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Study finds link between sleep habits and weight gain in newborns

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Infants who sleep longer through the night and with fewer interruptions may be less likely to become overweight during their...

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NIH study suggests people with rare diseases face significantly higher health care costs

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A new retrospective study of medical and insurance records indicates health care costs for people with a rare disease have...

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NIH RADx initiative expands COVID-19 testing innovation for additional types of rapid tests

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The NIH Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) initiative announced today that it has issued contract awards totaling $77.7 million to develop and...

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Brain activity patterns after trauma may predict long-term mental health

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The way a person’s brain responds to stress following a traumatic event, such as a car accident, may help to...

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Likely cause of Alzheimer’s identified in new study

2 months ago thespecimennews

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that up to 5.8 million peopleTrusted Source in the United States live with Alzheimer’s...

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Quitting smoking after lung cancer diagnosis may extend life without cancer recurrence

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A prospective cohort study found that quitting smoking after being diagnosed with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer may slow disease...

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Children of cancer patients are too often excluded from the disease journey, research shows

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The announcement of a cancer diagnosis abruptly and durably alters the course of daily life – not just for the...