The University of Iowa is working to include teens on the autism spectrum in its programs for gifted students. Jeremy Leung for NPR hide caption
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Alex, at 4 years and 11 months old, throws a toy football. Caroline Cheung-Yiu hide caption
A Boy's Mysterious Illness Leads His Family On A Diagnostic Odyssey
Guys, We Have A Problem: How American Masculinity Creates Lonely Men
U.S. teens' use of e-cigarettes has doubled since 2017, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Tony Dejak/AP hide caption
High School Vape Culture Can Be Almost As Hard To Shake As Addiction, Teens Say
Jeri Seidman and her daughter Hannah lounge at their home in Charlottesville, Va. Hannah is a patient in a genetic risk study about Type 1 diabetes. Carlos Bernate for NPR hide caption
An Experimental Genetic Test Gives Early Warning For Kids At Risk Of Type 1 Diabetes
Although Gray will finally go home to Forest, Miss., she will return to Nashville once a month for four months to undergo blood tests and a bone marrow biopsy. But, she says, the hardest part is over. Meredith Rizzo/NPR hide caption
A Patient Hopes Gene-Editing Can Help With Pain Of Sickle Cell Disease
How does nicotine in e-cigarettes affect young brains? Researchers are teasing out answers. Research on young mice and rats shows how nicotine hijacks brain systems involved in learning, memory, impulse control and addiction. Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Screaming Into The Void: How Outrage Is Hijacking Our Culture, And Our Minds
Vaping has become ever-present among teens, but the health risks are real. How do you talk to your kids about vaping? Meaghan Browning/Getty Images hide caption
Vaping illness is a growing concern, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The agency's principal deputy director, Dr. Anne Schuchat, announced new numbers Thursday. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
Fertility treatments like in vitro fertilization led the twin birthrate to rise from the early '80s. Now the rate has started to decline among white women. JGI/Jamie Grill/Getty Images hide caption
A worker cuts black granite to make a countertop. Though granite, marble and "engineered stone" all can produce harmful silica dust when cut, ground or polished, the artificial stone typically contains much more silica, says a CDC researcher tracking cases of silicosis. danishkhan/Getty Images hide caption
Workers Are Falling Ill, Even Dying, After Making Kitchen Countertops
A bacterial blood infection can lead to a deadly overreaction called sepsis. Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library/Getty Images hide caption
After finishing up some household chores, Brody Knapp gets a chance to play with his mother, Ashley, at their home in Kansas City, Mo. Alex Smith/KCUR hide caption
Pediatricians Stand By Meds For ADHD, But Some Say Therapy Should Come First
An unexpected charge related to a biopsy threatened the financial security of Brianna Snitchler and her partner. Callie Richmond for Kaiser Health News hide caption
A Biopsy Came With An Unexpected $2,170 'Cover Charge' For The Hospital
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A Biopsy Came With An Unexpected $2,170 'Cover Charge' For The Hospital
U.S. adults put on about a pound a year on average. But people who had a regular nut-snacking habit put on less weight and had a lower risk of becoming obese over time, a new study finds. R.Tsubin/Getty Images hide caption
Just A Handful Of Nuts May Help Keep Us From Packing On The Pounds As We Age
In the alleged scheme, Medicare beneficiaries were offered, at no cost to them, genetic testing to estimate their cancer risk. Al Drago/Bloomberg/Getty Images hide caption
U.S. Justice Department Charges 35 People In Fraudulent Genetic Testing Scheme
Investigators have found that cannabis-containing vaping products are linked with many of the reported cases of vaping-related lung illness. Mike Wren/AP hide caption
The negative voice inside your head can hold you back from making new friends. Tara Moore/Getty Images hide caption
Triathletes who trained too much chose immediate gratification over long-term rewards, researchers found. Markus Büsges/EyeEm/Getty Images hide caption
Surveys done since the 2016 election show that engaging with politics is stressing people out and harming their mental health and relationships. Mark Makela/Getty Images hide caption
Ruby Johnson, whose daughter was recently hospitalized with a respiratory illness from vaping, testified before a House Oversight subcommittee hearing on lung disease and e-cigarettes on Capitol Hill Tuesday. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
If E-Cigs Were Romaine Lettuce, They'd Be Off The Shelf, Vaper's Mom Tells Congress
Lori Pinkley of Kansas City, Mo., has struggled with chronic pain since she was a teenager. She has found relief from low doses of naltrexone, a drug that at higher doses is used to treat addiction. Alex Smith/KCUR hide caption