Australia's RSV Maternal and Infant Protection Program is delivering strong protection for babies, with new research from The Kids Research Institute Australia showing RSV vaccination given during pregnancy reduces the risk ...
Aug 18, 2026
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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects every individual differently. Scientists have identified more than a thousand genes associated with ASD, yet no single gene accounts for most cases. This has left researchers with a ...
Aug 18, 2026
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Clinicians often collect an endotracheal aspirate culture (EAC) from patients of all ages with breathing tubes to check mucus for signs of bacterial infection, a complication that can be deadly. Historically, however, clinical ...
Aug 18, 2026
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Research has already shown that the more time children spend playing with screens indoors instead of outdoors, the more likely they are to develop myopia. In fact, some experts predict that nearly 5 billion people (or 50% ...
Aug 18, 2026
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Could how much sugar you consumed before your second birthday shape your health decades later—even into your 70s?
Aug 18, 2026
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For many teenagers, the hardest part of the school day may begin well before the first bell rings: waking up when their brains are still wired for sleep.
Aug 18, 2026
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U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates inched down again last year and the share of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high, according to federal data posted Monday.
Aug 17, 2026
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Smoking and vaping continued to decline among middle school and high school students in 2025, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's 2025 National Youth Tobacco Survey, released in July 2026. This annual, school-based ...
Aug 17, 2026
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Experiencing trauma in childhood can lead to a lack of motivation and less pleasure from rewards—or anhedonia—later in life. In humans, childhood trauma is linked to changes in the activity of reward-related brain pathways ...
Aug 17, 2026
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Beginning in the late 1990s, air pollution declined in New York City following the implementation of clean air and climate policies. According to new research by scientists at Columbia University Mailman School of Public ...
Aug 17, 2026
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