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Betting on the Super Bowl: All in good fun?

UCLA Health — February 10, 2022

Dr. Timothy Fong, co-director of the UCLA Gambling Studies Program, shares insight into how something “fun” can become a devastating addiction for some people.

6 hacks to outdoor-ify your indoors to reduce COVID-19 spread

UC Davis Health — February 10, 2022

Two years into the pandemic, the science proves that outside is safer than inside for COVID-19 transmission But how can you reduce your COVID risk inside, if you are with people who are not from your household? Experts say: Improve the ventilation in your home.

UC Davis Medical Center

Amygdala changes in autistic individuals linked to anxiety

UC Davis Health — February 10, 2022

A long-term study by UC Davis MIND Institute researchers finds significant changes in brain development linked to anxiety in autistic children. The study, which included brain scans and interviews, also provides new evidence that supports forms of anxiety specific to autism.

A series of brain scans with each section of the brain highlighted a different color.

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