Hasbro’s Joy for All Companion Pets into smart robots that can help older adults with everyday tasks.
Maintaining positive, warm and trusting friendships might be the key to a slower decline in memory and cognitive functioning, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.