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Girls with ADHD May Not Get Diagnosed Until They’re Older
ADHD is often perceived as a “male” disorder that manifests in hyperactivity. But for girls, symptoms are often different.
Underdosing in Patients With Cancer and Obesity: A Thing of the Past?
Updated guidelines recommend that patients with cancer and obesity receive the full approved doses of immunotherapy and targeted therapies, but do oncologists agree with this approach?
How the Coronavirus Pandemic May Affect Cancer Clinical Trials
Risks of moving clinical trials online include missing key information about the patient experience — and higher dropout rates could also impair the overall quality of trials.
Women Still Face Retaliation for Reporting Sexual Harassment at Work
Despite the gains of the #MeToo movement, women still hesitate to file work-related sexual harassment complaints for fear of repercussions. Now a study suggests people may indeed penalize female employees for self-reporting such experiences.
In the Shadows of Perfectionism: Impostor Syndrome
Deep down, many perfectionists feel like phonies. Their lofty, self-imposed standards also isolate them from others. A recovering perfectionist shares how they became free.
Previously Hidden FDA Data Reveal a Multitude of Adverse Events Linked to Breast Implants
Between 1997 and June 2019, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allowed some medical device manufacturers to submit summary reports of adverse events related to their products through a hidden “Alternative Summary Reporting” (ASR) program that enabled these manufacturers to bypass the publicly accessible Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database.
The secrets of short sleepers: How do they thrive on less sleep ...
The secrets of short sleepers: How do they thrive o...
Corpse Bride: Lizard Necrophilia Reported in Brazil
When zoologist Ivan Sazima went for a walk in the park in southeastern Brazil on a warm September day in 2013, he was hoping to find noteworthy animal behavior to study.
But he did not expect to witness lizard necrophilia.
The Teen Brain, in Flux, Vulnerable to Mental Health Disorders
A perpetually shy introvert, Deborah Gray often experienced bullying at school. But by 9th grade, things started looking up: bullying had ceased, and Gray finally made friends.
Drunk Witnesses Remember a Surprising Amount
Police officers investigating a crime may hesitate to interview drunk witnesses. But waiting until they sober up may not be the best strategy; people remember more while they are still inebriated than they do a week later, a new study finds.
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Taller, Fatter, Older: How Humans Have Changed in 100 Years
Humans are getting taller; they're also fatter than ever and live longer than at any time in history. And all of these changes have occurred in the past 100 years, scientists say....
Visualizing Specific Impacts of Climate Change Could Change Behavior
Many people view climate change as a distant, abstract threat. But having them imagine the tangible consequences of resulting droughts or floods may help shift this perception and encourage proenvironmental behavior, a new study suggests.
Too Much Emotional Intelligence Is a Bad Thing
Profound empathy may come at a price
A Window to Metastasis
Bronx Lab Uses Unique Collaboration of Surgery, Engineering to Unlock Breast Cancer Mysteries