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Tips for older drivers
Whether you are 17 or 87, being a safe driver is important. But aging may make driving more challenging, putting older adults...
Older Adult Health
NFL Quarterback Joshua Dobbs: Alopecia shouldn’t stand in your way
Joshua Dobbs is a triple threat. He's a National Football League quarterback, now with the Jacksonville Jaguars. He has...
Alopecia Areata
New maps feature makes drug disposal easier and safer
If you have unused or expired prescriptions, where should you get rid of them? Look to your phone or other...
Opioid Use Disorder, Opioids
Brain ripples could hold clues to memory
You're trying to remember a word. You're thinking, thinking … and suddenly, it pops into your head. NIH...
Memory
Close to home: NIH researcher and alopecia patient seeks a cure
Angela Christiano, Ph.D., is not a typical researcher. Dr. Christiano studies a hair loss disease called alopecia areata. She...
Alopecia Areata
"It doesn’t define you": Living with alopecia areata
Brittney Hammond was 8 years old when her hair started falling out. Her cousin was the first one to see the...
Alopecia Areata
5 tips for living with alopecia areata
Alopecia areata is a difficult disease to cope with, but there are ways for people to feel better. The condition...
Alopecia Areata
Tips for setting screen time limits
Feel like your screen time may be eating into family time? Here are tips for setting screen time limits. Make family...
Screen Time
Notes from the field: What we know about screen time so far
NIH's Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study wants to know what—if any—impact screen time, among many other factors, has...
Screen Time
What is all that screen time doing to your child’s brain?
Here's a surefire conversation starter: Tell a group of parents that you're studying whether too much screen time...
Screen Time
Just 30 minutes of daily exercise can help correct a day of sitting
Americans spend a lot of time sitting—at their desk, in the car, and on the couch. This can take a...
Exercise
From virus to vaccine: Studying measles immunity
The measles mumps rubella (MMR) vaccine is one of the most effective around. It is 97% effective against the viruses when...
Measles, Immunization
Removing stigma
Actress Mädchen Amick stars in the CW TV series "Riverdale." While she's best known as a star of...
Bipolar Disorder
Irregular sleep schedules can lead to bigger health issues
There's bad news for those of us who have inconsistent sleep schedules, such as sleeping too little during the...
Sleep
What is community immunity?
In 2000, measles had all but stopped spreading in the U.S. That's because vaccination rates were high enough to...
Measles, Immunization
Measles: What you need to know
Measles is a highly contagious disease, meaning it spreads easily. The trademark symptom is a blotchy, red rash. Measles is...
Measles, Immunization
Life on a roller coaster: Managing bipolar disorder
Imagine your life as a roller coaster: the excitement of climbing to the top and the terrifying feeling when the...
Bipolar Disorder
How much is too much? 5 things you need to know about binge drinking
What is binge drinking? The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) defines binge drinking as drinking enough alcohol...
Binge Drinking
Large families may hold answers to bipolar disorder
Researchers are looking to certain U.S. states, including Ohio and Pennsylvania, to better understand bipolar disorder—a mental illness that...
Bipolar Disorder
Highs and lows: Understanding bipolar disorder
When you have bipolar disorder, you experience frequent mood swings—from extreme lows to extreme highs. Sometimes you feel both at...
Bipolar Disorder
New treatment approved for postpartum depression
If you or a loved one has postpartum depression, you're not alone. The condition, which causes new mothers to...
Postpartum Depression