Gut Bacteria May Link Maternal, Child Weight
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Overweight mothers tend to have overweight children, but the link is not entirely genetic. A new study suggests that the gut microbiome may play an important role.
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Early Childhood Intervention Improves Educational Attainment at Age 35: A Really Longitudinal Study
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A JAMA Pediatrics study makes a strong case for early childhood intervention.
Read MoreThe Affordable Care Act Didn't Make Care That Much More Affordable - And That's OK
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A new study suggests that the Affordable Care Act may not have done much to improved affordability. But does that even matter?
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A Common Food Additive Called Trehalose Might Be Responsible for the Clostridium difficile Epidemic
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Trehalose, in the food-supply since 2000, may play a role in the increased prevalence and toxicity of Clostridium difficile, according to a new study.
Read MoreWho Should Be Screened for Lung Cancer?
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Two new analyses come to differing results regarding who should get screened for lung cancer.
Read MoreEarly Puberty in Girls Linked with Depression / Antisocial Behavior in Adulthood
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A new study appearing in the journal Pediatrics now suggests that early puberty in girls can lead to depression and antisocial behavior well into adulthood, suggesting that the difficulties of those teenage years are far from fleeting.
Read MoreA Study Showing Gingko Biloba Improved Cognition After Stroke Is an Example of Lord's Paradox
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A randomized trial, appearing in the journal Stroke and Vascular Neurology, found that Gingko Biloba – the ubiquitous supplement –improved cognitive function among patients with acute ischemic stroke. Or… did it?
Read MoreArtificial Intelligence Outperforms Pathologists in Diagnosing Metastatic Breast Cancer
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An artificial intelligence algorithm has outperformed expert pathologists in diagnosing metastatic breast cancer in a study that may completely disrupt medical imaging.
Read MoreVaccine Skeptics Value "Purity" over "Protection from Harm"
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The study found that individuals with high "vaccine hesitancy" placed higher importance on moral concepts of purity and liberty than other moral foundations.
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