Drinking low amounts of caffeine during pregnancy may impact child's height, study suggests

A new study found that children of women with low caffeine intake during pregnancy were slightly shorter, on average, compared to kids born to women who completely avoided it altogether.

Study: Video games can lead to ‘enhanced cognitive performance in children’

Findings from the study suggest kids who played video games three or more hours a week performed better with intellectual abilities, including working memory.

Pfizer-BioNTech testing combination flu-COVID-19 vaccine

The WHO estimates 290,000 to 650,000 people worldwide die of flu-related causes every year. About 1.1 million people in the U.S. have died from COVID-19.

Synthetic 'magic mushroom' drug may ease depression in hard-to-treat patients, study says

A single dose of psilocybin, the hallucinogenic compound found in “magic mushrooms,” was found to help some people who previously had gotten little relief from standard antidepressants.

Dry shampoos containing cancer-causing benzene remain on store shelves, study suggests

An independent research group found that 70% of the dry shampoo samples tested showed “quantifiable levels” of benzene, with some containing up to 170 times the FDA limit.

Experimental cat allergy shot may provide longer-lasting relief

Scientists say standard cat allergy shots are impractical and have a new treatment that when combined with regular shots can provide longer-lasting relief.

Visitors to Shanghai Disney locked in park for COVID-19 testing

“Please return and take a tour in the park," an employee in a mask said to guests in a video on social media. "The park’s gates are all closed temporarily, and you cannot leave now.”

Gilbert Police forms Crisis Response Team that focuses on calls related to mental health

The city's Crisis Response Team, according to officials, are already responding to an average of 15 to 16 calls per day. Members of the team have received extra training in negotiation and de-escalation.

Spirit Halloween helps hospitalized kids celebrate the holiday in style

Halloween is about more than just costumes and decorations for one major holiday retailer: It’s also about helping sick children. 

Forcing a smile might put you in a better mood, research suggests

The new research, led by a scientist at Stanford, may tell us “something fundamentally important” about how human emotions work.

Seeing, listening to birds can improve mental health, study finds

In addition to helping people, scientists say they are also advocating for the protection of the environment and wildlife.

Tuttle Shuttle offers free dental work for people in need
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We're going behind the scenes of Tuttle Shuttle, a dental charity in the Valley, which surprises people with dental makeovers. The Inspiring Smiles gala is scheduled for Nov. 5. FOX 10's Linda Williams reports. https://www.tuttleshuttle.org and https://inspiringsmilesgala.rsvpify.com

Tucson father convicted in clash over school COVID-19 mandates

In September 2021, cellphone video showed Kelly Walker and two other men in the doorway of an office at Mesquite Elementary School. They stated they would make a "citizen’s arrest" of the principal. Walker was upset his child would have to isolate and miss a school field trip because of possible exposure to someone with COVID-19.

Plymouth man with Parkinson's trades beloved light show for Halloween event

After pulling the plug on his annual holiday light show in Plymouth last year, Mike Justak of PD Shimmers is back with a Halloween projection show to raise awareness and funds for Parkinson's disease – something he's battled for nearly two decades.