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It may be surprising to hear that toddlers and preschoolers are the most physically aggressive age demographic. Luckily, they lack coordination and strength, making their attacks less dangerous than those of adults.

A new COVID variant XBB.1.16, or “Arcturus,” has now been identified in at least 34 countries including the UK.

According to a recent study, German kids with type 1 diabetes (T1D) across the socioeconomic spectrum are now using technology to control their glucose levels better than they did a decade ago. Meanwhile, young, impoverished Americans with T1D are doing worse. That’s because children receiving T1D care in the United States face a technology divide between the haves and the have-nots, says Ananta Addala, assistant professor of pediatrics at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health. “We’re not improving outcomes for our poorest youth.”

Molly was 88 years old and in good health. She had outlived two husbands, her siblings, most of her friends and her only son.

In the past year, a growing number of companies have asked employees to return to the office either full- or part-time after years of pandemic-induced remote working. While this is a good thing when it comes to being able to socialize with your colleagues, it may have some negative effects on your health—depending on how long your commute is.

In a study of 17 people from five families, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they found that ultra-lengthy DNA endcaps called telomeres fail to provide the longevity presumed for such people. Instead, people with long telomeres tend to develop a range of benign and cancerous tumors, as well as the age-related blood condition clonal hematopoiesis.

According to Australian guidelines, women with newly diagnosed breast cancer should be offered genetic testing when they meet certain strict criteria—such as being diagnosed at a very young age or if many family members have had breast cancer—amounting to a 10% or more risk of having a rare, hereditary gene mutation.

Are you feeling blue—or seeing red? Maybe turning green with envy? You’re not alone in color-coding your emotions, University of Toronto researchers say in a new paper confirming associations between feelings and certain shades and shapes.

Matthew Tung fell in love with the sport of Olympic weightlifting when he was growing up in Hong Kong.

Results of a pilot study have shown that remote aerobic walking exercise training is a feasible and highly promising method for improving cognitive processing speed impairment in fully ambulatory persons with multiple sclerosis (MS). The findings of this single-blind randomized control trial support the design of a randomized, controlled trial in large sample of persons with MS