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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 Yale study found that the entry and return of ridesharing services led to increased employee turnover in restaurants and a decline in service quality, particularly in lower-end establishments.
A new, Yale-led study suggests that a range of respiratory viral infections — including COVID-19 and influenza — may be preventable or treatable with a generic antibiotic that is delivered to the nasal passageway.
Since Yale researchers first observed the ability of ketamine to dramatically improve symptoms in many patients with treatment-resistant depression more than two decades ago, the drug has provided a powerful new therapeutic option for mental health professionals.
A team of senior mechanical engineering students from Johns Hopkins University has managed to reduce the noise produced by a leaf blower nearly 40%, eliminating the most irritating frequencies.
Researchers ran computer simulations to support the idea that dark matter exists and helps to explain how the universe works.