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The National Institutes of Health awarded a seven-year continuation of the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study, providing FIU and 20 other study sites ...

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Hand-held screens might delay a child's ability to form words, based on new research being presented this week at the annual Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting in San Francisco. This preliminary ...

Miriam Orozco Ramirez is a first-gen Latinx transfer student. She graduated with a B.S. in human development and a minor in Chicana/o studies. Her passions are wellness and creating bridges to success ...

New research suggests that everyday “forever chemicals” may quietly affect children’s bone development long before adulthood.