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Blood Testing Can Provide Important Clues During Evaluations for Cognitive Symptoms

Two disorders with big names—trichotillomania (repeated hair-pulling) and excoriation disorder (repeated skin-picking)—were the focus of a recent Yale study looking at potential genetic causes. The two disorders are part of a group called body-focused repetitive behaviors, or BFRBs

A centuries-old food system shaped by the harsh ecology and isolation of the Pangi valley in Chamba district has been proposed as a distinct dietary pattern with the potential to protect against non-communicable diseases (NCDs), according to a study published in the Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

Parents know there are a lot of factors impacting their child’s health − anything from the area’s air quality to the paint on your walls. While city officials can advise keeping kids indoors during air quality alert days, there isn’t much they can do to help identify the many parts of a home environment that…

Mich. (News 10) – Michigan State University researchers say a new discovery may help guide future treatments for a rare genetic cause of pulmonary hypertension in children — a condition in which high blood pressure in the lungs forces the heart to work harder

New research from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine found that intestinal organoids modeled on preclinical Alzheimer’s disease develop barrier damage, inflammation and hallmark disease proteins, suggesting the gut may play a larger role in disease progression than previously understood

A University of Florida study is shedding new light on the biological changes linked to adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, an abnormal curvature of spine found in many children

Pythons have several unusual traits that scientists are studying for potential clues for treating human disease. Ari Daniel for NPRhide caption