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Researchers have identified several factors that influence a premature infant's chances for survival and disability.
Using a rodent model of epilepsy, researchers found one of the body's own neurotransmitters released during seizures turns on a signaling pathway in the brain that increases production of a protein that could reduce medication entry into the brain.
A traumatic event is much more likely to result in posttraumatic stress disorder in adults who experienced trauma in childhood, but scientists have found that certain gene variations raise risk considerably if the childhood trauma involved physical or sexual abuse.
Do you know someone who has been impacted by cancer? Maybe it was a friend or family member? A cancer diagnosis can be frightening because many people still mistakenly believe that cancer is almost always fatal.
Scientists have identified a genetic variant that not only makes smokers more prone to nicotine addiction but also increases their risk of developing lung cancer and arterial disease.
Cognitive health has improved among older Americans according to a study by the National Institute on Aging and the National Institute of Mental Health.
Vaccines have led to many positive health outcomes, but many deadly viruses, such as HIV, still avoid the efforts of scientists to develop effective vaccines against them.
Several busloads of students took a special, spring trip to the National Museum of Health and Medicine at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. There they got much more than a tour: 
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