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Health

Eye drops offer hope for slowing vision loss

Pranjal Malewar

Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a rare inherited condition that causes the gradual death of photoreceptors (light-sensing cells) in the eye, leading to vision loss....

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Health

Smartwatches can pick up abnormal heart rhythms in kids

Pranjal Malewar

The finding comes from a survey of electronic medical records.

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Health

The impact of neighborhood disadvantage on food, weight, and brain

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Body mass index as a mediator between disadvantaged neighborhoods and cortical microstructure.

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