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Don’t Become a Flu Statistic. Get Vaccinated
With flu season imminent, U.S. health officials urge everyone 6 months and older to get a flu shot. Already, one
Hospitals differ widely in providing safe vaginal delivery after cesarean
Despite the conventional belief that for women giving birth “once a cesarean always a cesarean,” vaginal delivery after cesarean —
Understanding the building blocks for an electronic brain
Computer bits are binary, with a value of 0 or 1. By contrast, neurons in the brain can have all
To track how students ace the LSAT, watch their eyes
A half-decade ago, UC Berkeley neuroscientists discovered that training for law school admission exams boosted brain connections that sharpen reasoning
Suicide risk in abused teen girls linked to mother-daughter conflict
The study included 164 socio-economically disadvantaged, depressed, adolescent girls (average age 14) and their mothers. Of the adolescents, 66.3 percent
Countries That Ban Spanking See Less Teen Violence: Study
Nations that officially frown upon hitting kids as a form of punishment appear to have teens who are less prone
Are microplastics in the environment truly harmful?
Investigators who analyzed the published literature have found significant gaps in our understanding of the effects of microplastics–plastic particles less
What makes a good life in late life? Citizenship and justice in aging societies
The United States is an aging society, where one in five people will be 65 or older by 2035. While
For-profit nursing home residents more likely to be diagnosed with neglect issues
Residents receiving care in for-profit nursing homes are almost twice as likely to experience health issues caused by substandard care
