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How mosquitoes tell the difference between animal and human hosts (and why it matters)
Summertime means barbecues, pool days, and mosquitoes. Warm weather plus high humidity creates the perfect conditions for mosquitoes to thrive....
NIH Research
Preventing childhood obesity: Program for first-time parents promotes healthy growth in firstborn babies and their siblings
An NIH-funded study called Intervention Nurses Start Infants Growing on Healthy Trajectories (INSIGHT), has been shown to support healthy weight...
Child Development
Find clinical studies on the updated ClinicalTrials.gov
Interested in learning about clinical trials? Want to find research that’s happening on a specific health topic? On ClinicalTrials.gov...
Clinical Trials
Gene therapies are a promising path to treating rare diseases
Researching and developing new treatments for rare diseases is time consuming, complex, and often expensive. Most rare diseases (almost 80%) are...
Rare Diseases
COVID-19 makes living with a rare disease even harder
Ongoing uncertainty, being alone, and not being able to get treatment. In many ways, the widespread challenges the COVID-19 pandemic...
Rare Diseases, COVID-19
Childhood sleep apnea linked to high blood pressure in teens
Children with sleep apnea have an increased risk of developing high blood pressure in their teens, a new study has...
Sleep Apnea
Reducing health disparities around pregnancy
Despite many medical advances and improvements in maternal health care, significant health disparities in the care of pregnant people still...
Pregnancy
Could eating fish help your migraines?
A diet high in fish fats and low in vegetable oils may help reduce the number and severity of migraines,...
Migraine
Why short breaks help you learn
Taking short breaks can be just as important as practice in helping you master a new skill, according to a...
Learning
Migraine studies look at impact of lifestyle changes
Women are three times more likely than men to experience migraines. Much of this can be attributed to hormonal changes...
Migraine