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Scientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have discovered what they believe to be the central mechanism behind cognitive decline associated with normal aging. “The mechanism in

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A newly published meta-analysis examines the associations between perfectionism and symptoms of anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and depression in young people aged 6-24 years. The findin

A one-year gap in access to WIC can have a significantly negative effect on the quality of some 5-year-olds’ diets. A new study from the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmenta

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