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Parents spend hours planning to talk with their children about the “birds and bees.” But moms and dads often ignore an equally important conversation—discussing their family’s overall health history.

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Keywords: Family Health, Family Health History, Family Medicine

A pediatric researcher has identified patterns of spinal curvature in younger children that may be likely to develop into scoliosis by adolescence. Accurately predicting scoliosis, a common, abnormal curvature of the spine, may set the stage for the first-ever methods to prevent the potentially disabling condition.

Channels: All Journal News, Bone Health, Children's Health, Healthcare,

Keywords: Scoliosis, idiopathic scoliosis, Pediatrics , Orthopedics, spinal X-rays, risk-assessment tools, Spinal Deformity, Diagnostics and imaging

New research from Michigan State University revealed that almost half of accused harassers can go back to work when disputes are settled by arbitrators – or, third-parties who resolve disputes.

Channels: All Journal News, Behavioral Science, Government/Law, In the Workplace, Sexual Harassment and #MeToo,

Keywords: Workplace, Harassment, Harass, workplace abuse, Human Resources, employment arbitration, Employment, Policy

If you want to understand what happens when seawater becomes more acidic, ask an oyster farmer. Specifically, talk to one in the Pacific Northwest. Researchers still aren't sure how ocean acidification (OA) affects ocean water exactly, but oyster larvae in Washington State are already dying by the billions. Over the next 50 years, OA is predicted to reduce U.

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Keywords: Science, Seawater, Acidification, Ocean Acidification, Education, Research, Ocean, California, Coast, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, Ocean Protection Council

If you're looking for health and fitness story ideas, view these research highlights from Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews and Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise®, ACSM’s flagship journal.

Channels: Aging, All Journal News, Cardiovascular Health, Diabetes, Exercise and Fitness, Healthcare, Heart Disease, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Neuro, Psychology and Psychiatry, Seniors, Sports, Sports Medicine, Technology, Trauma,

Keywords: sedentary behavior, Sitting, passive sedentary behaviors, mentally active sedentary behaviors, Depression, Sedentary Behaviors and Depression, youth football, reducing head impacts in youth football, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, measuring cardiorespiratory fitness, Fitbit, wearable activity monitors, Strength Training, physical activity and older adults, resistance training and older adults, Na+/K+ ATPase Activity, NKA, Atpases

Urbano, a free software launched Oct. 26 by Cornell researchers, employs data, metrics and an easy-to-use interface to help planners and architects add and assess walkability features in their designs as effectively as possible.

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Keywords: Urban Planning, Sustainability, Walkability, Walkable cities, Walkable Communities

DHS S&T and the National Pork Board entered into a collaborative agreement to assess potential methods to disinfect and decontaminate surfaces from African Swine Fever (ASF) virus.

Channels: Agriculture, All Journal News, Economics, Food Science, Technology,

Keywords: Science And Technology, R&D, African swine fever, PIADC

The Antibiotic Resistance Threats Report released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Prevention and Control today shows that while recent federal investments to combat antibiotic resistance have had meaningful impacts, the continued spread of infections that are not effectively treated by existing medicines pose deadly threats to patients and public health. As physicians and scientists on the front lines of a growing public health crisis, the Infectious Diseases Society of America urges federal policy makers to respond to the report’s warning with investments and commitment to turning the tide of antibiotic resistance.

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Keywords: Idsa, antibiocs, Antimicrobial Drug Resistance, CDC

Insects, crustaceans and other water macroinvertebrates are more affected by the effect of sediment accumulation in river courses than the excess of nitrate in water environments, according to a study published in the journal PLOS ONE.

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