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Male fertility rates have been plummeting over the past half-century. An analysis from 1992 noted a steady decrease in sperm counts and quality since the 1940s. A more recent study …
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A study in Spain found that children with higher levels of lead, cadmium, copper, and antimony in their urine had increased odds of being diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). More …
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Mental HealthMaximization style and social media addiction linked to relationship obsessive compulsive disorder
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Mental HealthEconomic data reveal the disturbing “echo of anxiety” after fatal school shootings
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