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Speeding can kill; more could be done to slow drivers down, study says
D.C. has the second highest rate of speed-related deaths in the country; speed-related crashes made up 55 percent of all motor-vehicle deaths in 2017.
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Dehydrated? You might just need more sleep, study says
Sleeping six hours a night instead of eight may give you a higher chance of waking up dehydrated, according to a study by Penn State.
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New device offers hope for people with heart failure
A tiny new device is offering hope of a better life for people with severe heart failure, reducing hospitalization rates and improving mortality risk within two years of treatment, a new study finds.
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Study evaluates Airbnb fire safety, first-aid amenities in 16 US cities
Though hotels are required to have smoke detectors, private rentals through Airbnb aren’t, and more than 20 percent of the Airbnbs in D.C. might not have the alarms, according to a recent study.
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Study: ‘Pockets’ of disadvantage mark Northern Va.’s health landscape
Northern Virginia is among the healthiest regions in the state, but a university study has found big differences in health outcomes across communities, based on socio-economic conditions.
1 year ago -
Math skills in preschool help kids succeed later on
A new study suggests preschoolers are more likely to do well with math when entering kindergarten if they grasp two basic concepts: words associated with numbers and the quantities they represent.
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‘Negative marital quality’ may help curb diabetes for men
“Sometimes, nagging is caring,” said Hui Liu, associate professor of sociology at Michigan State University.
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Study: Younger kids in their grade more likely to get ADHD diagnosis
Data collected on 378,881 children between the ages of 4 to 17 showed that children born in August were more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD or receive ADHD medication than those born in September, a new study finds.
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