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2018
Women who experienced higher levels of trauma gave birth to significantly smaller male babies
Researchers have found significantly lower birth weights in male infants — an average decrease of 38 grams, or approximately 1.3 ounces — born to women who had been exposed to trauma at some point in their lives and who secreted higher levels of cortisol, a hormone related to stress, in late pregnancy.
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2018
Childhood Trauma And Its Lifelong Health Effects More Prevalent Among Minorities
The largest study of its kind shows a high prevalence of adverse childhood experiences — or ACEs — across the population, but especially among some vulnerable groups. (Image credit: BFG Images/Getty Images)
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2018
More than half of parents of sleep-deprived teens blame electronics
Fifty-six percent of parents of teens who have sleep troubles believe the use of electronics is hurting their child’s shut-eye.
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2018
As Injuries Continue, Doctors Renew Call For Ban On Infant Walkers
Despite improved safety standards over the years, more than 230,000 children under 15 months old were treated in hospital emergency rooms for injuries related to infant walkers from 1990 through 2014. (Image credit: Mint Images/Getty Images)
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2018
Two Young Sisters Die After Undergoing Female Genital Mutilation
The girls were ages 10 and 11 and lived in Somalia, which has the highest rate of FGM in the world. (Image credit: Ivan Lieman/Barcroft Media via Getty Images)
12
2018
FDA Intensifies Crackdown On E-Cigarette Sales To Teenagers
The Food and Drug Administration said teen vaping has reached epidemic proportions, prompting more than 1,300 warning letters to stores selling e-cigarettes to kids and an ultimatum to four companies. (Image credit: Steven Senne/AP)
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2018
‘Floating Schools’ Make Sure Kids Get To Class When The Water Rises
Monsoon floods won’t stop these kids from going to school in Bangladesh — especially if the school comes to the student! (Image credit: Mahmud Hossain Opu for NPR)
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2018
Scientists Study Barn Owls To Understand Why People With ADHD Struggle To Focus
Research on the brains of barn owls suggests that attention problems like ADHD may involve a brain circuit that usually helps us ignore distractions. (Image credit: Meredith Rizzo/NPR)
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2018
Back pain linked to mental health problems and risky behaviors in teenagers
A new study indicates that adolescents who experience back pain more frequently are also more likely to smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol, and report problems like anxiety and depression.
10
2018
For Karachi’s Water Mafia, Stolen H20 Is A ‘Lucrative Business’
In Pakistan’s port city, gangs siphon off water from government pipes and resell it to residents. Surprisingly, the municipal water board is now partnering with the mafia to distribute it. (Image credit: Diaa Hadid/NPR)