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• Infant's Health
  Healthy Aging
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Birth Defects
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Child Development
   
  

  Premature birth

  Premature birth (also known as preterm birth) is defined medically as childbirth occurring earlier than 37 completed weeks of gestation. Most pregnancies last about 40 weeks. About 12 percent of ... > more
• Addiction
  Controlled Substances
  Illegal Drugs
  Borderline Personality Disorder
  Alcoholism
  Mental Health Research
   

  Substance abuse

  Substance abuse refers to the overindulgence in and dependence on a stimulant, depressant, chemical substance, herb (plant) or fungus leading to effects that are detrimental to the individual's ... > more
• Neuroscience
  Intelligence
  Brain Tumor
  Medical Imaging
  Nervous System
  Psychology Research
   
  

  Functional neuroimaging

  Functional neuroimaging is the use of neuroimaging technology to measure an aspect of brain function, often with a view to understanding the relationship between activity in certain brain areas and ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Bone and Spine
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Arthritis
  Dogs
  Sports Medicine
   
  

  Hip dysplasia

  Hip dysplasia is a hereditary disease that, in its more severe form, can eventually cause crippling lameness and painful arthritis of the joints. It is caused by a combination of genetic and ... > more
• Teen Health
  Healthy Aging
  Hormone Disorders
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Hair Loss
   

  Puberty

  Puberty refers to the process of physical changes by which a child's body becomes an adult body capable of reproduction. Growth accelerates in the first half of puberty and reaches completion by the ... > more
• Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
  Down Syndrome
  Psychiatry
  Autism
   

  Tic

  A tic is a sudden, repetitive, stereotyped, nonrhythmic, involuntary movement (motor tic) or sound (phonic tic) that involves discrete groups of muscles. Tics can be invisible to the observer (e.g.; ... > more
• Eating Disorder Research
  Eating Disorders
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Obesity
  Mental Health Research
  Healthy Aging
   

  Anorexia nervosa

  Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by voluntary starvation and exercise stress. Anorexia nervosa is a complex disease, involving psychological, sociological and physiological ... > more
• Osteoporosis
  Women's Health
  Bone and Spine
  Human Biology
  Leukemia
  Sports Medicine
   
  

  Human skeleton

  The human skeleton is made of individual or joined bones, supported and supplemented by a structure of ligaments, tendons, muscles, cartilage and other organs. The skeleton is not unchanging; it ... > more
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  Chronic Illness
  Fibromyalgia
  Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
  Diseases and Conditions
   

  Fatigue (physical)

  Fatigue is a state, following a period of mental or physical activity, characterized by a lessened capacity for work and reduced efficiency of accomplishment, usually accompanied by a feeling of ... > more
• Menopause
  Gynecology
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Fertility
  Women's Health
  Sports Medicine
   
  

  Menstrual cycle

  The menstrual cycle is the set of recurring physiological changes in a female's body that are under the control of the reproductive hormone system and necessary for reproduction. In women, menstrual ... > more

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