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Pandemic stress caused premature aging in teenagers’ brains
Long-term effect uncertain, but some parents say impact will last American teenagers’ brains prematurely aged by three years during the pandemic due to the stress of lockdowns, a study has found. The researchers found changes similar to those seen in “children who have faced chronic stress and adversity,” reports Katherine Reynolds Lewis of The Washington…
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UK brings Appalachian students into cancer study
The nation’s highest cancer rates are in Appalachia, especially in Appalachian Kentucky. But the state is also home to an effort to get young people from the region involved in research to prevent and cure cancer. It’s at the University of Kentucky’s Markey Cancer Center, where college and high-school students from Appalachian Kentucky can explore…