If a mother reaches for cakes, chocolates or other snacks when she’s feeling down, her children could become emotional eaters as well. Kids’ chances of…
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An experimental vaccine given during pregnancy has shown early promise for protecting infants from a potentially severe respiratory infection. The vaccine, being developed by Pfizer,…
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Land parasites that pose a risk to human and wildlife health can hitch rides on the millions of pounds of microplastics that float between oceans,…
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Dietary fiber gets a lot of praise for helping people feel full and for lowering the risk of certain types of disease. Yet many types…
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In the fall of 2021, TikTok announced a major milestone to coincide with its fifth anniversary: The amassing of roughly 1 billion global users, many…
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As health experts around the world try to understand why nearly 200 children in 12 countries have fallen seriously ill with severe hepatitis, doctors in…
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Zoom meetings became the lifeblood of many workplaces during pandemic, but a new study points to a downside: They may limit employees’ capacity for creative…
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If you’re battling depression, the success of your treatment might be affected by your race, income, job status and education, a new study says. “If…
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Frontline nurses were plagued by “moral distress” in the early days of the pandemic because they lacked the support to provide high-quality care, a new…
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If your teen is itching to get behind the wheel, new research underscores the importance of signing them up for driver’s education. The study found…
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COVID-19 death rates are significantly higher in U.S. counties that remain largely unvaccinated than in those where more people have gotten their shots, according to…
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Planet Earth is growing hotter, forcing different animal species to migrate to new areas and interact with other unfamiliar creatures at an increasing rate. That…
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