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MMR Vaccine Myths Persist Amid Rising Cases

MMR Vaccine Myths Persist Amid Rising Cases

Health
Sarah Carter

Summary: A new survey found that 24% of U.S. adults incorrectly believe the MMR vaccine causes autism, despite CDC evidence to the ...

Predicting Human Behavior and How We Can Change It

Predicting Human Behavior and How We Can Change It

Health
Sarah Carter

Summary: Researchers identify effective behavior change interventions across different crises, such as pandemics and climate change. The study found that common approaches ...

AI’s Learning Path: Surprising Uniformity Across Neural Networks

AI’s Learning Path: Surprising Uniformity Across Neural Networks

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Summary: Neural networks, regardless of their complexity or training method, follow a surprisingly uniform path from ignorance to expertise in image classification ...

The Viral Residue Connection to Long COVID Symptoms

The Viral Residue Connection to Long COVID Symptoms

Health
Sarah Carter

Research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has found a link between decreased serotonin levels and patients ...

Cognitive Maturity: 18 is the Threshold of Cognitive Adulthood

Cognitive Maturity: 18 is the Threshold of Cognitive Adulthood

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Summary: A new study sheds light on when adolescents start thinking like adults. Researchers found that executive function, critical for task-switching and ...