It’s critical for parents to maintain their children’s vision checkups during the COVID-19 pandemic, an expert says. “All children should have their eyes checked by their pediatrician at regular intervals, even if they don’t have any symptoms,” said Dr. Samantha…
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AI tool can spot Type 2 diabetes trends in the U.S.
A new University at Buffalo study reports on the advantages of using artificial intelligence to better understand Type 2 diabetes across the United States. The study describes how machine learning—a subset of AI that involves computers acting intelligently without being…
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Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine 100% effective, safe in kids as young as 12
COVID-19 vaccinations might become mandatory at colleges and universities Proof of COVID-19 vaccinations might become mandatory for enrollment at colleges and universities starting this fall. Pfizer and BioNTech announced Wednesday that a Phase 3 trial involving its coronavirus vaccine in…
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Growing up in a rough neighborhood can shape kids’ brains
Growing up in a poor or disadvantaged neighborhood can affect the way adolescents’ brains function, according to our new research. It can alter the communication between brain regions involved in planning, goal-setting and self-reflection. These brain changes can have consequences…
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Meconium may provide clues to fetal-alcohol exposure, forecast behavioral issues later in childhood
Newborn babies with indicators of alcohol in their stool are more likely to face behavioral difficulties later in childhood, according to new study from a team of multi-disciplinary researchers at Case Western Reserve University. The research, published recently in the…
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In It Together! Porsha Williams, More Celeb Parents Bring Kids to Protests
Starting their social justice efforts early! Amanda Stanton, January Jones and other celebrity parents have brought their children to protests in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. The former ABC personality, 30, received a lot of questions from her…
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Nosing In on Kids Who Had Covid and Lost Their Sense of Smell
Orange. Eucalyptus. Lavender. Peppermint. Doctors at Children’s Hospital Colorado and Seattle Children’s Hospital will use scents like these to treat children who lost their sense of smell to covid-19. Parents will attend clinics and go home with a set of…
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Domestic air travel does not appear to have been an important vector for the spread of COVID-19 in the U.S.
Fear of flying and catching COVID-19 led to a massive decline in air travel in 2020. But an interesting question emerges: How much did air travel contribute to the early, and uneven, spread of COVID-19 in the U.S.? In a…
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Birx Joins Air-Cleaning Industry Amid Land Grab for Billions in Federal Covid Relief
The former top White House coronavirus adviser under President Donald Trump, Dr. Deborah Birx, has joined an air-cleaning company that built its business, in part, on technology that is now banned in California due to health hazards. The company is…
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Aging cells in abdominal fluid cause increased peritoneal dissemination of gastric cancer
Through an analysis of cellular components (cell fractions) from malignant ascites (fluid buildup in the abdomen caused by gastric cancer), a research collaboration based in Kumamoto University (Japan) has demonstrated that cellular senescence of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) play an important…
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