Health

NIH launches research to gaze deeply into your eyes

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Artist’s rendering of neural activity in the retina. Light that enters the eye activates rod and cone photoreceptors, which in...

Cat Health Problem Might Be Linked to Flame Retardants

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Unsupervised Home Births on the Rise: Study

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ADHD Tied to Higher Risk of Eating Disorder in Kids and Teens

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When Restaurants Offer Healthy Kids' Fare, Children Eat It.

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WHO report finds systems to combat antibiotic resistance lacking

A quarter of countries that responded to a WHO survey have national plans to preserve antimicrobial medicines like antibiotics, but many more countries must also step up. A new report, "Worldwide country situation analysis: Response to antimicrobial...

Brain Circuitry for Positive vs Negative Memories Discovered in Mice

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Neuronal projections encoding negative (red) and positive (green)...

WHO coordinating the health response to Nepal earthquake; working to prevent spread of disease

Amid ongoing search and rescue operations being carried out in Nepal after Saturday’s devastating earthquake, WHO has taken leadership in coordinating medical relief for affected communities.

Pediatrics Group Advises Doctors on How to Spot Child Abuse

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Doctors Say Head Lice Should Not Bar Kids From School

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