The Fisher-Price company is recalling more than 2 million of its Snuga infant swings, after the suffocation and deaths of five infants who went to sleep while in the swings. “The swing should never be used for sleep and bedding materials should never be added to it,” according to an alert from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety...
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How can you help your child learn to self-regulate?
Credit: Allan Mas from Pexels Throughout our lives, we need to be able to manage our thoughts and behavior. We need to do this to reach various goals and to get along with others—even if other distractions and impulses get in the way. This is our ability to self-regulate, and it starts to develop between the...
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How does schizophrenia affect smell?
Scientists believe schizophrenia may affect a person’s sense of smell or cause them to smell things that are not there, but not all studies into schizophrenia and smell support this. Schizophrenia is a mental health condition that affects how a person thinks, feels, and behaves. The condition may also affect a person’s sense of smell...
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WHY ARE SOME PEOPLE MORE PRONE TO INFECTION?
An expert has answers for you about why some people are more susceptible to infections. Heidi Zapata, assistant professor of medicine (infectious diseases) at Yale School of Medicine, is fascinated by microbes—bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites too small to be seen with the naked eye. “That’s what led me to infectious diseases,” she says. Zapata’s...
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Six-week abortion bans: More than a third of women don’t know they are pregnant by six weeks
More than a third of women don’t know they are pregnant in time to meet the six-week abortion ban active in four U.S. states, a new study finds. About 37% of women who got an abortion in 2021 and 2022 discovered they were pregnant at six weeks or later, according to findings from the sexual and reproductive rights think-tank...
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Why isometric exercises are so good for you
Exercise is great for improving heart health. But the thought of hitting the gym or going for a jog might put some people off from doing it. And, if you have a heart condition already, such dynamic exercises may not be safe to do. The good news is, you don’t necessarily need to do a...
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Research finds neurons look different in children with autism
Neuronal measurements could provide new insight into diagnosis and therapeutic interventions for autism Peer-Reviewed Publication University of Rochester Medical Center There is new evidence that the cells responsible for communication in the brain may be structured differently in children with autism. Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester discovered that in...
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Kids should play outside more to reduce the risk of short-sightedness and potential adult blindness, say researchers
Angus Greeff, 8, was diagnosed with myopia aged two and, thanks to Lions Eye Institute intervention, hopes to become a professional cricketer when he grows up. Credit: The Lions Eye Institute For most people with myopia, being short-sighted is an inconvenience. However, for some, myopia can lead to blindness. Ahead of World Sight Day (10...
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Q&A: Pathologist discusses another reason to vaccinate teens against HPV
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In 2006, a vaccine became available to protect against infections associated with two strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV). It was a potential game-changer: These strains cause 70% of cervical cancers, 90% of anal cancers, and about 75% of the cancers that affect the throat. Newer generations of this vaccine are generally recommended...
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In a warming world, knowing more about mosquito-borne illnesses can protect the public
The percentage of the U.S. population that says it takes various precautions against getting mosquito bites. Data shows findings in September 2024 as compared with July 2016, during the Zika outbreak. Credit: Annenberg Public Policy Center The hospitalization last summer of Dr. Anthony Fauci, former head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases,...