For most of the time since the first description of multiple sclerosis (MS) in 1868, the causes of this disabling disease have remained uncertain. Genes have been identified as important, which is why having other family ...
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is caused by a genetic mutation and affects one in every 5,000 boys born. Because the affected gene is on the X chromosome, girls are carriers of the mutant gene but develop the disease only ...
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Crabby crab is my four-year-old son Fisher's imaginary friend. Crabby appeared on a holiday in Norway by scuttling out of his ear after a night of tears from an earache. Like other childhood imaginary friends, Crabby should ...
Mar 8, 2019
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High-quality parenting practices in adolescence lay the foundation for close parent-child relationships when the children become young adults, according to new research from Penn State.
Oct 5, 2022
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Children whose parents often get angry at them, spank them, yell at them or shake them as a way to discipline them could be adversely affected right into their teenage years, researchers at Université de Montréal and CHU ...
Jul 17, 2019
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The teenage years are a time for experimenting and for pushing boundaries—particularly when it comes to intimate relationships. Such experimentation is a natural part of growing up. But there are potential risks, too—particularly ...
Jun 21, 2019
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Many people think migraines are just bad headaches. But they're so much more. In some people, they cause nausea or vomiting. In others, they enhance sensitivity to light, sounds and smell. Sometimes they cause vision distortion, ...
Mar 5, 2020
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Children and adolescents who show persistent high levels of anxiety are more likely to become psychotic in their early 20s, according to a new study.
Dec 21, 2021
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Scientists are trying to understand how cannabis may affect long-term neurodevelopment when babies are exposed to it in the womb.
Jul 5, 2024
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Scientists have mapped the structural changes that occur in teenagers' brains as they develop, showing how these changes may help explain why the first signs of mental health problems often arise during late adolescence.
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