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- Hormones
Ten Things to Know About Leptin
Researchers have learned a lot about leptin in recent years. Here are the key findings, what they mean, and what is still unknown.
- Reproductive
The Science Behind Hormonal Birth Control
What causes the changes linked to hormonal birth control, how the uterus fits in, and which simple facts make the whole topic much easier to understand.
- Immunity
The Common Cold and Antibodies: What’s the Connection?
Researchers have learned a lot about the common cold in recent years. Here are the key findings, what they mean, and what is still unknown.
- Pregnancy
Ten Things to Know About the Umbilical Cord
Learn what affects the umbilical cord, which warning signs deserve attention, and when it is worth talking with a doctor rather than waiting it out.
- Mental Health
A Beginner’s Guide to Grief
From the basics to the newest findings, this guide explains grief in plain language and clears up a few of the most common myths.
- Kids
What Experts Say About Chickenpox
What causes the changes linked to chickenpox, how baby teeth fits in, and which simple facts make the whole topic much easier to understand.
- Hormones
How Estrogen and Thyroid Hormones Are Linked
Learn what affects estrogen, which warning signs deserve attention, and when it is worth talking with a doctor rather than waiting it out.
- Reproductive
What Your Doctor Wants You to Know About the Uterus
Many people misunderstand the uterus. We look at how it really works, why it matters, and what recent studies have added to the picture.
- Pregnancy
Folic Acid: Facts vs. Fiction
Many people misunderstand folic acid. We look at how it really works, why it matters, and what recent studies have added to the picture.
- Cancer
How Colon Cancer and Radiation Therapy Are Linked
Here is what colon cancer actually involves, what the latest research says about it, and the practical details most people never hear about.
- Mental Health
Warning Signs Linked to Self-esteem
Researchers have learned a lot about self-esteem in recent years. Here are the key findings, what they mean, and what is still unknown.
- Immunity
Everything You Need to Know About Fevers
Learn what affects fevers, which warning signs deserve attention, and when it is worth talking with a doctor rather than waiting it out.
- Kids
Surprising Facts About Colic
From the basics to the newest findings, this guide explains colic in plain language and clears up a few of the most common myths.
- Reproductive
New Research on Libido
From the basics to the newest findings, this guide explains libido in plain language and clears up a few of the most common myths.