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Sep 2026
Daughters inspire closer parental relationship bonds, study finds
Children can be hard on a relationship, but some kids can bring parents closer together.
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Sep 2026
GLP-1 medications place children at risk for nutritional deficiencies
Children prescribed GLP-1 medications for weight loss, prediabetes, or type 2 diabetes are at risk for nutritional deficiencies – diagnosed in nearly one in six patients (16.8%) within the first year – according to a new study published in the journal Childhood Obesity.
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Sep 2026
Updated clinical guideline offers strategies to reduce vaccination distress
A comprehensive guideline update with 16 recommendations to reduce vaccination distress, with suggestions ranging from applying topical pain relief to distractions, has been published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
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Sep 2026
High cognitive impairment rates among homeless people demand radical policy change
Cognitive impairment is a prevalent but often unaddressed factor in chronic homelessness, and it must be addressed to help reduce homelessness, argues the author of a commentary published in CMAJ
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Sep 2026
Wearable microneedle patch tracks antibiotic levels in real time
A wearable patch with microneedles coated in DNA molecules tracks levels of antibiotics in the body in real time.
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Sep 2026
Researchers identify a rare genetic change linked to neurodevelopmental disorder
Research led by Texas Children's Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) and Baylor College of Medicine identified a rare genetic change that appears to cause a newly recognized neurodevelopmental disorder.
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Sep 2026
Brain activity patterns predict math problem solving struggles in children
Some children have a condition that makes them persistently struggle with math problem solving (developmental dyscalculia), yet behavioral and mechanistic details about this condition are lacking.
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Sep 2026
Personalized programs make no difference in preventing elderly falls
Personalized programs designed to reduce falls in older people may make no difference to how often people fall, according to the most comprehensive research review to date.
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Sep 2026
Wartime study shows regular drills protect hospital emergency responses
Regular drills are crucial if a mass casualty plan is to work in a wartime situation. Focusing on staff safety in the plan itself and taking information flows into account are also important factors for success.
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Sep 2026
New brain circuit discovery offers hope for panic disorder treatments
Our survival depends on brains that constantly search for danger and, if found, stay alert until it has passed.
