Neuroscience

COVID-19 lockdowns prematurely aged teenage brains, study finds

During the COVID-19 pandemic, governments around the world implemented restrictive measures—such as stay-at-home orders and school closures—to mitigate the spread of the respiratory illness. It's been well-documented ...

Inflammatory disorders

Diagnostic tool identifies puzzling inflammatory diseases in kids

RNA performs a number of biological duties, from delivering genetic information to manufacturing proteins. But RNA is also expelled from cells via cell death or active release, and can then find its way into blood plasma.

Pediatrics

Risky play exercises an ancestral need to push limits

With schools nationwide back in session, millions of children across the United States will clamber up the jungle gyms and hang from the monkey bars that have been a fixture of playgrounds since they were invented in the ...

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