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A brain surgeon explains how children’s brains work and how screen time might have an impact on how young brains develop.
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San Diego County officials are asking the federal government to declare a state of emergency because of the ongoing environmental sewage crisis. -
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A federal judge has struck down Arkansas' 2021 ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth calling it unconstitutional and saying the state's experts were motivated by ideology, not science. -
Walkable neighborhoods promote active behaviors like walking for leisure or transportation to school, work, shopping or home, the authors wrote. -
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In response to our callout, you shared (and crooned) bedtime musical selections that work magic. (Well, except for the mom who tried an Enya song and whose kid begged, "Stop singing!") -
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