Bad to the bone: Specific gut bacterium impairs normal skeletal growth and maturation
Microbes are often seen as pathogens that cause disease, but the picture is actually more complex than that limited view.
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Involving family in bipolar care helps children and teens stay healthier, longer
In a UCLA-led study, children and adolescents with a high risk for developing bipolar disorder stayed healthier for longer periods
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Average normal body temperature isn’t 98.6 anymore, and it’s getting lower, research shows
For centuries, 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit (37 C) was said to be the average, normal body temperature. It’s not. More recently,
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Obesity, heart disease, and diabetes may be communicable
Non-communicable diseases including heart disease, cancer and lung disease are now the most common causes of death, accounting for 70
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Being a mother and breastfeeding lowers risk of early menopause
Women who have three or more children and breastfeed them for up to a year ‘are a THIRD less likely
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The biological basis of economic behavior: How the brain perceives value and reward
Holiday shopping season is in full force and consumers who are on the lookout for deals in stores or online
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The most common age of death in the UK is 88 for women and 86 for men
Revealed: The most common age of death in the UK is 88 for women and 86 for men – as
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New drug prevents liver damage, obesity and glucose intolerance in mice on high-fat diet
Mice given a new drug targeting a key gene involved in lipid and glucose metabolism could tolerate a high-fat diet
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What’s the link between prediction and pleasure? She’s scanning brains to find out.
On the most basic cognitive level, music is a guessing game, and our enjoyment of it hinges on whether we
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Zika virus infection can stunt neonatal brain development, a condition known as microcephaly, in which babies are born with abnormally
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