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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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Fungal diseases are increasing in animals, which might have serious consequences for wildlife living in a hotter world, according to a University of Florida scientist.
Tulane researchers are testing a strategy to alter the genes of female Aedes aegypti mosquitos so they die soon after a blood meal.
At the Emory Pain Center, providers educate patients and the community about pain relief options without turning to prescription medications.
White women whose genetic makeup puts them at higher risk for Alzheimer’s disease are more likely than white men to develop the disease during a critical 10-year span in their lives, new study shows.
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“Citrus Under Protective Screens,” or CUPS, can help keep away a pin-head-sized insect that causes citrus greening, University of Florida scientists say.