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Pandemic-Linked Rise in Crime Hit America's Poor Neighborhoods Hardest
Pangolins Hold Clues to How COVID-19 Began -- and Might End
Parasites Plagued Ancient Reptiles 200 Million Years Ago
Parks, Gardens Might Boost Life Spans in Poorer Neighborhoods
Parks, Rivers, Lakes: Nature's Great Stress Relievers
Parlez-vous 'Woof'? Dogs May Distinguish Between Different Human Languages
Penis Birth Defects Are on the Rise – Are Environmental Toxins to Blame?
People Exhale Less COVID Virus as Their Infection Wanes
Pesticide Harmed Children's Brains: Lawsuits
Pet Dogs Can Alert Owners to Epileptic Seizures
Pet Store Puppies Passing Drug-Resistant Bacteria to People
PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Cost the U.S. Billions
PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Found in Blood of Pet Dogs, Horses
Pig Study Could Lead to Gene Therapy to Prevent Heart Failure
Pious Parasites: Medieval Monks Battled Nasty Gut Germs
Pollen Fragments Linger After Rains, Leaving Allergy Sufferers Miserable
Pollen Peril: Sneezin' Season May Up COVID Risk
Polluted Air Keeps Butterflies, Bees From Pollinating: Study
Polluted Air Means More Asthma Attacks for Urban Kids
Pollution Killed 9 Million People Worldwide in 2019
Poorer Neighborhoods Linked to Higher Asthma Rates in Kids
Preparing for Flooding During Hurricane Season
'Prescribed' Fires' Hidden Bonus: Fewer Ticks
Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries
Promising Steps Toward Retinal Cell Transplants to Fight Blindness
Protecting Wildlife Key to Preventing the Next Big Pandemic
Race, Income Big Factors in Deaths After U.S. Hurricanes
Race, Neighborhood Affects How Long You'll Live After Heart Attack
Racist 'Redlining' Policies Leave Legacy of Stroke for Black Americans
Rain or Shine, Allergies Are Tough. What's the Link to Weather?
Rat-Borne Parasite That Can Cause Brain Disease Spreading in Southern U.S.
Redlining May Raise Heart Failure Risk Among Black Americans
Replace That Old Carpet to Shield Your Kids From Toxins
Report Finds Big Rise in U.S. Carbon Monoxide Deaths
Researchers Latch Onto the Leech's Genome
Researchers Move Toward Once-Yearly Treatment for HIV
'SAD Season': Depression Risks Rise as Days Get Shorter
Say What? Like Animals, People Perk Up Their Ears to Hear
School COVID Outbreaks Drop When Adults Wear Masks, Study Finds
Scientists Create Monkey Embryo From Stem Cells
Scientists Create Synthetic Mouse Embryo With Brain, Beating Heart
Scientists Develop 'All Species' COVID Test
Scientists Grow Electrodes in Living Tissue
Scientists Restore Some Function to Pig Tissues 1 Hour After Death
Scientists Test Safest Way Driver, Passengers Can Avoid COVID Spread
Scientists Transplant Human Brain Cells Into Rat Brains, a Boon to Research
Scientists Untangle Why Diabetes Might Raise Alzheimer's Risk
Scientists Use Gene Therapy to Tackle Oral Herpes in Mice
Search and Rescue Dogs Fared Well After Working at 9/11 Sites
Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
'Secondhand Vaping' May Be Unhealthy — Could Public Bans Be Coming?
Segregation Has Close Ties With Lead Poisoning in Black American Kids
Sharp Spike Seen in Air Pollution Levels in Recent Years
Shift Work May Harm the Health of Men More Than Women
Silent Killer: Shield Your Family From Carbon Monoxide
Silent Killer: Watch Out for Carbon Monoxide Dangers This Winter
Smog Could Reduce Exercise's Benefit to Your Brain
Smog Might Damage Your Sense of Smell
Smoggy Air Might Help Spur Sinusitis
Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Blackens Skies, Prompts Air Quality Alerts in Much of U.S.
Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Triggers Air Alerts in Colorado, Montana
Smoke From Nuclear War Would Trigger Massive Climate Change, Endangering Health
Social Media Messages Can Lower People's Meat Intake
Some Bear Facts That Could Help Prevent Human Strokes
Some Types of Air Pollution Are Even Worse for Your Health
Space Travel Might Weaken Immune System
Space Travel Takes Toll on Astronauts' Blood, Bone
Spring Cleaning Can Sweep Away Allergens From Your Home
Spring's Double Trouble: Asthma Plus Seasonal Allergies
Storm Alert: How to Keep Your Home Safe
Stranded Dolphins' Brains Show Alzheimer's-Like Changes
Stray Cats Shed Toxoplasmosis Parasites in Cities, Especially in Warm Weather
Streetlights Could Be Harming Your Teen's Sleep, Mental Health: Study
Stress Not Always a Trigger for Relapse in Eating Disorders: Study
Stuck in Traffic? Diesel Fumes May Be Harming Your Brain
Study Confirms Restaurants, Bars Are COVID Infection Hotspots
Study in Rats Offers Hope for New Parkinson's Therapy
Summer Playgrounds Come With Fun and Hazards
Swine Coronavirus Could Jump to People, Researchers Warn
Take This Refresher on Skin Safety in Summer Sun
There Might Be a Perfect Indoor Humidity to Curb COVID Spread
There's Almost Nowhere in the World Free of Air Pollution
There's Another Benefit to Hand-Washing During Pandemic
There's No Magic Formula to Slow Your Dog's Aging
Thin Ice: Global Warming May Be Raising Drowning Risks
Ticks Can Take a Licking From Really Tough Weather
Ticks May Be Spreading 'Wasting Disease' Among Wisconsin Deer
Time Spent in Nature Appears to Slow Parkinson's, Alzheimer's
Time Spent in Nature Boosts Kids' Well-Being
Tiny Mites Are Feeding on Your Skin, But for How Long?
Too Few U.S. Cities Have Good Hurricane Evacuation Plans
Tougher State Gun Laws, Less Gun Violence Among Teens: Study
Toxic Lead Fallout From Notre Dame Fire May Be Worse Than Thought
Toxic Leaded Gasoline Is Finished Globally
Toxin in Undercooked Meat Shows Links to Rare Brain Tumors
Toxins in Wildfire Smoke May Make Their Way Into Brain
Train Wheels Send Unhealthy, 'Ultrafine' Metals Into Subway Air
Tree Rings Show Hurricanes Becoming Wetter, Longer, More Dangerous
Triple-Digit Heat Wave a Danger to Those With Dementia
Two Out of Three California Prison Inmates Said Yes to COVID Vaccine
Two Simple Steps Can Help Keep Your Cat From Killing Wildlife
U.S. Livestock, Pet Industries Pose Disease Threat to People
U.S. Nursing Homes Are Understaffed, But Minority Communities Have It Worst
U.S. Wildfires: Much Bigger, More Frequent Now
U.S.-Russia Nuclear War Could Leave 5 Billion Dead Due to Famine
Unlike Humans, No Bone Loss for Gorillas as They Age
Vaping Might Trigger Irregular Heartbeat, Animal Studies Show
Venturing Out? Guard Yourself Against Disease-Carrying Ticks
Very Smart Dogs Learn Words Quickly, Study Shows
Vicious Cycle: Epilepsy Seizures Could Encourage More Seizures
Want a Healthier Neighborhood? Plant a Tree
Want Better Rapport With Your Cat? Bat Your Eyes
Want Less Violent Prisons? Plant More Trees
Warming Climate Could Bring Flesh-Eating Bacteria to More U.S. Waters
Weak Action on Climate Change Is Stressing Young People Worldwide
Well Water Germ Tests May Depend on Time of Year
West Coast Wildfires, COVID a Double Whammy to Lung Health
Western Wildfires Are Making Easterners Sick: U.S. Study
Western Wildfires Fueling Air Pollution During Summer Months
What Is Heartworm and How Can You Protect Your Pet From It?
When Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier
When Tackling a Problem, Pigs and Pooches Have Different Strategy
Which Animals Are Also Vulnerable to COVID Infection?
Which Seafood Has the Highest Amount of Microplastics?
Why a Newborn's First Breath Is So Important
Why Your Dog 'Knows' You Better Than a Wolf Ever Could
Wildfire Pollution Puts Kidney Patients at Risk
Wildfire Smoke Can Trigger Eczema, Study Finds
Wildfire Smoke Causes Rapid Damage to Your Health: Study
Wildfire Smoke Could Cause More Than 9,000 U.S. Deaths Each Year
Wildfire Smoke Pollution a Growing Global Threat
Wildfire Survivors Could Face Higher Cancer Risk
Wildfires Are Changing the Seasonal Air Quality of the U.S. West
Wildfires Cause More Than 33,000 Deaths Globally Each Year
Wildfires Plus Heat Make Breathing Dangerous in America's West
Wildlife Crossings Over Highways Save Human Lives, Too
Will COVID Pandemic's Environmental Benefit Last?
Will Warmer Temps Help Contain Coronavirus? Two Studies Say Not Really
Windy Days Are Safer Days When It Comes to COVID-19
Winter Brings Rise in Carbon Monoxide Danger: Stay Safe
With COVID Crisis Ebbing, How Can We Prevent Future Pandemics?
With Hurricane Season Here, Watch Out for One Carbon Monoxide Danger
Women's Menstrual Cycles Tied to Moon's Phases
Workers in U.S. Southwest in Peril as Summer Temperatures Rise
Working From Home Brings Its Own Health Perils: Survey
Worried About Catching Coronavirus From Surfaces? The City You Live in May Matter
You Can Pass COVID to Your Cat, Study Finds
You Could Live 9 Years Longer in Hawaii Than in Mississippi, New Data Shows
You Don't Have to Smoke to Get Lung Cancer
You Let Your Cat Out — Where Does It Roam?
Your Brainy Pet Bird Thrives on Stimulation
Your Cat Wants a Talk With You, and Only You
Your Plant-Based Diet Could Really Help the Planet
Your Puppy Is Born Ready to Interact With You: Study
Your Sushi May Serve Up Parasitic Worms
You're Not Imagining It: Dogs Do Get Jealous
Zoo Study Finds Animal DNA Floating in Air
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