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Rett Syndrome: The Neurological Condition That Primarily Affects Girls
When 18-month-old Naina suddenly stopped using the words she’d learned, lost interest in toys she previously loved, and began repetitive…
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Angelman Syndrome: The ‘Happy Puppet’ Disorder and Why That Name Is Outdated
When 2-year-old Diya’s parents brought her to a neurologist concerned that she still wasn’t speaking, walked with a stiff, jerky…
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Prader-Willi Syndrome: Understanding This Complex Genetic Disorder
When 2-year-old Aarav suddenly transitioned from being a “failure to thrive” infant with severe muscle weakness and feeding difficulties requiring…
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What declining vaccination rates mean for your family – and what you can do
As the risk of measles remains an ongoing concern, herd immunity in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, is already slipping. According to…
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What declining vaccination rates mean for families in Allegheny County – where 1 in 3 kindergarten classrooms lack herd immunity for measles
As the risk of measles remains an ongoing concern, herd immunity in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, is already slipping. According to…
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Psychology
Why Repeated Lies Start Sounding Like Truth
When a rumor began circulating at Mumbai’s St. Xavier’s College that the principal was planning to cancel all college festivals…
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Psychology
The Dunning-Kruger Effect: Why Beginners Think They’re Experts and Experts Doubt Themselves
Last month, my cousin Rahul watched three YouTube videos about stock trading and immediately opened a trading account with ₹50,000.…
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Psychology
Why Fake News Sticks in Your Mind Even After Being Debunked: The Continued Influence Effect
Imagine reading a news article that reports a warehouse fire was caused by careless oil paint storage near gas canisters.…
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Psychology
Why Facts Sometimes Make People More Stubborn: The Backfire Effect Explained
Imagine trying to convince your grandfather that his favorite childhood remedy doesn’t actually cure colds. You show him medical studies,…
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Education
How Rumors Become “Facts”: The Dangerous Power of Availability Cascade
In 1938, American radio broadcasters aired a fictional drama about Martians invading Earth. Despite multiple announcements that it was just…
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Pittsburgh’s air pollution estimated to claim 3,000+ lives per year − and EPA rollbacks aren’t helping
In October 1948, a thick haze rolled into Donora, Pennsylvania, a steel town in the Monongahela Valley, south of Pittsburgh.…
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Anxiety and ADHD can overlap – here’s how to untangle these widespread mental health disorders
For decades, one of the greatest challenges to treating neurological disorders like attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is that its symptoms often resemble…
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I study why zebrafish larva prefer to circle left or right, to understand how and why human brains encode right‑ and left‑handedness
Being right- or left-handed is a familiar fact about yourself you likely don’t think about much on a day-to-day basis.…
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February 18 Holidays: Celebrations and Observances Worldwide
18 February in Indian and World History
18 February in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 18 February is the birth anniversary…
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FDA rejects Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine application – for reasons with no basis in the law
The Food and Drug Administration has refused to review an application from the biotech company Moderna to approve its mRNA-based…
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