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Leaders from many religions — including, notably, Pope Francis — have long sought to tie their faith to environmental stewardship. By Catrin Einhorn On this Earth Day, the Bible has been on my mind. I ...

In a recent study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, an international team of researchers led by UC San Francisco examined how the amount of time preteens spend looking at screens watching ...

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NEWARK, N.J. -- A new study draws a potential connection between diapers and behavioral problems in kids. Researchers with the Rutgers School of Nursing questioned 129 parents with children ages 3 and ...