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• Affection, at Least for Women, May Be Rooted in Genes

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• All That Social Media Hasn't Hurt Kids' Social Skills, Study Finds

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• Alzheimer's Gene Linked to Severe COVID-19 Risk

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• Anorexia Often Stunts Girls' Growth, Study Finds

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• Antibiotics in Pregnancy Tied to Higher Odds for Asthma in Kids

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• Aphasia Affects Brain Similar to Alzheimer's, But Without Memory Loss

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• Are Many With Autism Missing Out on Key Gene Tests?

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• As REM Sleep Declines, Life Span Suffers

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• As Social Media Time Rises, So Does Teen Girls' Suicide Risk

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• As Testing Costs Rise, Neurology Patients May Skip Screening

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• Asthma More Likely in Kids With Disabilities, Delays

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• At-Home Gene Test for Breast, Ovarian Cancers Looks Effective

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• Autopsy Study May Explain Why Some COVID Survivors Have 'Brain Fog'

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• Baby's Heart Rate Reflects Mom's Mental Health

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• Baby's Sleep Issues Could Sometimes Signal Autism: Study

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• Birth Defects Tied to Rise in Lifelong Cancer Risk

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• Black and White Women Share the Same Genetic Risk for Breast Cancer

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• Brain May Age Faster After Spinal Cord Injury

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• Brain Plaques Signal Alzheimer's Even Before Other Symptoms Emerge: Study

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• Brain, Nervous System Affected in 1 in 3 Cases of Severe COVID-19

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• Brain's Iron Stores May Be Key to Alzheimer's

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• Breast Milk May Help Shield Infants From Dangerous Viruses

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• Bringing the Forest to Kids' Daycare May Boost Young Immune Systems

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• Calorie-Burning 'Brown Fat' Could Help Keep You Healthy, Even if You're Obese

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• Can Seniors Handle Results of Alzheimer's Risk Tests?

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• Cancer Survivors at Higher Odds for Second Cancer: Study

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• Certain Gene Might Help Shield At-Risk People From Alzheimer's

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• Changes in IVF May Have Spurred Drop in Cerebral Palsy, Study Says

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• Children Use Both Sides of the Brain to Understand Language

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• Common Heart Defect Limits Exercise Ability: Study

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• Concussion Ups Odds for Many Brain Conditions

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• Condition Affecting Kids With COVID-19 Remains Very Rare, Heart Group Says

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• Could a Common Prostate Drug Help Prevent Parkinson's?

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• Could Dirty Air Help Speed Alzheimer's?

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• Could Gene Therapy Stem the Damage of Parkinson's?

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• Could Going Vegetarian Lower Kids' Asthma Risk?

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• Could Sleep Apnea Put You at Risk for Alzheimer's?

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• Could Stem Cell Therapy Be a Breakthrough Against MS?

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• Could Umbilical Cord Blood Help Ease Autism?

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• Could Your DNA Predict a Happy Marriage?

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• COVID in Pregnancy Won't Affect Obstetric Outcomes: Study

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• COVID-19 Can Start With Neurological Symptoms

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• COVID-19 Survival Declines When Brain Affected: Study

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• Cyberbullying Could Rise During Lockdown, But Parents Can Stop It

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• Daytime Napping May Be in Your Genes

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• Depressed Teens May Struggle in School

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• Diabetes During Pregnancy Could Raise Lifelong Heart Risks for Children

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• Diabetes, High Blood Pressure Raise Odds of COVID Harming Brain

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• Discovery Could Explain Why Black Americans More Prone to Colon Cancer

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• Disparities in Stroke Care Put Rural Americans at Risk: Study

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• Do C-Section Babies Become Heavier Adults?

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• Do Gene Mutations Explain COVID-19 Cases in the Young?

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• Do Genes Doom Some Kids to Obesity? Probably Not, Study Finds

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• Do Touchscreens Make Your Toddler More Distractible?

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• Do Your Sleep Patterns Affect Your Risk of Alzheimer's Disease?

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• Does Parents' Nagging Kids About Screen Time Even Matter?

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• Dogs and Kids Are 'In Sync,' Study Shows

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• Don't Be a 'Hot-Head': Study Suggests Head Overheating Impairs Thinking

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• Drivers May Be Inhaling Dangerous Carcinogens Inside Their Cars

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• Early High School Start Times May Hurt Attendance

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• Early Promise for Therapy Against Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

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• Early School Sports Reduce ADHD Symptoms Years Later for Girls

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• Endometriosis Risk Can Be Predicted in Young Girls: Study

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• Even a Little Activity Keeps Aging Brains From Shrinking, Study Shows

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• Even for Preschoolers, Healthier Hearts May Mean Healthier Brains

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• Even in Moderate Cases, COVID-19 Is Causing Long-Term Neurological Harm

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• Exoskeleton Helps Paralyzed People Walk Again

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• Experts Cast Doubt on Notion That New Strain of Coronavirus Is More Infectious

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• Fertility Treatments Might Affect Kids' Growth, But Not for Long

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• Fetal Surgery Is Changing Lives for Kids With Spina Bifida

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• Fewer Food Allergies in Kids If Mom Drinks Milk While Breastfeeding: Study

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• Fewer Painful Procedures Could Help Preemies' Brain Development: Study

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• First People in the Americas Probably Brought Their Dogs

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• First Trial of Gene-Targeted Asthma Rx in Kids Shows Promise

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• Gene Study Probes Origins of Addison's Disease

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• Genes Could Raise COVID Risks for People With Down Syndrome

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• Genes Help Explain Role of Race in Prostate Cancer Risk

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• Genetic Research May Help Identify Causes of Stillbirth

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• Genetics Might Explain Some Cases of Cerebral Palsy

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• Get Dizzy When Standing Up? It Could Be Risk Factor for Dementia

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• Get Fit in Middle Age to Boost Your Aging Brain

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• Global Warming May Be Triggering Toxic Algae Blooms Along U.S. West Coast

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• Grumpy? Depressed? Try a More Regular Sleep Schedule

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• Guard Against Lyme Disease This Summer

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• Gut Immune Cells May Play Key Role in MS

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• Healthy Eating Could Delay Onset of Parkinson's Disease

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• Heart Defects Don't Increase Risk of Severe COVID-19

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• Heavy Drinking Tied to Raised Stroke Risk, Study Finds

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• Herpes Virus Yields Up Genetic Secrets

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• Hopeful News on Parkinson's: More Than 100 Trials Underway

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• How Are 'Super Agers' Protected From Alzheimer's and Mental Decline?

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• How Divorce Harms Kids, and How to Lessen That Harm

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• How Your Neighborhood Can Hamper Your Teen's Sleep

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• In Medieval Times, Plagues 'Sped Up' With Each New Outbreak

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• In Rare Case, COVID-19 Test Caused Spinal Fluid Leak

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• In Some Cases, COVID-19 May Harm the Brain

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• Is Any Amount of Coffee Safe for Baby During Pregnancy?

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• Is Shock Therapy Making a Comeback Against Bipolar Disorder?

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• I've Lost My Sense of Smell: Is It COVID?

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• Kids With Congenital Heart Disease Face Higher Odds of Mental Health Issues

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• Later School Start Time, Fewer Migraines for Teens?

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• Let Your Baby Cry It Out

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• Like Flu, COVID-19 May Turn Out to Be Seasonal

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• Lupus Drug Prevents Low Heartbeat in High-Risk Newborns: Study

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• Many Breast Cancer Survivors Have Healthy Babies: Study

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• Masks Don't Mask Others' Emotions for Kids

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• Mastering the Violin Won't Help Your Child Master Math: Study

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• Medical Pot May Help Many Battle Insomnia, Pain and Stress: Study

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• Mediterranean Diet Might Lower Your Odds for Parkinson's

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• Meeting the Challenges of Type 1 Diabetes in the Teen Years

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• Microbes in Lungs Could Affect COVID-19 Outcomes

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• Mom's Depression Can Lead to Behavior Problems in Kids

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• Mom's Heart Health While Pregnant Could Influence Her Child's Health for Years

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• More Clues to the Genes Behind Hearing Loss

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• More Education May Slow Start of Early-Onset Alzheimer's

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• Mother and Son Draw Hope, Healing From Shared Cancer Treatment

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• Music Classes Strike a Chord in Kids' Brain Development: Study

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• Narcolepsy Drug Doesn't Raise Odds for Birth Defects: Study

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• Need to Pee? Scientists May Have Found the Gene for That

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• Nerves May Play Important Role in Autism

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• Neurologists Much Tougher to Find in Rural America

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• New Coronavirus Strain More Contagious, Scientists Say

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• New Drug Could Extend Life for People With ALS

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• New Drug Helps Shrink Inoperable Tumors in Kids

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• New Drug May Beat Older One at Preventing MS Relapse

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• New Polio Vaccine Promising in Early Test

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• New Research Links Another Gene to Alzheimer's Risk

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• No Link Seen Between COVID, Guillain-Barré Syndrome

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• 'No Recollection:' Woman Has Sudden, Unexplained Episodes of Memory Loss

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• One-Time Treatment Eases Parkinson's -- in Mice

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• Pandemic Can Overwhelm Those With Autism

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• Pandemic Lockdown Increases Child Abuse Risk

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• Pandemic May Be Affecting How Parents Feed Their Kids

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• Pangolins Hold Clues to How COVID-19 Began -- and Might End

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• Parent's Skin-to-Skin Hug Does Ease a Baby's Pain, Brain Study Suggests

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• Parents, Don't Worry if Baby's Sleep Is Erratic

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• Parkinson's Ups the Odds for Dangerous Falls, But Prevention Is Key

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• Pediatricians' Group Says School Is Priority, With Proper Safety Measures

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• People With Intellectual Disabilities Are Being Hit Hard by COVID-19

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• Permanent Nerve Damage for Some COVID-19 Survivors

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• Police Use of Neck Restraint Never Medically Appropriate, Neurologists Say

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• Pot Use in Pregnancy Could Mean Sleepless Kids

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• Pot Use While Pregnant Tied to Higher Odds for Autism in Kids

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• Preemies' Impaired Immune Systems Quickly Catch Up: Study

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• Prescription Opioids, Antibiotics in Pregnancy Won't Raise Birth Defect Risk: Studies

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• Prostate Cancer Leaves Detectable 'Fingerprint' in Blood: Study

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• Researchers Use Computers and 'Exoskeletons' to Help Stroke Survivors

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• Say What? Like Animals, People Perk Up Their Ears to Hear

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• Scans Reveal How COVID-19 Can Harm the Brain

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• Scientists Move Closer to Mapping Entire Human Genome

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• Scientists Spot More Genes Linked to Problem Drinking

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• Screen Time for Tiniest Tots Linked to Autism-Like Symptoms

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• Seizures After Vaccination Don't Affect Kids' Development: Study

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• Serious Eye Problems Common in People With Parkinson's

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• Skeletons May Put Blame on Vikings for Smallpox' Spread

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• Sleep Builds the Brain in the Early Years, Then Maintains It

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• 'Smell Training' Might Speed the Sense's Return After COVID

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• Smog Harms Women's Brains, But One Food May Help Buffer the Damage

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• 'So Happy:' World's First Hand/Face Transplant Patient Doing Well

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• Some COVID-19 Patients Stricken by Guillain-Barre Syndrome

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• Some Older Breast Cancer Patients Can Safely Cut Down on Chemo

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• Sperm Samples May Help Predict Autism Risk in Offspring

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• Stay-at-Home Orders Could Mean More Obese Kids: Study

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• Streetlights Could Be Harming Your Teen's Sleep, Mental Health: Study

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• Stroke, Confusion: COVID-19 Often Impacts the Brain, Study Shows

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• Study Ties Brain Inflammation to Several Types of Dementia

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• Study Zeroes in on How Zika Virus Is Passed From Mom to Fetus

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• Success of Smallpox Vaccine Bears Lessons for Coronavirus Vaccine

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• Sudden Obsessions, Tantrums: What Is PANS in Kids?

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• Suicidal Thoughts Among Young Kids Higher Than Believed

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• Sure-Fire Solutions for Managing Lockdown Temper Tantrums

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• Texas Mother Transmitted COVID-19 to Unborn Baby: Study

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• The Family Cat Could Be Good Medicine for Kids With Autism

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• There May Be 6 Types of COVID-19

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• Time Spent in Nature Boosts Kids' Well-Being

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• Too Little Sleep Could Raise Your Dementia Risk

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• Too Much 'Screen Time' Could Slow Your Toddler's Language Skills: Study

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• Tough Childhoods Are Tough on Adult Hearts: Study

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• Treatment Reverses Young Man's Type 1 Diabetes. Will It Last?

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• Treatment Reverses Young Man's Type 1 Diabetes. Will It Last?

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• Two Common Nutrients Might Keep Vertigo at Bay

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• Type 2 Diabetes in Youth Is Especially Unhealthy: Study

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• U.S. Schools Can Reopen, With Safeguards in Place: CDC

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• What Loneliness Looks Like in the Brain

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• What People With Parkinson's Need to Know About COVID-19

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• When Parents, Grandparents Don't Agree on Childrearing Choices

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• Why a Newborn's First Breath Is So Important

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• Why Are Some People More Sensitive Than Others? Genes May Tell

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• Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse With Blood Cancer Than Whites?

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• Why Is Stroke a Bigger Threat to Black People?

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• Why Some 'Super Ager' Folks Keep Their Minds Dementia-Free

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• Will Vaccines Work Against the New Coronavirus Variants?

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• Will Your Brain Stay Sharp Into Your 90s? Certain Factors Are Key

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• Worse COVID Illness May Mean Stronger Immune Protection After

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• Your Genes May Affect How You'll Heal If Wounded

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• Your Sex Affects Your Genes for Body Fat, Cancer, Birth Weight

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• Zika Epidemic Was More Widespread Than Thought: Study

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• Zika May Have Damaged More Infants' Brains Than Expected

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• Zika Virus Tied to Profound Developmental Delays