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The over-the-counter supplement DHEA--which has been banned from college and Olympic sports--effectively treats midlife-onset depression in 50% of patients • Children whose mothers work odd hours score lower on tests of cognitive development, probably because the kids aren't enrolled in day care • Elderly patients cared for by their spouses are at higher risk of abuse
Sources: Archives of General Psychiatry; Child Development; Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
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