Batten disease is a rare inherited condition that affects brain development and function. CLN3 disease is the most common type of this disease. The symptoms are life-changing. They usually begin ...

ORLANDO -- Markers of inflammation varied by sex, age, and menopausal status, according to a biomarker analysis. For TNF-α, the association was seen among women regardless of age (P<0.01) and in both ...

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Most states across the US are considering or introducing age verification laws. The result right now is a mishmash of rules. Katie is a UK-based news reporter and features writer. Officially, she is ...

Until last year, Utah’s youngest adults — at 18 — could be charged and sentenced far more harshly than 17-year-olds for having sex with a younger teen of 13. A law passed by the Utah Legislature in ...

Beginning last week, the United Kingdom has started requiring purveyors of online porn to check IDs—and it's already reverberating beyond adult websites. For example, Bluesky—a general-interest social ...

This summer, Cynthia Nixon stars in two hit television shows as leading women confronting major life changes. Nixon navigates sexuality in midlife as Miranda Hobbes in “And Just Like That.” Meanwhile, ...

The average age of moms giving birth in the U.S. continues to rise, hitting nearly 30 years old in 2023, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the report, ...

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Your sex, ethnicity and level of education may influence how long you live, but also the pace at which your body ages. There has been growing recognition over recent years that ageing doesn’t progress ...