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                            <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Children ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ancient children's teeth reveal a syphilis-like disease was spreading in Vietnam 4,000 years ago ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Remains from three Stone Age children in Vietnam may challenge long-standing ideas about the origin of syphilis, scientists say. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sandee Oster ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ze3oZZoW3KU6zcY92nVPKh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Skeletal lesions consistent with congenital treponemal disease on a 5-year-old child from Man Bac, Vietnam. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of a skull with white arrows pointing to various areas on its bony cheeks with a dark background behind]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Babies weren't supposed to be mourned in the Roman Empire. These rare liquid-gypsum burials prove otherwise. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Despite historical records saying otherwise, Roman babies were mourned at death, research into unique plaster burials from York reveals. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 21:30:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 23:52:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/toAeB37UVrEtWTYWqidDwh-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A 3D scan of a Roman-era gypsum burial. A wrapped infant was placed between the legs of two adults.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a 3D scan of two adults and a child between their legs]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 5,500 years ago, a teenage girl was buried with her father's bones on her chest, new DNA study reveals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A novel DNA analysis of skeletons excavated from a Neolithic hunter-gatherer cemetery in Sweden has revealed surprising family relationships. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:01:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 22:57:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Gy5a9qWtsTUXbkobsyJUZi-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A young teenage girl was buried with her father&#039;s remains clustered on top of her.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a human skeleton with other human bones on top, being excavated from the ground]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ CT scans reveal the last moments of Inca children sacrificed as 'messengers to the gods' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New CT scans reveal the last moments of the Inca children who were sacrificed and mummified about 500 years ago. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:00:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:13:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Metcalfe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VLp4Ep4cC7CKjNqhCyJFbf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The most famous ice mummy from Mount Ampato is the &quot;Ice Maiden&quot; or &quot;Juanita,&quot; shown here in a reconstruction. She was sacrificed when she was about 14 years old.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A model reconstruction shows a woman with short dark hair brushed under a red flat-top cap with a red and yellow dark veil behind it and a white and red cloak pinned to her body]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why do kids eat their boogers? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/human-behavior/why-do-kids-eat-their-boogers</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ There may be something more than just a bad habit behind this behavior. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:29:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emma Bryce ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qzMrC6maKA8PYXbpaByjrR-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Kids, adults and other primates like chimpanzees are known to pick their noses and eat their boogers. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A little girl picking her nose.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Shrinking tree canopy at California schools could put kids at risk of extreme heat ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A recent study examined changes in tree canopy cover around California schools. The observed declines could put kids at higher risk of heat stress. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 09:28:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kfnJ7rJA5dATnuEGmtNBSX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Rising temperatures and declining tree canopy could spell trouble on California school campuses. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Photo of a young girl on a swing set under a cloudless and very bright sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 4,000-year-old burial of elite woman with ostrich fan reveals world's oldest known evidence of head straps ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/4-000-year-old-burial-of-elite-woman-with-ostrich-fan-reveals-worlds-oldest-known-evidence-of-head-straps</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Around 4,000 years ago, women in Nubia were using tumplines, a form of head strap, to carry around goods and young children. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Archaeology]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pChrGnGAJdGs8FP4koJ2GK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A plaster cast of a relief that depicts a military expedition launched by Ramesses II about 3,300 years ago. A Nubian woman can be seen with a head strap carrying a child in a basket. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Plaster cast of a relief from the temple of Beit el-Wali]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Brain damage reported in 13% of kids who have died of flu this season, CDC finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A CDC report has revealed that nine of 68 of children who died of flu this year had brain damage, but it's unclear whether this influenza-associated encephalopathy is on the rise. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 19:23:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 19:36:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sJUruZ8mJmBqUm4GoSHsmc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The CDC has found brain damage in 13% of kids dying of flu. Above is a healthy human brain under an MRI scan.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A healthy human brain under an MRI scan. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Parents really do have favorites, study suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Parents are more likely to favor daughters and more-agreeable children, new research suggests, although the findings may only apply to people from certain demographics. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2025 20:24:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Human Behavior]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ emily.cooke@futurenet.com (Emily Cooke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Cooke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZnkXKZQQ5YaAQc5y8kkzm3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new study hints that parents may be more likely to display preferential treatment towards their daughters than their sons, as well as children who are more agreeable.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A woman is shown embracing her child and looking down at her. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Angelman syndrome: A disorder that stops people walking and speaking ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Angelman syndrome is a rare disease that disrupts the normal development and function of cells, particularly in the nervous system, leading to severe developmental delays and learning disabilities. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Genetics]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ emily.cooke@futurenet.com (Emily Cooke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Cooke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pPZMfAKB9QTi5WF2Sj697h-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A young girl with Angelman syndrome.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Composite image of four images of a young girl with Angelman syndrome. In two of the images she is facing she camera, in another she is side on to the camera and the other image shows her hands. Behind the composite image is a blurred, enlarged version if it. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Natural selection is unfolding right now in these remote villages in Nepal ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Physiological traits that help Tibetan women survive at high altitudes are being selected for within the population, meaning they may be becoming more common, new research hints. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2024 16:14:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Genetics]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ emily.cooke@futurenet.com (Emily Cooke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Cooke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9ibQKhTDJLWAxGdw22twFQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Tibetan women who have a combination of physiological traits that help them survive at high altitudes have more children than those who don&#039;t, a study finds.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Close-up picture of a Tibetan woman looking into the distance. She is carrying a baby in a shawl on her back. The background of the image is blurry. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists finally explain MIS-C, the rare post-COVID sydrome seen in kids ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ MIS-C, a rare post-COVID inflammatory syndrome in children, may be triggered when the immune system mistakes its own proteins for those of the virus. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2024 20:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael Schubert ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/z8QG9gSLCicVLhAdU2pxkH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists may have pinned down a key reason some kids developed a dramatic immune reaction while recovering from COVID-19, particularly before the advent of vaccines.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A young girl lies sleeping in a hospital bed]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Did pandemic lockdowns stunt kids' immune systems long-term? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Common illnesses spiked in kids as COVID-related social distancing policies were lifted. But experts say this doesn't reflect a long-term change in children's immune systems. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2024 13:47:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ emily.cooke@futurenet.com (Emily Cooke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Cooke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hTUYUQPcLGje8NWrGHWhZD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Social distancing meant that children were less likely to be exposed to common respiratory viruses compared with before the pandemic. As they resumed their social interactions, their immune systems had to play &quot;catch-up.&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Picture of a young girl sat on a bed while her mother puts a blue surgical mask on her face. The mother is also wearing the same kind of mask. They are in a bedroom with a large window in the background, a mirror behind the mother on the right-hand side of the image and in the background there are some shelves, one of which has a pot plant on it ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Many kids are unsure if Alexa and Siri have feelings or think like people, study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A small study in Scotland suggests many kids overestimate the agency and intellect of AI assistants like Alexa, Siri and Google Assistant. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2024 10:00:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:58:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joe Phelan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bCqbh9QNCGLBEXpanMJJSV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In surveys, a fair percentage of children reported thinking that AI assistants like Alexa can think for themselves, or thinking they &quot;maybe&quot; can.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Child with curly brown hair sits at a table with a pencil and looks at a smart speaker on the table, as if to ask it a question]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 4 genes' activity could be key to faster appendicitis diagnosis ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An analysis of children's gene activity suggests that more severe forms of appendicitis can be distinguished from milder cases based on the activity of four genes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 18:37:26 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ emily.cooke@futurenet.com (Emily Cooke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Cooke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KGnXzBJwaxG6BPuA7Kwg6H-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The genetic markers of severe appendicitis identified in this study may help doctors diagnose the condition more quickly and prescribe the correct treatment to children.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Father carries his daughter who buries her head into his shoulder in front of a doctor in the foreground]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Seizures may be a cause of sudden unexplained child deaths ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Footage from the nursery cameras of children who died of explained causes suggests that seizures are likely implicated in the tragedies. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2024 15:30:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:07:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ffkcbwCakpgBARaSPrjLX3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Videos suggest that seizures may immediately precede some sudden unexplained deaths in children.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Photo of a teddy bear sitting on a bed in a darkened room with light coming through a window]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New algorithm dramatically cuts unnecessary antibiotic use in kids ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An algorithm reduced rates of antibiotics use in kids treated at Tanzanian primary care facilities without compromising their chances of getting better. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2023 22:03:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:32:22 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9XktzQcvp6DDq8xUhmg3ri-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new algorithm helps guide health care providers as to when to prescribe antibiotics, and when not to.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A happy toddler boy sits in his mother&#039; lap as a pediatrician leans over with a stethascope to listen to the child&#039;s heart]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Kids under 5 with HIV are dying at high rates. Here's why. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Among people on HIV meds, young children are the likeliest to die, often due to late diagnosis or treatment interruptions. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2023 22:15:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CAvtXWmQPcurFsWa2A3PBi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Fewer babies are contracting HIV thanks to medicines that prevent HIV-positive mothers from passing the virus to their children, as was the case for this mother and her HIV-negative child. However, the children that do still contract HIV suffer critical gaps in treatment.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a woman sits on a bench holding a baby wrapped in a blanket, whose face is turned from the camera]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ China's respiratory outbreak is 'expected' and not caused by new virus ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Evidence suggests the outbreak is being caused by several known pathogens, the World Health Organization said. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 14:58:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ emily.cooke@futurenet.com (Emily Cooke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Cooke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kkdKsvjYB4o8pnbi9wVG7R-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Although the ongoing outbreak may have raised fears that a new pandemic like COVID-19 is emerging, it has not been caused by a new pathogen, and experts say we shouldn&#039;t be concerned.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Mother applies hand sanitizer to her young daughter outdoors. Both are wearing protective face masks]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Kids' use of melatonin 'exceedingly common,' Colorado study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have raised concerns about the high number of kids and preteens consistently taking melatonin, because the long-term safety of the sleep aid has not been well-studied. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2023 19:30:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iEGFx8WGqFi9KTbLBKoa37-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Melatonin isn&#039;t necessarily harmful to children, but there&#039;s concerns surrounding the quality of melatonin supplements and potential long-term effects that remain unknown.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[close-up photo of dark red melatonin gummies spilling out of a plastic jar onto a table]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Antibiotics growing gravely ineffective for childhood infections ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A study found that many common antibiotics were less than 50% effective at treating serious bacterial infections in children and newborn babies in the Asia-Pacific. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2023 17:57:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ emily.cooke@futurenet.com (Emily Cooke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Cooke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9FWvAcP4MHNHnuEbG83hmd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[There&#039;s rising resistance to antibiotics among bacteria that cause dangerous infections in children and babies.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A mother sits on a hospital bed in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with her newborn baby in her arms]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Eating just 2 cannabis gummies can put small kids at risk of toxic effects ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/medicine-drugs/eating-just-2-cannabis-gummies-can-put-small-kids-at-risk-of-toxic-effects</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A study of a Colorado hospital network pinpoints the threshold of THC exposure that poses a danger to young children. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2023 20:24:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PGw8BiXx6g6eJ9m2zaPTLn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Cannabis gummies can cause toxic effects in children]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Hands of a little girl holding many multi-colored gummy bears.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rare gold coins and cremated infants were possible sacrificial gifts to the ancient gods of Carthage ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Five gold coins unearthed from a temple in ancient Carthage depict the goddess Tanit and were likely left by wealthy worshippers alongside burials as an offering to deities. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2023 17:06:15 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GnV7UqCMhgM9u5Bp5pULwF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Archeologists discovered five gold coins depicting the Carthaginian goddess of fertility and motherhood.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Four of the five gold coins and some ceramic remains lie on the ground at the excavation site.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Australia's 'worst female serial killer' freed after her children's deadly gene mutations come to light ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/genetics/australias-worst-female-serial-killer-freed-after-her-childrens-deadly-gene-mutations-come-to-light</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ New research has revealed that the children of Kathleen Folbigg each had genetic mutations that could explain their deaths. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2023 15:35:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xKK3YvE4SydZhfBATha8CE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Doctors identify never-before-seen genetic mutations that led to 2 children's insatiable hunger ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Two children developed insatiable hunger and severe obesity due to rare genetic mutations, their doctors reported. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2023 21:00:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/j67YDf8DHLdNeAoFpsyLt7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Two unrelated children showed insatiable hunger, or hyperphagia. Both cases were caused by rare gene variants in the kids&#039; DNA.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[white plate sitting on a wooden table has remnants of red sauce and a single pasta noodle on its surface, alongside a fork]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 300,000-year-old footprints reveal extinct humans went on a lakeside family outing among giant elephants and rhinos ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Footprints belonging to Homo heidelbergensis adults and children suggest that these human relatives foraged and played on the shores of a lake where prehistoric beasts gathered to drink. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2023 16:23:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mAnhinpX7dDHw4WXGbuQPX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The discovery of three footprints, including those of two children, suggests that Homo heidelbergensis foraged and bathed on the same lake shores as long-extinct elephants and rhinos.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a female and children Homo heidelbergensis with elephants and a rhinoceros on the shores of a lake.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ In rare attack, dingo repeatedly bites and holds girl underwater. (Luckily she survived.) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The 6-year-old girl is in a stable condition following the attack by an untagged male dingo while she was swimming on K'gari, or Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Apr 2023 16:18:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2qs8dVRm3XpqWq2TwKNHbD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Dingo (Canis dingo) attacks are uncommon but often result from people leaving scraps of food lying around or feeding the wild dogs.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A picture of a ginger-coated, pointy-eared dingo snarling.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Elementary schoolers prove EpiPens become toxic in space — something NASA never knew ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ It took a group of elementary school students to teach NASA that EpiPens can turn toxic in space. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2023 19:58:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:00:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Nalewicki ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Lc5C4kmSWPfr4vBqWnMU2k-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A classroom of students surprised NASA scientists when they discovered that EpiPens can become poisonous in space. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A person holds an EpiPen.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Childhood obesity should be treated early and aggressively, new guidelines say. Is that safe? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The American Academy of Pediatrics released new guidelines for treating kids and teens with obesity. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 20:32:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:25:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dczuaUyYVE9JpdBFDPsdbP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[One weight-loss drug that can be offered to children as young as 12 years old is a once-weekly injection that reduces appetite.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[close up of a hand holding a medical device, that being a pen designed to inject the user with the  weight loss drug Semaglutide]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why are kids such fast learners? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Most young children can easily pick up languages and learn immense amounts of knowledge in their early years. How do they pull this off? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:00:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joe Phelan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vSr4fNuYp4ATbFGSwEQtTF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Parents can create an environment that helps children learn.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Mother and daughter (7 years) doing homework at table.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ COVID-19 is a leading cause of death among US children and teens, study shows ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An analysis of mortality data shows that COVID-19 ranks as a leading cause of death among children and teens. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 16:57:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:22:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BNxCjzCquTPLxJwvTGgBdV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new study examined the number of deaths among U.S. children and teens that can be attributed to COVID-19.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[photo shows a saline drip in the foreground and a blurred out image of a child in a hospital bed in the background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ More than 70 children sickened in Ohio measles outbreak ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/measles-outbreak-ohio-december-update</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ An ongoing measles outbreak in Ohio accounts for most cases of the disease reported in the U.S. this year. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2022 10:00:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:22:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/K9EqVTfbeTrWGpXaXx57KR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An outbreak of measles in Ohio has sickened dozens of children ages 17 and younger.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[illustration of measles viral particles, depicted in purple and green against a black background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Sacred' owl carvings from Copper Age may actually be children's toys ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ancient owl carvings from the Iberian Peninsula were likely toys that children carved themselves. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2022 16:01:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:59:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Nalewicki ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/et6r5MdPog6zvp5aAik9ek-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A slate carving of an owl next to a photograph of a little owl (Athene noctua).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A slate carving of an owl next to a photograph of a little owl (Athene noctua).]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ RSV: Symptoms, treatments, antibodies and vaccines ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/rsv</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ In healthy children and adults, RSV typically causes mild, cold-like symptoms, but it can cause more serious disease in infants, young kids and older people. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2022 21:00:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:53:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BCZRxDTbpfHVMQqQJLFoZ9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Respiratory syncytial virus can cause severe infections in infants.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[photo of a toddler recovering from rsv in a hospital bed; he&#039;s sitting up and holding a toy care while sucking on a binky. An oxygen tube is inserted into his nostrils  and secured to his face with colorful adhesive bandages]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Stone Age child may have been buried with a wolf ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Considering Finland's highly acidic soil, archaeologists were surprised to find animal fur and feathers buried alongside a child from the Stone Age. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2022 11:00:22 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:59:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Nalewicki ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ibLodGUuYx4b3XgL8pZWsK-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Tom Björklund]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s impression of what the child may have looked like. Researchers think a dog or wolf was buried alongside the deceased.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A drawing of a Stone Age child and two canines during a burial in Finland. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Flu shot facts and side effects ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The seasonal flu shot is a yearly vaccine that protects against the flu, or influenza. Here's what you need to know about it. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VSMiRzagByALgmyEJvvDH9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Here&#039;s a look at the science of flu shots. Shown here, a vial and syringe.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Here&#039;s a look at the science of flu shots. Shown here, a vial and syringe.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ In which month are the most babies born? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/32728-baby-month-is-almost-here-.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Which of the 12 months has the most births? And why do babies tend to be born at certain times of the year? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2022 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:38:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6gnDgQBdquyXt56oU9weBY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Ghost footprints' left by ancient hunter-gatherers discovered in Utah desert ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have uncovered at least 88 human footprints in a Utah desert that date back to the last ice age, after accidentally stumbling upon a group of 'ghost' tracks that became visible after a rain shower. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2022 14:39:15 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:52:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oTN7VJ54czQg7EEFeePwJf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Melatonin poisonings on the rise in US kids ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ About 4,000 children were hospitalized after ingesting huge amounts of melatonin. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2022 20:30:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:39:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LnhdxVpVLo6TFSA5pepgR5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Brain differences tied to autism can be detected in the womb ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A brain region known as the insular lobe was larger in those that went on to develop autism, compared with controls. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2022 17:15:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:25:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XQZj7aUF5z6uUVN4LVqgYD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 1st drug to treat genetic cause of dwarfism approved by FDA ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/first-fda-approved-genetic-dwarfism-treatment</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The drug is designed to stimulate bone growth and increase height in affected children. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2021 12:00:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:36:34 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DQNBoLR6ubijCN4RgXCXTe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Number of kids diagnosed with lead poisoning could double with new CDC standard ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Experts say that the change in criteria was overdue. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2021 17:42:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:57:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4nWScfsDLmAnWL34mZC843-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Rogue' antibodies found in brains of teens with delusions and paranoia after COVID-19 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Autoantibodies may sometimes be involved in the psychiatric effects of COVID-19. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2021 20:07:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:57:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pdZQa7pjkukg8WYcsXqBmg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 11 children diagnosed with new form of ALS ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The researchers have pinpointed a gene that seems to cause this form of the disease. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2021 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:18:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WswgoemjWR4kfxRovQub5f-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Most kids with inflammatory COVID-19 syndrome are recovered by 6 months ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/children-inflammatory-syndrome-covid-19-recovery.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The study is the first to follow children with the syndrome, called MIS-C, for as long as six months. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2021 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:18:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zKY5Qm7gM2k53PMbGrKh9W-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Best Kinetic Sand ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Kinetic sand is a soft and moldable material that offers kids the texture and shape of sand without the mess. To bring the beach home, we've collected the best options. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2021 13:11:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[buy]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amy Kaspriskie ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/89hJ6Ee9oXjT6Tz6So4U9g-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Best Slime Kits ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ It's a simple fact that kids love slime. Now they can learn how to make their own for hours of play with one of these slime kits! ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2021 14:11:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[buying]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jen Karner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mTmvZSZQCK2FBPjTn5CSQ6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pfizer starts COVID-19 vaccine trial in young kids ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-young-children.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Pfizer is the latest COVID-19 vaccine maker to test its shot in young children. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2021 19:17:51 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:19:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QrZZPBRSpX52T5TZjzteah-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Moderna starts COVID-19 vaccine trial in infants and young children ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The trial includes children in the U.S. and Canada. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2021 16:05:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:19:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Lf6Z8k7dbS5Z7GzzeGZ2pm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ CDC issues new guidelines for safely reopening schools ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The recommendations provide a "long-needed road map" for reopening schools, officials said. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2021 23:29:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:36:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EPqcPevF6xhGNKazKaMfsJ-1280-80.jpg">
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