Finland replaced artificial playground surfaces with natural elements like mud and soil — and the results surprised even researchers
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Finland replaced artificial playground surfaces with natural elements like mud and soil — and the results surprised even researchers
The goal was to increase children's exposure to environmental microbes through everyday play.
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US health officials nix publication of a study on Covid vaccine effectiveness
U.S. health officials stopped the publication of a study on whether the Covid-19 vaccine was keeping adults from becoming sick enough to hav
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NJ warns of possible measles exposures at Newark Airport
A Hudson County resident was diagnosed with measles after returning from an international trip, the state health department said.
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Even light drinking combined with aging is linked to reduced brain blood flow and thinner tissue
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Long COVID potentially affects nearly 6 million children in the US. This South Shore teen is one of them.
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Rectal cancer deaths rising among younger adults, Upstate study finds
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Scientists Identify The Most Dangerous Time in Life to Gain Weight
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Hawaii family found a Valley Fever lifeline in Phoenix
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These 80-year-olds have the memory of 50-year-olds. Scientists now know why
A rare group of adults over 80, known as SuperAgers, are rewriting what we thought was possible for the aging brain. With memory abilities c
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The Tech Industry Has a Plan to Reanimate the Dead. I Should Know: They Want to Bring Back My Brother.
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Want to Protect Your Brain From Alzheimer's? A 16-Year Study Suggests a Simple Thing to Do Right Now
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Personalized Vaccine For 'Deadliest Major Cancer' Keeps Patients Alive 6 Years Later
At a major cancer research conference in the United States, scientists have shared the latest on an experimental vaccine for an extremely de
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Evidence of Prehistoric Surgery 30,000 Years Ago Challenges Human History
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Punctuated decline of human cooperation
Cooperation in group lending declines over time due to shifting behavioural motivations, briefly rebounds after loan restarts, then declines
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The age you start regularly watching adult content predicts your future mental health
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Astrocytes connect specific brain regions through plastic networks
Communication between distant brain regions is mediated by plastic networks of gap junction-coupled astrocytes.
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