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Cannabis use has increased, especially in individuals with depression

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By Louise Wideroff, Ph.D. The benefits of breast milk for the developing immune system are widely incorporated into health messages to encourage breast feeding, but is there more to the story? ...

By Sarah Damaske, Ph.D. While there have been sizable gains in women’s paid employment over the last 30 years, women’s employment rates remain uneven and some research suggests that employment rates have stalled ...

Social inequalities in infant health are a highly prioritized population health issue in our country. Rates of adverse birth outcomes, such as low birthweight (<2,500g), are consistently higher among poor and unmarried w ...

UPDATE NEEDED: Graduate training in behavioral and social sciences…2.0? Graduate training in the behavioral and social sciences remains largely unchanged from the training I received as a graduate student 35 years ago. While the current curricula reflect new knowledge gleaned from decades of ...

By Kerry L. McIver, PhD Given the epidemic of childhood obesity and the relationship between weight status and physical activity, understanding children’s physical activity behaviors is of particular public health in

Sleep—it’s a precious commodity. It’s also a basic necessity for good mental and physical health. Considered a critically important process for brain and body recovery, sleep allows the brain to rest and restore ...

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