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Fragile X Syndrome: The Most Common Inherited Cause of Intellectual Disability
Fragile X Syndrome is a genetic disorder that causes intellectual disability and is the most common inherited cause of intellectual…
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Rett Syndrome: The Neurological Condition That Primarily Affects Girls
Rett Syndrome is a rare neurological disorder that primarily affects girls and causes serious problems with brain development and nervous…
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Angelman Syndrome: The ‘Happy Puppet’ Disorder and Why That Name Is Outdated
Angelman Syndrome, often called AS for short, is a rare genetic disorder that affects how the brain and body develop.…
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Prader-Willi Syndrome: Understanding This Complex Genetic Disorder
Imagine a disorder that affects how your body grows, how hungry you feel, and how you develop mentally and physically.…
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Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency: The Lung and Liver Disease You May Have Never Heard Of
Imagine your lungs as tiny air sacs that help you breathe. Your body produces a special protein called alpha-1 antitrypsin…
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Why the race to save these cherished penguins just became more urgent
The hoiho, also known as takaraka or yellow-eyed penguin, holds a special place in Aotearoa New Zealand’s natural identity. Shy…
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Should emissions from coal burned overseas be considered in Australian mine approvals? For the first time, the High Court will decide
Australia’s High Court will today hear its first ever climate case. It could have real implications for fossil fuel producers…
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Your local storm forecast is likely based on weather miles away – mesonets can help bridge that gap
Whether you’re planning a weekend hike, deciding what to wear to work or preparing your home for severe storms, the…
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New DNA evidence shows dingoes are almost 90% pure – and fall into eight distinct groups
Dingoes have roamed Australia for at least 3,000 years. These clever canines are the mainland’s only native apex predator on…
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We proved these ‘forever chemicals’ can last longer than three decades
The fresh air, picturesque vistas and pristine bush of the Blue Mountains west of Sydney draw millions of visitors a…
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Future big droughts may be worse than we think – NZ’s past shows why
For an agricultural nation like New Zealand, severe drought is one of the most ominous consequences of a warming planet.…
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From medieval plague ships to hantavirus: How outbreaks at sea helped to shape the international public health system
Cruise ships are convenient floating hotels by which to see far-flung parts of the world – but as an epidemiologist,…
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A fungal disease, along with climate change, threatens Colorado’s prized peaches
In western Colorado, home to the treasured Palisade peach, cytospora canker is one of the most economically consequential fungal diseases…
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You can persuade AI models to accept falsehoods as truth, study shows
When you ask a large language model a question, the reply may include falsehoods, and if you challenge those statements…
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Supreme Court preserves access to mifepristone via telehealth – at least for now
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided that patients can continue to get mifepristone, one of the two drugs used for…
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