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Pediatricians' Group Says School Is Priority, With Proper Safety Measures
People With Autism at Higher Risk for Suicide, Self-Harm: Study
People With Autism May Feel Pain More Intensely: Study
'Personalized' Brain Zaps May Ease Tough-to-Treat Depression
Pesticide Harmed Children's Brains: Lawsuits
Pets May Help Parents of Kids With Autism Fight Stress
Physics Shows Why 20 Seconds Is Right for Hand-Washing
Pill Might Prevent Life-Threatening Allergic Reactions
Plasma Therapy Aids Recovery in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients
Pot Use by Pregnant Women Rose During Pandemic: Study
Pot Use in Pregnancy Could Mean Sleepless Kids
Pot Use in Pregnancy May Harm the Fetus
Pot Use While Pregnant Tied to Higher Odds for Autism in Kids
Precautions Even More Important With New Coronavirus Variant: Experts
Pregnancy Often More Stressful for Women With Autism
Pregnancy, Delivery Safe for Women Born With Heart Defects
Premature Birth Tied to Higher Risk for ADHD
Premature Delivery Raises Odds for Cerebral Palsy
Prestigious Sports Medicine Journal Retracts Articles Authored by Former Editor-in-Chief
Preterm Birth Tied to Lower IQs, Poorer School Grades
Prior Exposure to Common Cold Won't Shield You From COVID: Study
Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries
Promising Steps Toward Retinal Cell Transplants to Fight Blindness
Race, Income Keeps Many Families From Letting Kids Play Sports
Reading Aloud to Your Kids Might Make Them Smarter
Reading With Your Toddler? Books May Beat Screens
Real-World Data Confirms Pfizer Vaccine Safe for Kids Ages 5-11
Red Light in Morning May Protect Fading Eyesight: Study
Remote Learning Hurt High School Students Academically, Emotionally
Research Reveals Why COVID Pneumonia Is More Deadly
Researchers Move Toward Once-Yearly Treatment for HIV
Researchers Seek Antiviral Pill That Would Ease COVID Severity
Researchers Use Computers and 'Exoskeletons' to Help Stroke Survivors
Robotics Bring the White Cane Into the 21st Century
Saliva-Based COVID-19 Test Might Be Alternative to Deep Nasal Swab
Say What? Like Animals, People Perk Up Their Ears to Hear
Scans Reveal How COVID-19 Can Harm the Brain
School-Based Mindfulness Program Gives Big Boost to Young Kids' Sleep
Science Doesn't Always Boost Sales, Study Finds
Science Reveals Why Eye Contact Is Tough for People With Autism
Science Reveals Why Tea Is Good for Your Heart
Science Studies Most Likely to Be Wrong Are the Most Widely Read
Scientists Are Developing Patch That Warns of Oncoming Drug Overdose
Scientists Create First Lab Model of Human 'Pre-Embryo' for Research Purposes
Scientists Create Synthetic Mouse Embryo With Brain, Beating Heart
Scientists Design Skin Patch That Takes Ultrasound Images
Scientists Find Clue to Links Between Autism, Epilepsy
Scientists Gain Insight Into Genetics of Glaucoma
Scientists Grow Electrodes in Living Tissue
Scientists May Be Closer to Effective HIV Vaccine
Scientists Pinpoint Why People With Autism Struggle to Understand a Speaker's 'Tone'
Scientists Restore Some Function to Pig Tissues 1 Hour After Death
Scientists Track Spirituality in the Human Brain
Scientists Transplant Human Brain Cells Into Rat Brains, a Boon to Research
Screen Time for Tiniest Tots Linked to Autism-Like Symptoms
Screening Test Leads to Fewer Women Included in Autism Studies
Seizures After Vaccination Don't Affect Kids' Development: Study
Sex of Fetus May Matter When COVID Strikes in Pregnancy
She Thought Cancer Had Won — Until This Experimental Therapy
Shoulder Pain Can Plague Wheelchair Users, But Their Own Fat Cells Could Be Cure
Sleep Builds the Brain in the Early Years, Then Maintains It
Small Risk of Autism Seen in Babies Born Preterm and Post-Term
SmartWatches Detect Viral Infection Before Symptoms Surface in Study
Smell Diminishes by Day 3 of COVID-19, Study Says
Smoggy Days Could Help Send Kids With Autism to the ER
Smoke From Nuclear War Would Trigger Massive Climate Change, Endangering Health
Snuggling With Dad: Fathers' Contact Can Help Preemies Thrive
Social Media, Binge Eating Often Go Together for Kids
Spanish Spoken at Home? It Won't Slow Youngsters Learning English: Study
Special 'Strategies' Can Help People With Parkinson's Walk, But Many Patients Unaware
Sperm Samples May Help Predict Autism Risk in Offspring
Spit Test: Saliva Alerts Babies to Close Relationships
State Spending on Poverty Really Pays Off for Kids: Study
Stay-at-Home Orders Could Mean More Obese Kids: Study
Stem Cell Injections Show Early Promise Against Spinal Cord Injuries
Still Too Few Women in Stroke Treatment Clinical Trials
Stool Samples From the 1980s Hold Clues to Fighting HIV Today
Stories Get Listeners' Hearts in Sync
Stressed and Distracted, Kids and Their Teachers Say Virtual Learning Isn't Working
Stroke Prevented His Speech, But Brain Implant Brought It Back
Studies Relying on Brain Scans Are Often Unreliable, Analysis Shows
Study Bolsters Effectiveness of 'Guided Play' for Learning
Study Confirms Safety, Effectiveness of Children's Vaccines
Study Spots Key Factor in Kids' Friendships
Study Suggests a Better Blood Thinner Could Be Near
Success of Smallpox Vaccine Bears Lessons for Coronavirus Vaccine
Sure-Fire Solutions for Managing Lockdown Temper Tantrums
Swine Coronavirus Could Jump to People, Researchers Warn
Teen Brain Naturally Tunes Out Mom's Voice
Teens Have Triple the Odds of Misusing Marijuana Compared to Adults
Teens With Autism and Driving: Often a Tough Discussion
Telehealth: Tips for Helping Kids With Autism Take Part
Ten Years On, Gene Therapy Still Beating Most Cases of 'Bubble Boy' Immune Disease
Texas Mother Transmitted COVID-19 to Unborn Baby: Study
THC From Pot Lingers in Breast Milk for Weeks: Study
The Family Cat Could Be Good Medicine for Kids With Autism
The Future of Cancer for Americans
The More Words Your Preschooler Knows, the Better They Do in Class
There's a Secret to Getting Kids to Eat Vegetables
Tight Blood Sugar Control Boosts Brain Power of Teens With Type 1 Diabetes: Study
Time Spent in Day Care Won't Harm Child's Development
Time Spent in Nature Boosts Kids' Well-Being
Tips to Food-Fueling Your Active Vegan Child
Toddlers' Attention to 'Motherese' Could Give Clues to Autism
Toddlers Nap a Lot - and Then They Don't. New Research Uncovers Why
Tonsillectomies Can Be Tougher for Kids With Developmental Delays
Tough Childhoods Are Tough on Adult Hearts: Study
Treating Teachers' Depression Could Boost Young Students' Grades: Study
Trials Begin for Potential COVID-19 Drug Remdesivir
T-Shirt Study Shows Importance of Mom's Smell to Bond With Baby
Type 1 Diabetes Doesn't Have to Hold Kids Back in School
Type 2 Diabetes in Youth Is Especially Unhealthy: Study
U.K. Variant Won't Trigger More Severe COVID, Studies Find
U.S. Army Reports Progress on COVID Vaccine That Fights All Variants
U.S. Parents Face Big Disparities in Access to Autism Care Services
U.S. Schools Can Reopen, With Safeguards in Place: CDC
U.S. States With Tighter Access to Welfare Payments Have More Kids in Foster Care
U.S. Teens Were Already in Mental Health Crisis Before Pandemic Hit
Ultra-Low Dose of Rituximab Safely Eases Rheumatoid Arthritis Over Long Term: Study
Unlike Humans, No Bone Loss for Gorillas as They Age
Using Devices as Babysitters Can Backfire on Parents
Vaping Can Trigger Gene Changes in Cells: Study
Video Games May Bring Cognitive Benefits to Kids: Study
Visiting a 'Dental Fear' Clinic Can Help Improve a Child's Smile
Walking, Sitting: What Works Best to Help Baby Stop Crying?
Weight Loss in Childhood May Protect Boys Against Future Infertility
Weight Loss Surgery a Good Option for Severely Obese Kids: Study
What Drives Preschoolers' Curiosity to Learn?
What Will Summer Camp Look Like This Year?
What You Need to Know About the COVID Vaccine
What You Need to Know About the New Variant of COVID-19
Whatever the Language, Babies LOVE Baby Talk
What's Behind Unexplained Epilepsy in Kids? A Gene Test May Tell
When Is Your Very Earliest Memory?
When Parents, Grandparents Don't Agree on Childrearing Choices
When, Where Was the First Case of COVID-19?
Which Animals Are Also Vulnerable to COVID Infection?
Which Blood Sugar Meds Work Best Against Type 2 Diabetes?
Which Seafood Has the Highest Amount of Microplastics?
WHO Approves First Long-Acting Device to Shield Women From HIV
Why a Newborn's First Breath Is So Important
Why Are Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Health Issues Not Getting Treatment?
Why Are More U.S. Babies Being Born With Syphilis?
Why Are More Women Using Pot, Other Cannabis Products During Pregnancy?
Why Cotton Masks Are Safer Masks
Why Does 'Mono' Sometimes Turn Into Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
Why Don't People Have Memories of Their Infancy?
Why Handwriting Still Beats Typing, Videos at Helping Folks Learn
Why 'Night Owl' Women Might Be at Higher Risk During Pregnancy
Why Remdesivir Might Be a Good Bet Against COVID-19
Why Will It Take So Long for a COVID-19 Vaccine?
Will Remdesivir Help COVID-19 Patients? Two Reports Provide Different Answers
Young Kids, Adults Use Same Brain Areas to Solve Tough Problems
Your Daily Vitamin D From Tomatoes? Gene Tweak Could Make It Happen
Your Liver Is Just 3 Years Old
Your Metabolism Changes As You Age, Just Not When You Think
Your Teen's Smartphone Could Be Key to Unhealthy Weight
You've Got Tens of Thousands of Virus Species Living in Your Gut
Zika May Have Damaged More Infants' Brains Than Expected
Zika Virus Tied to Profound Developmental Delays
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