September 26, 2024
Alarming Surge: Global Crisis of Childhood Overweight and Obesity
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A new study cautions parents to resist the temptation to prohibit friendships.
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$1.8M NIH grant to further research on methods to identify regions of the genome affected by natural selection.
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Using ethnography to study the experiences of vulnerable communities in the area known as “Hurricane Alley”
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