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Earlier this year, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledged that the search for autism's cause—a ...

It may feel like you are surrounded by sniffles and coughs, but flu season activity is still low in many parts of the U.S.

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Europe calls for decisive action to transform how Europe monitors noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Developed jointly by Joint ...

A decade ago, a group of scientists had the literally brilliant idea to use bioluminescent light to visualize brain activity.