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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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Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin has invented a tool that rapidly and accurately identifies cancerous tissue during surgery.
UCLA biologists have developed an intervention that serves as a cellular time machine — turning back the clock on a key component of aging.
University of Washington researchers are developing a smartphone app that can objectively detect concussions and other traumatic brain injuries.
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The Zika Virus, which can cause devastating neurological damage in developing fetuses, also targets and kills brain cancer stem cells, according to researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Washington University School of Medicine.
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Researchers at the Tulane Brain Institute say they have moved a step closer to improving treatment for chronic depression.