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Christmas stockings with the names of shooting victims hang from a railing in the Sandy Hook village of Newtown, Conn. Julio Cortez/AP hide caption

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Toy Donations Pour Into Newtown For The Holidays

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Christmas chocolate and sweets on display at a Christmas market at Piazza Navona on Dec. 20 in Rome. Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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At Christmas, A Roman Holiday Revolves Around The Food

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Doctors use tissue slides like this one of the ovary's outer cortex to confirm a woman's ovarian reserve. It's also the the ovary tissue that's removed in an ovarian transplant. Courtesy of the Infertility Center of St. Louis hide caption

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Chance To Pause Biological Clock With Ovarian Transplant Stirs Debate

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According to a study published in Pediatrics, boys are entering puberty six months to two years earlier than they did in past studies. iStockphoto.com hide caption

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Like Girls, Boys Are Entering Puberty Earlier

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