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Study finds psychiatric disorders persist 15 years after youth are detained
A new study shows that youth arrested as juveniles with psychiatric disorders that remain untreated, struggle with mental health and successful outcomes well beyond adolescence. Research from Northwestern Medicine shows nearly two-thirds of males and more than one-third of females with one or more existing psychiatric disorders when they entered detention, still had a disorder […]
Pfizer vaccine is 100% effective in preventing COVID-19 in children ages 12 to 15
The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was 100% effective in preventing COVID-19 among children ages 12 to 15 in a phase 3 trial, the companies announced on Wednesday (March 31). The companies plan to submit the data to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) “as soon as possible” to expand emergency […]
Global death toll from coronavirus passes 15,000
This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (yellow)—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient, emerging from the surface of cells (blue/pink) cultured in the lab. Credit: NIAID-RML Deaths from the coronavirus pandemic have topped 15,000 across the globe, according to an AFP tally compiled at 1100 GMT on Monday from […]
Need New School Lunch Ideas? Here Are 15 Easy, Genius Ones
Back-to-school is here, and that means — you guessed it! — school lunches. And if your kid is planning to brown-bag it, why not give them something a little classier than a squashed PB&J and some carrot sticks? We know. Easier said than done, but it’s not impossible — at least, not when you have […]
This Tick-borne Illness Can Cause Fatal Swelling of the Brain—and Can Be Transmitted in Just 15 Minutes
When you think about ticks and the illnesses they can carry, you probably think of Lyme disease—for good reason. Lyme disease is certainly the most common and widespread tick-borne illness, and it’s been reported in all 50 states. But it’s not the only one: In recent years, scientists have been warning about another, less common […]
Girl, 15, had her BRAIN ‘slipping into her spinal cord’
Girl, 15, who ‘staggered around like she was drunk’ actually needed life-saving surgery to stop her BRAIN ‘slipping into her spinal cord’ Erin Orlopp could not walk in a straight line and developed a swollen cheek Suffering from chiari malformation – brain tissue extends into the spinal canal Underwent surgery to remove a section of her […]
Rates of dementia have dropped 15% per decade since the 1980s
Rates of dementia have dropped 15% per decade since the 1980s but experts warn soaring obesity crisis threatens to undo the hard work Scientists led by Harvard Studied almost 60,000 people from 1988 to 2015 They found over time people have become less and less likely to get dementia Rates are rising because of growing […]
15 minutes of exercise creates optimal brain state for mastering new motor skills
If you want to learn to walk a tightrope, it’s a good idea to go for a short run after each practice session. That’s because a recent study in NeuroImage demonstrates that exercise performed immediately after practicing a new motor skill improves its long-term retention. More specifically, the research shows, for the first time, that […]
15 foods that help lower blood pressure
Also known as hypertension, high blood pressure affects 1 in 3 adults in the United States. Medications, dietary changes, and other lifestyle modifications can reduce high blood pressure while lowering the risk of associated conditions. Having high blood pressure increases a person’s risk of heart disease, stroke, and kidney disease. In this article, we discuss […]