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One out of 10 babies is born prematurely in the United States. These babies typically are cared for in neonatal intensive care units, often called NICUs. Traditional NICUs have an open-bay design where multiple babies are cared for in a large room. More recently, single-family room NICUs have emerged and have led to a variety of positive medical, developmental and […]
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The more things change, the more they remain the same. This statement couldn’t be truer when talking about heart health issues over the years. In the 60’s and 70’s, there was a major smoking issue among adults. In contemporary times, with all the knowledge we’ve amassed on the dangers of smoking and the essence of working out, we still suffer […]
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Warm, nurturing parents may pass along strategies for building and maintaining positive relationships to their kids, setting them up for healthier, less-violent romantic relationships as young adults, according to researchers. Researchers found that when adolescents reported a positive family climate and their parents using more effective parenting strategies—like providing reasons for decisions and refraining from harsh punishments—those adolescents tended to […]
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More than 70 years since the end of World War II, there are still signs of intergenerational transmission of Holocaust trauma that are manifested in the way adult offspring of Holocaust survivors care for their elderly parents, according to a new study by researchers at Bar-Ilan University. To this day scholars debate whether intergenerational transmission of Holocaust trauma indeed exists. […]
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