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New maps feature makes drug disposal easier and safer
If you have unused or expired prescriptions, where should you get rid of them? Look to your phone or other mobile device. A...
Opioid Abuse and Addiction
Brain ripples could hold clues to memory
You're trying to remember a word. You're thinking, thinking … and suddenly, it pops into your head. NIH researchers wanted to...
Memory
Close to home: NIH researcher and alopecia patient seeks a cure
Angela Christiano, Ph.D., is not a typical researcher. Dr. Christiano studies a hair loss disease called alopecia areata. She also has it. ...
Alopecia Areata
"It doesn’t define you": Living with alopecia areata
Brittney Hammond was 8 years old when her hair started falling out. Her cousin was the first one to see the bald, coin-size patches...
Alopecia Areata
5 tips for living with alopecia areata
Alopecia areata is a difficult disease to cope with, but there are ways for people to feel better. The condition causes your hair...
Alopecia Areata
Tips for setting screen time limits
Feel like your screen time may be eating into family time? Here are tips for setting screen time limits. Make family time a no-screen...
Screen Time
Notes from the field: What we know about screen time so far
NIH's Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study wants to know what—if any—impact screen time, among many other factors, has on children's...
Screen Time
What is all that screen time doing to your child’s brain?
Here's a surefire conversation starter: Tell a group of parents that you're studying whether too much screen time affects the brain...
Screen Time
Just 30 minutes of daily exercise can help correct a day of sitting
Americans spend a lot of time sitting—at their desk, in the car, and on the couch. This can take a toll on their...
Exercise
From virus to vaccine: Studying measles immunity
The measles mumps rubella (MMR) vaccine is one of the most effective around. It is 97% effective against the viruses when two doses are...
Measles
Removing stigma
Actress Mädchen Amick stars in the CW TV series "Riverdale." While she's best known as a star of the hit series...
Bipolar Disorder
Irregular sleep schedules can lead to bigger health issues
There's bad news for those of us who have inconsistent sleep schedules, such as sleeping too little during the week and then...
Healthy Sleep
What is community immunity?
In 2000, measles had all but stopped spreading in the U.S. That's because vaccination rates were high enough to keep people from...
Measles
Measles: What you need to know
Measles is a highly contagious disease, meaning it spreads easily. The trademark symptom is a blotchy, red rash. Measles is so contagious that...
Measles
