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Sep 10 2024SCIENCE

Is Science Becoming a Weapon? Examining the Price of Dissent in the COVID Era

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed a troubling trend: the suppression of dissenting scientific voices. While scientists have always debated, the last few years have seen an alarming rise in the silencing of those who challenge the prevailing narrative. This article explores the chilling effects of

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Sep 10 2024HEALTH

Pandemic Brains: Did Lockdowns Age Our Teens?

A new study suggests that COVID-19 lockdowns may have accelerated brain aging in teenagers, particularly girls. Researchers at the University of Washington found that the cerebral cortex, the brain's outer layer responsible for higher-level thinking, thinned more rapidly in teens during the pandemi

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