- About 1 billion years ago, when earth's land mass was a single continent, the gap between what is now North America and Australia was probably filled by East Antarctica, researchers report in the July 11 Science. John Goodge and colleagues at the University of Minnesota at Duluth analyzed rocks in the Transantarctic mountains, which divide East and West Antarctica, and found they were a good match with rocks of the same age in the southwestern United States.
(John W. Goodge)
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Blood pressure treatment may help keep mind clear
- About 1 billion years ago, when earth's land mass was a single continent, the gap between what is now North America and Australia was probably filled by East Antarctica, researchers report in the July 11 Science. John Goodge and colleagues at the University of Minnesota at Duluth analyzed rocks in the Transantarctic mountains, which divide East and West Antarctica, and found they were a good match with rocks of the same age in the southwestern United States.
(John W. Goodge)
Dementia is a disease of cognition, clouding the part of the brain that gives us the power to process information, to carry out daily routines, and perhaps most dramatically, the ability to remember. Nearly 4 million Americans live with dementia today. Researchers decided to test whether treating high blood pressure in the elderly might reduce the chances of getting dementia. (Full article: 565 words)
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