Genetics Might Explain Some Cases of Cerebral Palsy

1 in 10 Teens Have Sexted, Many See Porn by 6th Grade: Study

1 in 10 U.S. Seniors Has Dementia; Minorities Hit Hardest

1 in 3 COVID Survivors Struggle With Mental Health Issues Months Later

1 in 4 Kids With Type 2 Diabetes Isn't Obese

1 in 4 Parents Worries Their Young Child Isn't Reaching Milestones: Poll

1 in 5 People Saved by CPR Recall 'Lucid Dying'

4 Genes May Raise Risk for Suicide

40% of Patients Recall Some Consciousness During Near Death Experiences

400-Year-Old Mummy Reveals a Nobleman's Child, Kept From the Sun

8/9 -- Study Casts Doubt on 'Chemical Imbalance' Theory of Depression

A Better Test to Help Spot Glaucoma?

A Better, Safer Way to Rid Some Kids of Seizures?

A Gene Shielded One Man From Alzheimer's for Decades. Scientists Are Figuring Out How It Works

A Little Cash May Help Women Quit Smoking During Pregnancy: Study

A Mentally Challenging Job Could Help Ward Off Dementia

A More Diverse Human Genome: The 'Pangenome'

A Promising New Therapy Against OCD?

A Real Headache: Racism Plays Role in Migraine Care

A Rose Is a Rose: Worldwide, People Like the Same Smells

A Simple Way to Boost Kids' Reading Skills?

A Woman May Have Rid Herself Naturally of HIV -- But How?

About 1 in 4 People on Autism Spectrum Has 'Profound' Autism

About 1 in 7 U.S. Kindergarten Kids Now Obese

Abuse in Childhood May Shorten Adult Lives: Study

Across America, Many Who Need a Neurologist Live Too Far From Care

Active Learning Best for Students: Study

Acupuncture Might Ease Tension Headaches

ADHD Meds May Help Keep Some Kids From Thoughts of Suicide

ADHD: What Parents Need to Know

Adult Education Classes Could Be a Buffer Against Alzheimer's

Adult Life Tougher for Teens Who Had Controlling Parents: Study

Adult 'Picky Eaters' on What Parents Did Right and Wrong

Aerobic Exercise Reinvigorates the Aging Brain

Affection, at Least for Women, May Be Rooted in Genes

AI Model Predicts Which Animal Viruses Are Likely to Jump to Humans

Aidan's Tough Journey: Now Breathing Easier With a Rewired Heart

Air Pollution Can Harm Kids' Hearts for a Lifetime

Air Pollution May Create U.S. 'Hot Spots' for Parkinson's Risk

Alcohol Still a Threat in Too Many American Pregnancies: Study

'All of Us': Big U.S. Genetics Study Is Already Helping Participants

All That Social Media Hasn't Hurt Kids' Social Skills, Study Finds

Almost 1 in Every 3 College-Age Americans Are Now Obese

ALS Robbed Her of Speech, But Technology Is Changing That

Alzheimer's Experts Offer Tips for 'Dementia-Friendly' Homes

Alzheimer's Gene Linked to Severe COVID-19 Risk

Alzheimer's Genes Might Also Raise Odds for Epilepsy

Americans' Odds for Parkinson's May Be Higher Than Thought

An Exercise-Induced Hormone Might Help Protect Against Alzheimer's

Animal Study Offers Hope for a Better Herpes Treatment

Anorexia Often Stunts Girls' Growth, Study Finds

Another Benefit to Asthma Control for Kids: Less Bullying

Another Long-Term Health Issue Tied to Abuse in Childhood: Cholesterol

Another Possible Exercise Bonus: Preventing Parkinson's

Another Sports Bonus for Kids: Healthier Eyes

Antibiotics in Pregnancy Tied to Higher Odds for Asthma in Kids

Antibiotics Won't Help Fight Lung-Scarring Disease IDF: Study

Aphasia Affects Brain Similar to Alzheimer's, But Without Memory Loss

Are Many With Autism Missing Out on Key Gene Tests?

Are Vegetarian Diets Healthy for Growing Kids?

As Kids' Obesity Rises, Brain Health Declines: Study

As Parents Drop Kids Off for Their Freshman Year at College, An Expert Offers Tips

As REM Sleep Declines, Life Span Suffers

As Social Media Time Rises, So Does Teen Girls' Suicide Risk

As Testing Costs Rise, Neurology Patients May Skip Screening

Asthma More Likely in Kids With Disabilities, Delays

Asthma, Lower Grades, Homelessness: How Climate Change Will Harm America's Kids

At Least 10 Pesticides Could Have Links to Parkinson's

At-Home Gene Test for Breast, Ovarian Cancers Looks Effective

Australian Footballer Is First Female Athlete to Receive Diagnosis of CTE

Autism Alters Brain in Major Ways, Study Finds

Autism Now Diagnosed in 1 in Every 44 Children, CDC Says

Autopsy Study May Explain Why Some COVID Survivors Have 'Brain Fog'

Autopsy Study of Athletes Who Died Young Shows Many Had Signs of CTE

Babies Know Best When It Comes to Play

Baby Boys 'Talk' More During First Year Compared to Girls

'Baby Talk' Could Help Spot Infants With Autism

'Baby Talk' Is Really Helping Baby Learn

Baby's Feeding Troubles Tied to Later Developmental Delays

Baby's Heart Rate Reflects Mom's Mental Health

Baby's Sleep Issues Could Sometimes Signal Autism: Study

Bacteria at Day Care Might Raise Kids' Odds for Asthma

Bald Truth: Mouse Study May Get at Roots of Hair Loss

Being Born Even a Bit Early Might Hamper Child's Development

Being Isolated May Shrink the Aging Brain

Berry Good for You: Some Foods Can Strengthen Your Brain

Better School Lunches Blunt U.S. Kids' Weight Gain

Better Sleep, Less Stress-Linked 'Acting Out' in Kids

Biden Administration to Tackle Lead in Drinking Water

Big Rise in Suicide Attempts by U.S. Teen Girls During Pandemic

Big Rise in U.S. Teens Identifying As Gay, Bisexual

Binge Eating Disorder Looks Different in Brains of Boys and Girls

Biological Secrets of the Woman Who Can't Feel Pain

Birth Defects Tied to Rise in Lifelong Cancer Risk

Bitter or Savory, Taste Genes Could Influence Your Diet

Black Americans' Risk for MS May Be Higher Than Thought

Black and White Women Share the Same Genetic Risk for Breast Cancer

Black Death Reshaped Genes in Ways Affecting People's Health Today

Black, Hispanic People With Epilepsy Often Miss Out on Latest Meds

Blood Sugar May Be Key to Brain Power After a Stroke

Blood Test Looks at Patients' Whole Genome to Spot Rare Inherited Diseases

Blood Test Might Help Diagnose Parkinson's Disease Much Earlier

Blood Test Shows Promise for Quick Diagnosis of ALS

Blood Test Spots Biological Markers for Schizophrenia

Blood Type May Predict Which Cancer Patients Are Prone to Clots

Board Games Could Be a Win for Your Kid's Math Skills

Boosting Their Creativity Helps Kids Face Life's Challenges, Study Finds

Boys Who Smoke Could Be Harming Their Future Children's Health

Boys Who Spend Lots of Time Online More Likely to Cyberbully

Brad Pitt Believes He Has Rare 'Face Blindness' Disorder -- What Is It?

Brain Changes Link Menopause With Higher Alzheimer's Risk

Brain Changes May Be Hallmark of Anorexia

Brain Imaging Shows How Young Kids Learn Quicker Than Grownups

Brain Implant for Adults With Epilepsy Can Help Kids, Too

Brain Implant Helps Completely 'Locked-In' Man Communicate

Brain May Age Faster After Spinal Cord Injury

Brain 'Organoid' Study Hints at the Origins of Autism

Brain Plaques Signal Alzheimer's Even Before Other Symptoms Emerge: Study

Brain Secrets of the Super-Sharp 'Super-Agers'

Brain Study Suggests Autism Develops Differently in Girls Than Boys

Brain Waves Could Help Guide Concussion Diagnosis, Treatment

'Brain Zap' Therapy Shows Promise in Quieting Childhood ADHD Without Meds

Brain, Nervous System Affected in 1 in 3 Cases of Severe COVID-19

Brain's Iron Stores May Be Key to Alzheimer's

Breast Cancer Genes Raise Risks for Older Women, Too

Breast Milk May Help Shield Infants From Dangerous Viruses

Breastfeeding Can Protect Hearts of Mom, Baby Long Term

Breastfeeding May Be Key to Letting Preemie Babies Thrive

Breathing Dirty Air Could Raise a Child's Risk for Adult Mental Illness

Bringing the Forest to Kids' Daycare May Boost Young Immune Systems

Bruce Willis Stepping Down From Acting After Brain Disorder Diagnosis

California Cases Show Home-Grown Leprosy Is Still a Threat

Calorie-Burning 'Brown Fat' Could Help Keep You Healthy, Even if You're Obese

Can Seniors Handle Results of Alzheimer's Risk Tests?

Can Smarts Help Shield Folks from Obesity? Maybe Not

Can Too Much Screen Time Raise a Child's Odds for OCD?

Cancer of the Appendix: Very Rare, But Genes May Play Role

Cancer Survivors at Higher Odds for Second Cancer: Study

CAR T-Cell Immunotherapy Rids Woman of Tough-to-Treat Lupus

Caring for Teeth, Gums May Safeguard Aging Brains

Cats Might Be Purrfect Model for Human Genetics Research

Celine Dion Reveals Stiff-Person Syndrome Diagnosis, Cancels Tour

Cellular 'Fix' Treatment Shows Promise Against ALS in Small Study

Centuries Ago, Gene Changes May Have Stopped Bubonic Plague

Certain Blood Thinners Can Raise Risk of 'Delayed' Bleeding After Head Injury

Certain Gene Might Help Shield At-Risk People From Alzheimer's

Changes in IVF May Have Spurred Drop in Cerebral Palsy, Study Says

Child Cancers Are Rare, But Here Are Signs to Look For

Child Development Stages and Milestones: What to Expect

Child Obesity Rose Sharply During Pandemic

Childhood Trauma Linked With Higher Odds for Adult Neurological Ills

Children Use Both Sides of the Brain to Understand Language

Christina Applegate Announces She Has Multiple Sclerosis

Cleaner Air Could Mean Healthier Brains for Older Women

Clocks 'Fall Back' on Sunday: Sleep Expert Offers Tips to Adjust

Clocks 'Spring Forward' on Sunday: Be Prepared

Cluster Headaches Often Joined by Other Illnesses

Coming Soon: A Wearable Device to Predict Epileptic Seizures

Common Heart Defect Limits Exercise Ability: Study

Common Plastics Chemical Could Harm Boys' Development

'Complex' Genetic Links Between Marijuana Use, Psychiatric Ills

Computer Helps 'Locked-In' ALS Patients Communicate, Shop Online

Concussion Ups Odds for Many Brain Conditions

Concussion's Effect on Brain Can Last 6 Months or More

Condition Affecting Kids With COVID-19 Remains Very Rare, Heart Group Says

Cost of Brand-Name Epilepsy Meds Is Soaring

'Couch Potato' Childhoods Could Mean Heavier, Less Healthy Hearts Later

Could 6 Minutes of Exercise Help Shield Your Brain From Alzheimer's?

Could a Common Prostate Drug Help Prevent Parkinson's?

Could a DNA Blood Test Spot a Range of Hidden Cancers?

Could a New Drug Help Ease Alzheimer's?

Could a Stressed-Out Pregnancy Hinder a Toddler's Development?

Could ADHD Raise Odds for More Serious Psychiatric Ills?

Could Alzheimer's Have Origins in the Gut?

Could Beating Drums Help Beat Autism?

Could Cholesterol Help Drive Alzheimer's Disease?

Could COVID Trigger 'Face Blindness'?

Could COVID-19 Accelerate Alzheimer's Symptoms?

Could Dirty Air Help Speed Alzheimer's?

Could Electrode 'Pulses' Cut Back, Leg Pain Without Drugs?

Could Exposure to Lead Early in Life Raise Odds for Criminality Later?

Could 'Food Stamps' Program Give Memory a Boost?

Could Gene Therapy Stem the Damage of Parkinson's?

Could Going Vegetarian Lower Kids' Asthma Risk?

Could Gut Bacteria Help Spur Parkinson's Disease?

Could Kids Swim Their Way to Better Vocabularies?

Could Long COVID Change Brain Activity?

Could Losing Your Wisdom Teeth Enhance Your Sense of Taste?

Could Loss of the Y Chromosome Help Speed Cancers in Men?

Could Pollution Help Decide Your Baby's Sex?

Could Some Rheumatoid Arthritis Meds Help Lower Alzheimer's Risk?

Could Stem Cell Therapy Be a Breakthrough Against MS?

Could the 'Alzheimer's Gene' Raise Risks for Severe COVID-19?

Could the Mediterranean Diet Help People With MS?

Could the Party Drug Ecstasy Help Treat PTSD?

Could Tiny Plastic Particles Reach the Fetus From Mom's Food? Rat Study Raises Concerns

Could Umbilical Cord Blood Help Ease Autism?

Could Video Games Boost a Child's Intelligence?

Could Your Child Have a Heart Defect? Know the Warning Signs

Could Your DNA Predict a Happy Marriage?

Could Your Genes Be to Blame for Your Kid's Aversion to Broccoli?

Could Your Genes Guard You From the Symptoms of COVID Infection?

COVID Appears to Raise Risk for Alzheimer's Disease

COVID Can Affect Brains of Hospitalized Kids

COVID Can Leave People With Lingering Nerve Damage

COVID in Pregnancy Might Raise Odds for Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Sons: Study

COVID in Pregnancy Won't Affect Obstetric Outcomes: Study

COVID Infection Raises a Child's Odds for Type 1 Diabetes by 72%

COVID May Be Tied to Rise in Brain Infections in Children

COVID Vaccine Is Safe for Kids Who Got Rare Complication of COVID Illness

COVID-19 Can Start With Neurological Symptoms

COVID-19 Survival Declines When Brain Affected: Study

'COVID-somnia' May Be Easing as Americans Report Better Sleep

C-Section Babies Miss Out on Mom's 'Microbiome,' But Treatment Can Change That

CT Scans Beat Gene Scores at Predicting Mid-Life Heart Risk

Curbing Football Drills Could Make High School Football Safer

Cyberbullying Could Rise During Lockdown, But Parents Can Stop It

Dancing With Parkinson's: New Program Helps Patients Control Movements

Daylight Saving Time Change Toughest on Night Owls

Daytime Napping May Be in Your Genes

Deadly Aneurysm-Linked Strokes Are Rising, Especially Among Black Americans

Dealing With a Picky Eater: 5 Tips for Parents

Debunking Social Media Myth, Study Finds COVID Vaccine Won't Harm Placenta

Deep Brain Stimulation Therapy May Help Parkinson's Patients Long Term

Deep Sleep Might Be a Buffer Against Alzheimer's-Linked Memory Loss

Dementia Risk Rises as Activity Rates Fall

Depressed Teens May Struggle in School

Depression That Hits After Brain Injury May Be Distinct Disease

Depression, PTSD Plague Flint Residents 5 Years After Water Crisis

Diabetes Drug Might Help Women With Preeclampsia Prolong Their Pregnancy

Diabetes During Pregnancy Could Raise Lifelong Heart Risks for Children

Diabetes in Pregnancy Tied to Eye Issues in Kids

Diabetes, High Blood Pressure Raise Odds of COVID Harming Brain

Diabetes, Tooth Loss Can Be Double Trouble for Aging Brains

Did 'Helicopter' Parents Cause the Mental Health Crisis in Today's Young?

Diet Heavy in Omega-3s Might Help Slow ALS

Diminished Hearing, Vision Together Could Be Risk Factor for Dementia

Dirty Air in Pregnancy Might Raise Baby's Obesity Risk

Discovery Could Explain Why Black Americans More Prone to Colon Cancer

Discovery of MS 'Severity Gene' Could Lead to Better Treatments

Disease That Permanently Bends Fingers Could Have Origins in Neanderthal Genes

Disney Princesses: Are They Good or Bad for Your Child's Self-Image?

Disparities in Stroke Care Put Rural Americans at Risk: Study

'Disrupted' Sleep Could Be Seriously Affecting Your Health

Do C-Section Babies Become Heavier Adults?

Do Genes Doom Some Kids to Obesity? Probably Not, Study Finds

Do Prescription Sleep Medicines Even Work?

Do Short Kids Need Growth Hormone to Boost Self-Esteem? Maybe Not

Do Touchscreens Make Your Toddler More Distractible?

Do You 'Wolf Down' Your Food? Speedy Eaters May Pack on More Pounds

Do Your Genes Set You Up for Hot Flashes?

Do Your Genes Up Your Odds for Alcoholism? One Factor Cuts the Risk

Do Your Sleep Patterns Affect Your Risk of Alzheimer's Disease?

Doctors Perform First In Utero Brain Surgery

Doctors Pulled Live Worm From Australian Woman's Brain

Doctors Use CRISPR Technology to Boost Cancer Immunotherapy

Does Exercise Really Help Your Brain? Jury Still Out

Does Parents' Nagging Kids About Screen Time Even Matter?

Does Smoking Change the Teenage Brain?

Does Social Media Harm Kids? It Might Depend on Their Age

Does Too Much 'Screen Time' Have Your Preschooler Acting Out?

Does Your Kid Need a Summer Vacation From Smartphones?

Dogs and Kids Are 'In Sync,' Study Shows

Dogs' Keen Sense of Smell May Help Them 'See'

Don't Be a 'Hot-Head': Study Suggests Head Overheating Impairs Thinking

Drivers May Be Inhaling Dangerous Carcinogens Inside Their Cars

Drug Can Keep Leukemia in Remission for Years in Younger Patients

Drug Lynparza Could Help Fight Some Early-Stage Breast Cancers

Drug Might Help Slow Nearsightedness in Kids

Drug Shows Promise Against Rare Condition That Stunts Kids' Growth

Drug Shows Promise in Easing Dementia-Linked Psychosis

Drug Used to Prevent Miscarriages May Be Upping Cancer Rates Decades Later

'Early Birds' May Have Extra Buffer Against Depression

Early High School Start Times May Hurt Attendance

Early Promise for Therapy Against Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Early Promise From Experimental Drug to Treat Alzheimer's

Early School Sports Reduce ADHD Symptoms Years Later for Girls

Early-Life Day Care Tied to Worsening Behavior in Kids

Easing A-Fib With Ablation Therapy Might Also Benefit the Brain

Eating Lots of 'Ultra-Processed' Foods Could Harm Your Brain

Elon Musk's Neuralink Says Brain-to-Computer Interface Has FDA Approval for Clinical Trial

'Enriched' Baby Formula Won't Boost School Grades Later: Study

Epidural in Delivery Not Linked to Autism: Study

Even a Drink a Day Might Raise Brain Risks

Even a Little Extra Weight Can Raise Kids' Odds for High Blood Pressure

Even a Little Light in Your Bedroom Could Harm Health

Even a Mild Head Injury Raises the Odds for Stroke

Even a Pasted-On Smile Can Lighten Your Mood

Even Chores, Socializing Might Lower Your Odds for Dementia

Even for Preschoolers, Healthier Hearts May Mean Healthier Brains

Even in a Pandemic, Child Vision Tests Are Crucial

Even in Moderate Cases, COVID-19 Is Causing Long-Term Neurological Harm

Even Mild COVID Might Change Your Brain

Even Preschoolers Want to Be in the 'In Crowd,' Study Finds

Everyday Activities That Can Cut Your Odds for Dementia

Eviction During a Pregnancy Is Dangerous for Women and Newborns

Exercise Does Help People With Parkinson's Disease, Review Finds

Exercise, Puzzles, Games: They Help Men's, Women's Brains Differently

Exoskeleton Helps Paralyzed People Walk Again

Experts Cast Doubt on Notion That New Strain of Coronavirus Is More Infectious

Exposing Kids to Safe Levels of Peanut When Young Might Prevent Allergy

Exposure to Zika Virus in Womb Might Alter Kids' Development

Extreme Heat Taxes the Brain, and Some Face Higher Risks

Eye-Tracking Device Could Be More Accurate Test for Autism in Toddlers

Families With Multiple Cases Give Clues to Autism's Origins

Family Factors Affect Child's Odds for Cleft Palate

Family Structure Influences Teen Delinquency

Faulty Gene Could Raise Vulnerability to Asbestos-Linked Cancer

FDA Approves New ALS Drug Despite Uncertain Data

FDA Approves Second Alzheimer’s Drug, Despite Safety Concerns

FDA Gives Full Approval to Alzheimer’s Drug Leqembi

FDA Panel Skeptical of Controversial ALS Drug Ahead of Vote

Febrile Seizures: How to Protect Your Child

'Feel Good' Hormone Won't Help Ease Kids' Autism, Study Finds

Feeling 'Hangry'? It's Natural, New Study Finds

Fertility Treatments Might Affect Kids' Growth, But Not for Long

Fetal Surgery Is Changing Lives for Kids With Spina Bifida

Fever, Fatigue: Scientists Pinpoint the Brain's 'Sickness Center'

'Feverish': Healthy Human Brains Are Hotter Than We Thought

Fewer Food Allergies in Kids If Mom Drinks Milk While Breastfeeding: Study

Fewer Painful Procedures Could Help Preemies' Brain Development: Study

Fiber: It's Important to Your Child's Diet, Too

First Good Evidence That Babies React to Taste, Smell in Womb

First Major League Soccer Player Is Diagnosed With CTE

First People in the Americas Probably Brought Their Dogs

First Signs of MS May Often Go Undiagnosed

First Trial of Gene-Targeted Asthma Rx in Kids Shows Promise

For Amputees, a New Kind of Surgery May Allow Better Control, Sensation

For Folks Without the Condition, Taking ADHD Meds to Get 'Smarter' Could Backfire

For Preemie Babies, Preschool Plus Parenting Can Spell Academic Success

For Toddlers, More Time Watching Screens Mean Less Time Reading

Former College Football Players Suffer More Brain Disorders as They Age

Frequent Social Media Checks May Affect Young Brains

From a Lock of Hair, Beethoven's Genome Gives Clues to Health, Family

Future of 'Artificial Wombs' for Human Preemies to Be Weighed by FDA Advisors

Gene Changes Made This Season's Bird Flu More Severe

Gene Could Lower HIV Levels in Some People of African Descent

Gene Could Predispose Some Black Patients to Alzheimer's

Gene Differences Could Have Black Patients Undergoing Unnecessary Biopsies

Gene Editing Technique Corrects Sickle Cell Disease in Mice

Gene Found in Amish Helps Protect Their Hearts

Gene Study Probes Origins of Addison's Disease

Gene Study Reveals Brain's Complex Organization

Gene Test Lets Some Colon Cancer Patients Safely Skip Chemo

Gene Test Might Help Some Breast Cancer Patients Skip Radiation After Lumpectomy

Gene Test Spots Those Vulnerable to Rare but Severe Side Effect of Drugs for MS, Other Conditions

Gene Tests Could Spot 1 Million Americans at Risk of High Cholesterol

Gene That Shielded Some Against Black Death May Be Helping, Harming People Today

Gene Therapy May Reverse Hurler Syndrome, a Rare and Severe Illness in Kids

Gene-Based Embryo Selection: Are 'Designer Babies' on the Horizon?

Genes Could Raise COVID Risks for People With Down Syndrome

Genes for Stillbirth May Be Passed Down by Male Relatives

Genes Help Explain Role of Race in Prostate Cancer Risk

Genes or Lifestyle? How a Person Becomes Obese Could Influence Heart Health

Genes 'Switched On' Much Earlier in Human Embryos Than Thought

Genetic Research May Help Identify Causes of Stillbirth

Geneticists Probe Origins of Painful Cluster Headaches

Genetics Might Explain Some Cases of Cerebral Palsy

Get Dizzy When Standing Up? It Could Be Risk Factor for Dementia

Get Fit in Middle Age to Boost Your Aging Brain

Global Consortium Finds Genes That Drive Severe COVID-19

Global Warming May Be Triggering Toxic Algae Blooms Along U.S. West Coast

Good Sense of Direction? Where You Grew Up Is Key

Grandmother's Brain In Sync With Her Grandkids': Study

Group of Brain Cells in Dish Can Play Computer Game Pong

Growing Up in Lead-Contaminated Area Might Alter Personality: Study

Growing Up Poor May Rewire a Child's Brain: Study

Growing Up With Lead in Drinking Water May Dull Brain in Old Age

Grumpy? Depressed? Try a More Regular Sleep Schedule

Guard Against Lyme Disease This Summer

Gut Immune Cells May Play Key Role in MS

Gut Troubles Could Be Early Signal of Parkinson's Disease

Half of COVID Survivors Struggle With Depression: Study

Half of Moms of Children With Autism Have Depression

Happy, Loved Teens Become Heart-Healthier as Adults

'Harsh' Parenting Can Bring Mental Health Harms to Kids: Study

Hate Listening to People Chewing? You Might Have Misophonia

Healthier School Meals Program Led to Less Overweight Kids: Study

Healthy Eating Could Delay Onset of Parkinson's Disease

Healthy Living Helps Ward Off Deadly Prostate Cancers in Men at High Risk

Heart Attacks Could Leave Legacy of Brain Decline in Survivors

Heart Defects Don't Increase Risk of Severe COVID-19

Heart Disease When Young Could Bring Memory Issues by Middle Age

Heavy Drinking Tied to Raised Stroke Risk, Study Finds

Herpes Virus Yields Up Genetic Secrets

High Curiosity in Infancy Carries Through to Toddler Years

Highly Inbred, French Bulldogs Face Higher Odds for 20 Health Issues

Hints That Deep Brain Stimulation Might Ease Alzheimer's Symptoms

Hi-Tech Implant Helps Paralyzed Man Walk More Naturally

Hopeful News on Parkinson's: More Than 100 Trials Underway

How Are 'Super Agers' Protected From Alzheimer's and Mental Decline?

How Are Toxins Like Lead, Arsenic Getting Into Baby Foods?

How Bilingual Brains Shift Quickly Between Languages

How 'Bleeding' Stroke Affects Brain May Depend on Your Race

How Divorce Harms Kids, and How to Lessen That Harm

How to Relieve a Stress Headache

How Your Kid's Education Could Make You Healthier

How Your Neighborhood Can Hamper Your Teen's Sleep

Humans Started Loving Carbs a Very Long Time Ago

If a Child's Grades Falter, Consider Hearing Loss

Improved Pig-to-Human Kidney Transplants Mark a Major Advance

In 10 Years, COVID-19 Could Be 'Just the Sniffles'

In Boxers and MMA Fighters, Brain May Make Some Recovery After Retirement

In Breast Cancer Survivors, Obesity Raises Odds for Cancer's Return

In Girls as Young as 7, Weight May Predict Odds for Eating Disorder

In Medieval Times, Plagues 'Sped Up' With Each New Outbreak

In Mice, a Preventive Vaccine Clears Brain Plaques Tied to Alzheimer's

In Rare Case, COVID-19 Test Caused Spinal Fluid Leak

In Rare Cases, COVID-19 in Pregnancy Could Harm the Fetal Brain

In Rare Cases, Monkeypox Can Trigger Dangerous Brain Inflammation

In Rare Move, FDA Panel Gives Support to Controversial ALS Drug in 2nd Review

In Some Cases, COVID-19 May Harm the Brain

In Survey, Half of U.S. Parents Believe Social Media Is Harming Their Kids

In Twins Study, Concussions in Early Life Tied to Memory Issues Decades Later

'Income Inequality' Could Be Dragging Down Math Skills in U.S. Kids

Inhaled Pollutants Go Directly From Lungs to Brain: Study

Insights Into Genes Driving Epilepsy Could Help With Treatment

Insomnia Tied to Raised Risk of Aneurysm

Intervening in Infancy Might Help Prevent Some Cases of Autism: Study

Is Alzheimer's Disease Genetic?

Is Any Amount of Coffee Safe for Baby During Pregnancy?

Is Coffee's Morning Jolt Mostly Placebo?

Is Empathy Born in Mom's First Hugs?

Is It Parkinson's? These 10 Signs Could Tell

Is It 'Pre-Alzheimer's' or Normal Aging? Poll Finds Many Americans Unclear

Is Obesity Especially Dangerous for Women at Genetic Risk for Breast Cancer?

Is Science Getting Closer to the Brain Center for Male Libido?

Is Shock Therapy Making a Comeback Against Bipolar Disorder?

Is the Pandemic Affecting Newborns' Brains?

Is Your Child Lagging in Reading Skills? An Expert Offers Tips

Is Your Teen Unmotivated at School? That Might Change

Isolation May Raise Odds for Dementia, Brain Study Suggests

It's Tick Season: Protect Yourself From Lyme Disease

I've Lost My Sense of Smell: Is It COVID?

Job Done: Scientists Fill in Missing Gaps to Complete Map of Human Genome

Just 2 Kids Worldwide Are Known to Have This Rare Genetic Disease. Their Parents United for a Cure

Keeping Blood Pressure in Check Could Cut Your Odds for Dementia

Keeping Cholesterol Levels Stable May Help Shield You From Dementia

Key Ingredient in Breast Milk Could Do Wonders for Baby's Brain

Key to Good Sleep for Toddlers Starts in Infancy

Kids Born After Elective Induced Labor Performed Worse in School: Study

Kids Born Premature Lag in Elementary School, But Most Catch Up Later

Kids Born Through Fertility Treatments Have No Higher Cancer Risk

Kids Conceived Via IVF Have No Higher Risk of Heart Issues

Kids Happier, Healthier Away From All Those Screens: Study

Kids Who Read for Pleasure Grow Into Better-Adjusted Teens: Study

Kids Who Witness Domestic Violence May Suffer Mentally for Decades

Kids Whose Moms Took HIV Meds While Pregnant May Be at Higher Risk for Developmental Delays

Kids With ADHD Have Differences in 'Neural Flexibility,' Brain Study Shows

Kids With Autism Have Unique Gut 'Microbiomes'

Kids With Bell's Palsy Typically Recover Without Treatment

Kids With Congenital Heart Disease Face Higher Odds of Mental Health Issues

Kids With Nonverbal Autism May Still Understand Much Spoken Language

Know Your Boundaries: Tips to Teach Kids About Body Safety

Lab-Made Heart Valves Can Grow Along With Youngest Heart Patients

Later School Start Time, Fewer Migraines for Teens?

Later School Start Times Boost Parents' Health, Too

Lead Exposure Harms Kids in Many Ways

Lead Poisoning Plus Systemic Racism Are Harming Black Kids' Test Scores

Leaded Gas, Banned Decades Ago, Might Still Harm People Today

Leading U.S. Pediatricians' Group Issues Guidelines to Prevent Patient Abuse

Let Babies Eat Eggs to Avoid Egg Allergy Later: Study

Life Span After Alzheimer's Diagnosis: What Factors Matter Most

Light in Your Bedroom Is No Good for Your Health

Like Flu, COVID-19 May Turn Out to Be Seasonal

Live Near Busy Traffic? You May Be at Higher Odds for Tinnitus

Lonely Childhoods Make Adult Drinking Problems More Likely

Long Space Flights Could Take Toll on Astronauts' Brains

Long, Regular Sleep Key to Kindergarten Success

Longer Breastfeeding in Infancy, Better School Grades for Kids?

Long-Haul COVID Symptoms Common, Rise With Severity of Illness

Look Out for the Early Signs of Autism

Looking for Inspiration? A Short Nap Might Help

Lost Sense of Smell Returns for Almost All COVID Survivors

Lots of Nightmares in Middle Age Might Be Warning Sign of Dementia

Loving, Supportive Daycare Tied to Better Grades Years Later

Low Risk of Mom Passing COVID to Newborn

Low-Fiber Diet During Pregnancy May Harm Baby's Brain

Lupus Drug Prevents Low Heartbeat in High-Risk Newborns: Study

'Magic Mushroom' Drug Psilocybin Shows Early Promise in Easing Migraines

Major Gene Study Looks at Origins of Bipolar Disorder

Major Gene Study Spots DNA Tied to Autism, Other Disorders

Many Breast Cancer Survivors Have Healthy Babies: Study

Many Kids Who Develop Severe COVID-Linked Syndrome Have Neurologic Symptoms

Many Overweight Kids Already Have Hardened Arteries, Diabetes

Many Parents Worry About Social Media's Impact on Kids' Body Image: Poll

Many Women May Overestimate Risks From Genes Tied to Breast Cancer

Marijuana Can Affect Fetal Development, Even If Used Early in Pregnancy

Masks Don't Mask Others' Emotions for Kids

Massive Gene Study Probes Origins of Depression

Mastering the Violin Won't Help Your Child Master Math: Study

Measuring Up: Scientists Spot Genes Linked to Height

Medical Pot May Help Many Battle Insomnia, Pain and Stress: Study

Mediterranean Diet Might Lower Your Odds for Parkinson's

Meeting the Challenges of Type 1 Diabetes in the Teen Years

Memory Issues Could Be Another Struggle for Kids With Autism

Memory Issues Plague Long COVID Patients

Men Exposed to Cigarette Smoke in Childhood More Likely to Have Asthmatic Kids

Men More Prone to Cancer Than Women, But Why?

Men Often Die Before Women, and the Y Chromosome May Be to Blame

Mental Decline Can Follow a Heart Attack

'Mental Resilience' May Give Holocaust Survivors an Edge After Surgery

Microbes in Lungs Could Affect COVID-19 Outcomes

Migraines and More Severe Hot Flashes Could Be Linked

Migraines May Follow Daily Circadian Cycles, Study Shows

Million-Person Study Finds Genes Common to Many Addiction Disorders

Mind May Hold Clues to Your Risk of Long COVID

Mindfulness Approach Helps Ease the Stress of Parenting a Child With Autism

Mindfulness Can Help Ease Pain, and Scientists Think They Know How

Mind-Reading Technology Can Turn Brain Scans Into Language

Mitch McConnell's Recent Episodes Weren't Strokes or Seizures, Capitol Doc Says

Mom's Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Could Affect Child's Stroke Risk Decades Later

Mom's Depression Can Lead to Behavior Problems in Kids

Mom's Exposure to Dirty Air in Pregnancy Could Harm a Toddler's Development

Mom's Heart Health While Pregnant Could Influence Her Child's Health for Years

More Americans Are Dying From Parkinson's Disease: Study

More Clues to the Genes Behind Hearing Loss

More DNA Errors Seen in Brain Cells of Alzheimer's Patients

More Education May Slow Start of Early-Onset Alzheimer's

More Evidence Spanking Kids Doesn't Work, Can Cause Harm

More Evidence That Exercise Protects the Aging Brain

More Kids With Autism May Be Doing Well Than Thought

More Screen Time for Babies Could Slow Development

More Years Playing Football, More Brain Lesions on MRI: Study

Most Alzheimer's Patients May Be Ineligible for Newly Approved Drugs

Most COVID Long-Haulers Still Having Symptoms 15 Months Later

Most Day Care Programs Don't Give Kids Enough Exercise

Most Dog Breeds Are Highly Inbred -- and Unhealthy

Most IVF Babies Grow Up to Be Mentally Healthy Adults, Study Shows

Most Parents Clueless About Overuse Dangers to Young Pitchers

Most Parents Say Their Kids Aren't Thankful Enough: Poll

Most Post-Stroke Depression Still Goes Untreated

Most Severe COVID Cases Involve Neuro Issues, and They're More Often Fatal

Most Transgender Children Stick With Gender Identity 5 Years Later: Study

Mother and Son Draw Hope, Healing From Shared Cancer Treatment

Mouse Study Points to Possible Breakthrough Against Spinal Cord Injury

Mouse Study Points to Why Alzheimer's Affects Women More Than Men

Music Classes Strike a Chord in Kids' Brain Development: Study

Mutant Gene Stops At-Risk People From Getting Alzheimer's: Could It Lead to Treatment?

Nap at Preschool May Boost Tots' Learning

Narcolepsy Drug Doesn't Raise Odds for Birth Defects: Study

Nearly 1 in 10 U.S. Children Has a Developmental Disability: CDC

Need to Pee? Scientists May Have Found the Gene for That

Neighborhood Gun Violence Means Worse Mental Health for Kids

Neighborhoods May Matter When It Comes to Epilepsy

Nerve Block Plus Lidocaine Clears Psoriasis in Small Study

Nerve Gas Sarin Probably Caused Gulf War Syndrome

'Nerve Zap' Pain Treatment Could Cut Need for Opioids After Surgeries

Nerves May Play Important Role in Autism

Neuro Surprise: Some Brain Skills Might Improve With Age

Neuro Symptoms of Long COVID May Persist for Months

Neurodevelopmental Issues Double in Babies Exposed to COVID in Womb: Study

Neurologists' Group Issues New Treatment Guidelines for Early Parkinson's

Neurologists Much Tougher to Find in Rural America

'Neuroprotectant' Drug Could Boost Outcomes After a Stroke

New Alzheimer's Drug Shows Promise in Phase 3 Clinical Trial

New Clues to How Ovarian Cancer Begins -- and Might Be Prevented

New Clues to Sudden Unexplained Deaths in Young Kids

New Clues to Treating a Disease That Prevents Children From Swallowing, Eating

New Clues to Why Disability Strikes People With MS

New Coronavirus Strain More Contagious, Scientists Say

New Drug Could Extend Life for People With ALS

New Drug May Beat Older One at Preventing MS Relapse

New Drug May Ease Tourette Tics in Kids, Teens

New First Look at the Tiniest Babies' Lungs

New Form of Levodopa Might Improve Parkinson's Care

New Genetic Insights Into Cause of ALS

New Insights Into Each Parent's Role in the Genetics of Autism

New Insights Into How Eating Disorders Alter the Brain

New Insights Into Treating Mild Head Injuries

New Insights Into What Might Drive Parkinson's Disease

New Insights Into Why Alzheimer's Can Bring Drowsiness

New 'Mu' Coronavirus Variant Being Watched Closely: Fauci

New 'National Sports Brain Bank' Will Boost Head Injury Research

New Polio Vaccine Promising in Early Test

New Research Links Another Gene to Alzheimer's Risk

New Study Examines Sexuality of People With Autism

New Technique 80% Effective in Selecting a Baby's Gender

New Tricks to Turn Your Fussy Eater Around

Newborns' 'Random' Body Movements Are Helping Them Learn

Newly Approved Drug Fights Lung Cancer Tied to Certain Genes

NFL Players Face 4 Times the Odds of ALS

Nightmares Can Sometimes Warn of Parkinson's Onset

No Genetic Damage to Kids of Those Exposed to Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster: Study

No Health Issues for Babies Born to Women Who Had COVID in Pregnancy

No Link Between Antidepressants in Pregnancy, Epilepsy in Children

No Link Seen Between COVID, Guillain-Barré Syndrome

'No Recollection:' Woman Has Sudden, Unexplained Episodes of Memory Loss

No Sense of Smell After COVID? Therapies Can Help Bring It Back

No Sign That Anesthesia in Pregnancy Affects Child's Later Development

No Sign That COVID Vaccine in Pregnancy Raises Birth Defect Risk

Noninvasive Ultrasound Brain Treatment Might Help Slow Parkinson's

Not All Kids With Autism Will Benefit From Therapy Dogs

Nowhere Safe to Play: 'Play Deserts' Keep Kids from Fun Physical Activity

Obesity a Key Factor When Kids Develop Sleep Apnea

One Early Signal That Parkinson's Progression Could Be Swift

One Form of Fertility Treatment May Raise Long-Term Cancer Risk in Offspring

One Key to Good Sleep for Teens: No Social Media at Bedtime

One-Time Treatment Eases Parkinson's -- in Mice

Only 1 in 10 Kids With ADHD Will Outgrow It

Out-of-Network Costs Raise Medical Bills for Special Needs Kids

Ovary Removal Before Menopause Could Raise a Woman's Odds for Parkinson's

Over 60? You Have Billions of Potentially Cancer-Causing Cells

Over Half of American Children Have Detectable Lead Levels in Their Blood

'Overgrowth' of Brain Area in Infancy Could Play Role in Autism

Pandemic Can Overwhelm Those With Autism

Pandemic Caused Rise in Telemedicine Visits for Kids, But Will the Trend Continue?

Pandemic Especially Tough on Kids With ADHD

Pandemic Has Depression, Anxiety Rates Among Youth Climbing Worldwide

Pandemic Has Greatly Diminished Services for Kids, Adults With Autism

Pandemic Lockdown Increases Child Abuse Risk

Pandemic Lockdowns May Have Slowed Babies' Communication Skills

Pandemic May Be Affecting How Parents Feed Their Kids

Pangolins Hold Clues to How COVID-19 Began -- and Might End

Parents' Input Key When Screening Toddlers for Autism

Parent's Skin-to-Skin Hug Does Ease a Baby's Pain, Brain Study Suggests

Parents Underestimate How Much Time Teens Spent Online During Pandemic

Parents, Don't Worry if Baby's Sleep Is Erratic

Parkinson's Disease: What Is It, and What Are the Early Signs?

Parkinson's Ups the Odds for Dangerous Falls, But Prevention Is Key

Parlez-vous 'Woof'? Dogs May Distinguish Between Different Human Languages

Patients' Genes Raise Odds for Rare Brain Infection When Using Certain Meds

Patients, Doctors Await FDA Decision on Experimental Alzheimer’s Drug

Pediatricians' Group Says School Is Priority, With Proper Safety Measures

Pediatricians' Group Warns Against Keto Diet for Kids With Diabetes

Penis Birth Defects Are on the Rise – Are Environmental Toxins to Blame?

People Are Still Evolving, Creating New Genes

People With Cerebral Palsy Could Be in the Crosshairs of the Opioid Crisis

People With Intellectual Disabilities Are Being Hit Hard by COVID-19

People With MS Have Worse Survival If Colon Cancer Strikes

Permanent Nerve Damage for Some COVID-19 Survivors

'Personalized' Brain Zaps May Ease Tough-to-Treat Depression

Pesticide Harmed Children's Brains: Lawsuits

Pets Could Help Prevent Food Allergies in Kids

Petting a Dog Does Your Brain Some Good

Pig Hearts Successfully Transplanted Into 2 Brain-Dead Patients

Pig Study Could Lead to Gene Therapy to Prevent Heart Failure

Placebo Effect Plays Big Role in Antidepressant's Impact on Anxiety: Study

Police Use of Neck Restraint Never Medically Appropriate, Neurologists Say

Poll Shows Parents Torn When Teens Enter the Workforce

Poor Sleep After Head Injury Could Point to Dementia Risk

Poor Sleep Plus Genes Might Raise Some Folks' Asthma Risk

Pot Use by Pregnant Women Rose During Pandemic: Study

Pot Use in Pregnancy Could Mean Sleepless Kids

Pot Use in Pregnancy May Harm the Fetus

Pot Use While Pregnant Tied to Higher Odds for Autism in Kids

Pregnancy, Delivery Safe for Women Born With Heart Defects

Pregnant Women Face Exposures to Dangerous Chemicals Daily

Premature Birth Tied to Higher Risk for ADHD

Premature Delivery Raises Odds for Cerebral Palsy

Prescription Opioids, Antibiotics in Pregnancy Won't Raise Birth Defect Risk: Studies

Preterm Birth Tied to Lower IQs, Poorer School Grades

Preventing Alzheimer's

Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries

Psychiatric Disorders and Type 2 Diabetes Often Go Together

Psychologists' Group Issues First Guidelines on Teens' Use of Social Media

Quality Care for People With Parkinson's Is Lacking Across the U.S.

Race, Income Keeps Many Families From Letting Kids Play Sports

Rare But Dangerous Form of Eating Disorder Could Run in Families

Reading Aloud to Your Kids Might Make Them Smarter

Reading With Your Toddler? Books May Beat Screens

Real-World Data Confirms Pfizer Vaccine Safe for Kids Ages 5-11

Remote Learning Hurt High School Students Academically, Emotionally

'Rerouting' Brain Blood Flow: Old Technique Could Be New Advance Against Strokes

Research Gives Clues to Why Cancer in One Breast Could Develop in the Other

Research Reveals Cause of Deadly Disease Affecting Native American Kids

Research Reveals Cause of 'Freezing' Gait in Parkinson's

Researchers Use Computers and 'Exoskeletons' to Help Stroke Survivors

Right Amount of Sleep May Be Important in Early Alzheimer's

Risk Factors for Dementia May Change With Age

Roberta Flack Has ALS, Can No Longer Sing

Saving the 'Butterfly Children:' Gene Therapy Helps Heal Deadly Blistering Condition

Say What? Like Animals, People Perk Up Their Ears to Hear

Scans Reveal How COVID-19 Can Harm the Brain

Scans Suggest Sleep Apnea Could Be Harming Your Brain

School Sports Are Starting Again: Know the Signs of Concussion

School-Based Mindfulness Program Gives Big Boost to Young Kids' Sleep

Science Brings New Insight Into Origins of OCD

Science Brings Shortcut to Spotting 50 Rare Genetic Diseases

Science Reveals Cause of Smell Loss in COVID-19

Science Reveals Genes That Help Drive Dyslexia

Science Reveals Key Driver of Alzheimer's, and How Newly Approved Drug May Fight It

Science Reveals Why Eye Contact Is Tough for People With Autism

Scientists Create First Lab Model of Human 'Pre-Embryo' for Research Purposes

Scientists Decode the Y Chromosome, Key to Male Development

Scientists Discover Cause of Swallowing Disorder in German Shepherds

Scientists Discover Rare Form of ALS That Can Strike Kids

Scientists Engineer Mosquitoes That Can't Transmit Malaria

Scientists Find Clue to Links Between Autism, Epilepsy

Scientists Gain Insight Into Genetics of Glaucoma

Scientists Get Close to Genetic Cause of Lupus

Scientists Get Closer to a Better PSA Test

Scientists Grow Electrodes in Living Tissue

Scientists Move Closer to Mapping Entire Human Genome

Scientists Pinpoint Brain Area Needed for Vision-Guided Walking

Scientists Probe How Sleep Helps Create Lasting Memories

Scientists Propose New Mechanism Driving Alzheimer's Disease

Scientists Spot More Genes Linked to Problem Drinking

Scientists Track Spirituality in the Human Brain

Scientists Transplant Human Brain Cells Into Rat Brains, a Boon to Research

Scientists Use Sound to Ease Patients' Chronic Nightmares

Scientists Watch Pain in the Brain to Decode Its Secrets

Screen Time for Tiniest Tots Linked to Autism-Like Symptoms

Screening Test Leads to Fewer Women Included in Autism Studies

Second Death in Trial of Experimental Alzheimer's Drug Is Raising Concerns

Segregation Has Close Ties With Lead Poisoning in Black American Kids

Seizure Risk Rises in Months After COVID

Seizures After Vaccination Don't Affect Kids' Development: Study

Seizures While Driving Highlight Importance of Early Diagnosis of Epilepsy

Severe COVID May Age Survivors' Brains 20 Years: Study

Severe Illness in a Child Takes Big Toll on Parents, Siblings: Study

Severe Seizures Are Rising, Especially Among Minorities

Sex of Fetus May Matter When COVID Strikes in Pregnancy

Shape, Size of Brain Arteries May Predict Stroke Risk

Shock Therapy Safe, Effective for Tough-to-Treat Depression

Should All U.S. Newborns Undergo Genomic Testing?

Signs of Early Alzheimer's May Be Spotted in Brain Stem

Singer Lewis Capaldi Sidelined From Touring by Tourette Syndrome

Skeletons May Put Blame on Vikings for Smallpox' Spread

Sleep Apnea Might Directly Harm the Brain, Study Finds

Sleep Builds the Brain in the Early Years, Then Maintains It

Sleepwalking Tied to Higher Odds for Parkinson's in Men

'Smell Training' Might Speed the Sense's Return After COVID

Smog Harms Women's Brains, But One Food May Help Buffer the Damage

Smokers More Prone to Memory Loss by Middle Age

Smoking in Pregnancy Has Declined by a Third Since 2016

Snuggling With Dad: Fathers' Contact Can Help Preemies Thrive

'So Happy:' World's First Hand/Face Transplant Patient Doing Well

Social Media Is Parents' Top Concern as Kids Head Back to School: Poll

Social Media, Binge Eating Often Go Together for Kids

Some Athletes May Need an Extra Month for Concussion Recovery

Some COVID-19 Patients Stricken by Guillain-Barre Syndrome

Some Folks Do Age Slower Than Others

Some Older Breast Cancer Patients Can Safely Cut Down on Chemo

Some Schools Respond to Child Obesity by Focusing on Water

Some Younger Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancers Might Skip Radiation

Spanish Spoken at Home? It Won't Slow Youngsters Learning English: Study

Special Brain Scans May Diagnose Early Parkinson's

Special 'Strategies' Can Help People With Parkinson's Walk, But Many Patients Unaware

Sperm Samples May Help Predict Autism Risk in Offspring

Spinal Cord Stimulation Gives Big Boost to Arm Function After Stroke

Spinal Cord Stimulation May Ease Diabetic Neuropathy

Spit Test: Saliva Alerts Babies to Close Relationships

Spotting Heart Defects While Baby Still in Womb Is Crucial, Study Shows

Stakes Are High Ahead of FDA Panel Vote on ALS Drug

State Anti-Poverty Programs Help Kids' Brains Stay Healthy

State Spending on Poverty Really Pays Off for Kids: Study

Stay-at-Home Orders Could Mean More Obese Kids: Study

Stem Cell Injections Show Early Promise Against Spinal Cord Injuries

Step Up to a New School Year: Tips for Buying Shoes for Your Kids

Stories Get Listeners' Hearts in Sync

Stranded Dolphins' Brains Show Alzheimer's-Like Changes

Streetlights Could Be Harming Your Teen's Sleep, Mental Health: Study

Stress Across the Life Span Could Worsen MS

Stressed and Distracted, Kids and Their Teachers Say Virtual Learning Isn't Working

Stretch Your Brain as You Age, Lower Your Dementia Risk?

Stroke Gaining Ground as a Global Killer

Stroke Prevented His Speech, But Brain Implant Brought It Back

Stroke, Confusion: COVID-19 Often Impacts the Brain, Study Shows

Stuck in Traffic? Diesel Fumes May Be Harming Your Brain

Studies Relying on Brain Scans Are Often Unreliable, Analysis Shows

Study Bolsters Effectiveness of 'Guided Play' for Learning

Study Casts Doubt on Mediterranean Diet's Benefit to Brain

Study in Rats Offers Hope for New Parkinson's Therapy

Study Offers Best Evidence Yet That Intervening Early Helps Curb Autism

Study Points to Jobs With Highest Risk for ALS

Study Probes Relationship Between Migraines and Sleep

Study Spots Key Factor in Kids' Friendships

Study Spots People at High Risk of Severe Breakthrough COVID

Study Uncovers Large Collection of Genes Behind Schizophrenia

Study Zeroes in on How Zika Virus Is Passed From Mom to Fetus

Success of Smallpox Vaccine Bears Lessons for Coronavirus Vaccine

Sudden Obsessions, Tantrums: What Is PANS in Kids?

Sure-Fire Solutions for Managing Lockdown Temper Tantrums

Switch to Plant-Based Diet Can Cut Your Odds for Stroke

Take These 7 Healthy Steps to Lower Your Odds for Dementia

Taking Statins After 'Bleeding' Stroke Could Help Prevent Another Stroke

Talking to Your Toddler Could Bring Real Benefits to Their Brain

Targeting Key Cells in Spinal Cord Got Paralyzed Patients Walking Again

Teen Brain Naturally Tunes Out Mom's Voice

Teens Have Triple the Odds of Misusing Marijuana Compared to Adults

Telehealth: Tips for Helping Kids With Autism Take Part

'Telestroke' Care at Hospitals Is Boosting Patient Outcomes

Testing Entire Genome Twice as Good at Spotting Genetic Disorders as Targeted Tests Are

Texas Mother Transmitted COVID-19 to Unborn Baby: Study

THC From Pot Lingers in Breast Milk for Weeks: Study

The 10 Alzheimer's Symptoms You Need to Know

The 3 Midlife Factors That Raise Your Odds for Alzheimer's

The Family Cat Could Be Good Medicine for Kids With Autism

The More Words Your Preschooler Knows, the Better They Do in Class

The Naked Ape: Science Unravels How Humans Lost Their Body Hair

There May Be 6 Types of COVID-19

There May Be a 'Best Bedtime' for Your Heart

There's a Secret to Getting Kids to Eat Vegetables

There's More MS in Northern Countries. Now, Researchers Find New Reason Why

Ticks May Be Spreading 'Wasting Disease' Among Wisconsin Deer

Tight Blood Sugar Control Boosts Brain Power of Teens With Type 1 Diabetes: Study

Tight Control of High Blood Pressure Brings Big Brain Benefits

Time Spent in Day Care Won't Harm Child's Development

Time Spent in Nature Appears to Slow Parkinson's, Alzheimer's

Time Spent in Nature Boosts Kids' Well-Being

Tingling, Burning in Your Feet? Common Condition May Be the Cause

Tips to Food-Fueling Your Active Vegan Child

Toddlers' Attention to 'Motherese' Could Give Clues to Autism

Toddlers Nap a Lot - and Then They Don't. New Research Uncovers Why

Tonsillectomies Can Be Tougher for Kids With Developmental Delays

Too Few Kids Are Getting Regular Eye Tests, and Insurance Is Key

Too Little Sleep Could Raise Your Dementia Risk

Too Much Caffeine Might Raise Your Odds for Glaucoma

Too Much Time Online Might Raise Kids' Odds for Mental Health Woes: Study

Too Much TV Time May Really Harm Your Brain

'Top Gun' Study of Fighter Pilots Could Help Astronauts

Tough Childhoods Are Tough on Adult Hearts: Study

Traces of Human DNA Are Everywhere in the Environment

Tracking Key Protein Helps Predict Outcomes in TBI Patients

Treating Teachers' Depression Could Boost Young Students' Grades: Study

Treatment Reverses Young Man's Type 1 Diabetes. Will It Last?

Trial Begins of Nasal Vaccine for Alzheimer's Disease

Troubled Childhood Could Mean a Troubled Old Age, Study Finds

T-Shirt Study Shows Importance of Mom's Smell to Bond With Baby

Two Common Nutrients Might Keep Vertigo at Bay

Two Healthy Diets May Reduce Brain 'Plaques' Tied to Alzheimer's Risk

Type 1 Diabetes Doesn't Have to Hold Kids Back in School

Type 2 Diabetes in Youth Is Especially Unhealthy: Study

Type 2 Diabetes Speeds Aging in the Brain

U.S. Parents Face Big Disparities in Access to Autism Care Services

U.S. Schools Can Reopen, With Safeguards in Place: CDC

U.S. States With Tighter Access to Welfare Payments Have More Kids in Foster Care

U.S. Teens Were Already in Mental Health Crisis Before Pandemic Hit

Uncovering Hidden Consciousness in Comatose Brains

Understanding How COVID Can Trigger Loss of Smell

Unraveling the Link Between Menstrual Cycles and Migraine

Used Early, Drug Might Delay MS Symptom Onset

Using Devices as Babysitters Can Backfire on Parents

Using Only 'Brain Recordings' From Patients, Scientists Reconstruct a Pink Floyd Song

Various Mental Illnesses Share Same Genes: Study

Veterans May Face Lower Risk for CTE Than Ex-Athletes

Vibration Therapy May Help Body, Mind in People With MS

Vicious Cycle: Epilepsy Seizures Could Encourage More Seizures

Video Games May Bring Cognitive Benefits to Kids: Study

Visiting a 'Dental Fear' Clinic Can Help Improve a Child's Smile

Walking, Sitting: What Works Best to Help Baby Stop Crying?

Weight Loss in Childhood May Protect Boys Against Future Infertility

Weight Loss Surgery a Good Option for Severely Obese Kids: Study

Were You a Big Baby at Birth? Your Infant May Be Also, Study Finds

What Drives Preschoolers' Curiosity to Learn?

What Is 'Authoritarian Parenting'?

What Is Early-Onset Alzheimer’s?

What Is 'Permissive Parenting'?

What Is Stiff-Person Syndrome, the Illness Afflicting Celine Dion?

What Is That Ice Cream-Induced 'Brain Freeze,' Anyway?

What Loneliness Looks Like in the Brain

What Will Summer Camp Look Like This Year?

What Works Best to Ease Migraines?

Whatever the Language, Babies LOVE Baby Talk

What's Behind Unexplained Epilepsy in Kids? A Gene Test May Tell

What's Better for Your Brain, Crossword Puzzles or Computer Games?

When Genes Raise a Mom's Risk for Cancer, Is It OK to Tell Kids?

When Is Your Very Earliest Memory?

When Older Dogs' Hearing Fades, Risk of Dementia Rises

When Parent Is in Prison, Kids' Heart Risks Rise

When Parents, Grandparents Don't Agree on Childrearing Choices

WHO Calls for Global Registry of Human Genome Editing

Who Fares Worse After Multiple Sclerosis Strikes?

Why a Newborn's First Breath Is So Important

Why Are Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Health Issues Not Getting Treatment?

Why Are More U.S. Babies Being Born With Syphilis?

Why Are More Women Using Pot, Other Cannabis Products During Pregnancy?

Why Are Some People More Sensitive Than Others? Genes May Tell

Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse With Blood Cancer Than Whites?

Why Don't People Have Memories of Their Infancy?

Why Handwriting Still Beats Typing, Videos at Helping Folks Learn

Why Is Stroke a Bigger Threat to Black People?

Why 'Night Owl' Women Might Be at Higher Risk During Pregnancy

Why Patients on Ventilators May Take Weeks to Regain Consciousness

Why Sleep Raises Risk for Sudden Death in People With Epilepsy

Why Some 'Super Ager' Folks Keep Their Minds Dementia-Free

Why Taking Your Kids to the Park Is Always a Healthy Idea

Widely Used Steroid Meds Could Alter the Brain

Will Vaccines Work Against the New Coronavirus Variants?

Will Your Brain Stay Sharp Into Your 90s? Certain Factors Are Key

Worse COVID Illness May Mean Stronger Immune Protection After

Yoga Might Do Wonders for Women's Aging Brains

You Don't Have to Smoke to Get Lung Cancer

You, Your Family and Cancer: How Genetic Counseling Works

Young Kids, Adults Use Same Brain Areas to Solve Tough Problems

Young, Immune-Compromised Patients Are Hotspots for Coronavirus Mutations: Study

Your Body Clock Knows When It's Time for Dinner: Study

Your Brain Gets Tired, and Scientists Now Know Why

Your Dog's Behavior Is in Its DNA

Your Dog's Breed Has Little Influence on Behavior, Study Finds

Your Genes May Affect How You'll Heal If Wounded

Your Height Could Be a Factor in Disease Risk

Your Metabolism Changes As You Age, Just Not When You Think

Your Personality May Safeguard Your Aging Brain

Your Sex Affects Your Genes for Body Fat, Cancer, Birth Weight

Your Sleep Can Affect Your Stroke Risk

Your Teen's Smartphone Could Be Key to Unhealthy Weight

Zika Epidemic Was More Widespread Than Thought: Study

Zika May Have Damaged More Infants' Brains Than Expected

Zika Virus Tied to Profound Developmental Delays

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