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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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The notorious genetic marker of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, ApoE4, may not be a lone wolf.
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Plant-based sensors that measure a leaf's thickness and ability to store an electrical charge can tell farmers when crops need water, Penn State researcher said.
Stanford scholar Shanto Iyengar finds that people are more attached to their political parties than to their own race or religion.
Inflammation is traditionally thought of as a symptom of sleep apnea, but it might actually precede the disorder, according to Penn State researchers.
An existing drug may one day protect premenopausal women from life-altering infertility that commonly follows cancer treatments, according to a new study from Cornell University.