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Parenting
fromSlate Magazine
7 hours ago

My Son Hasn't Seen His Father in 11 Years. It Might Be Time to Tell Him the Real Reason Why.

Tell the child the truth about a parent's addiction honestly, age-appropriately, framing addiction as a health issue and emphasizing risk management, support, and nonjudgmental communication.
fromNature
4 days ago

Audio long read: Autism is on the rise - what's really behind the increase?

Robert F. Kennedy Jr held a press conference about rising diagnoses of autism, saying he would soon announce a study to identify the responsible agent and asserting that environmental factors are the main cause of autism, a claim that drew attention amid broader debate over drivers of the increase and calls for robust, transparent research to substantiate causal links between environmental exposures and developmental outcomes.
Public health
Medicine
fromHarvard Gazette
1 month ago

Mediterranean diet offsets genetic risk for dementia, study finds - Harvard Gazette

A Mediterranean-style diet most strongly reduces cognitive decline and dementia risk in people with the highest genetic predisposition to Alzheimer's disease.
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