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Perfect Pitch (2017)

The ability to “know” the musical pitch of any sound has traditionally been thought to be learnable only at a very early age through musical training. But new research shows perfect pitch is teachable to adults as well. Experts discuss the …
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Social Anxiety in Children

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, 13% of Americans, or 15 million people, suffer from social anxiety. It is the most common form of anxiety disorder and the fourth most common mental illness. Adolescence is typically when the onset of …
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Household Chemicals (2017)

We live in a world filled with synthetic chemicals, and Americans are exposed to upwards of 100 chemicals each day. Whether it be in our clothing, our electronics, or the toys our children play with, chemicals are ever-present and not all are safe. According …
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Only Children and Their Parents

Only children have been vilified for more than a century as inevitably selfish, spoiled and lonely. Yet research finds that children without siblings are psychologically quite similar to those with brothers and/or sisters. Today the proportion of only children …
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The Sense of Touch (2017)

The sense of touch is often taken lightly, yet it conveys more emotion than any other sense because it literally has a separate emotional wiring system. A neuroscientist explains the sense of touch, how it works, the power it has over everyday decisions, and …
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Rescuing Runaways

More than two million youth may run away from home each year. More than 100,000 of them are forced into the sex trade each year to survive. One young woman who overcame such a life describes how she beat the odds and what runaways need to have a chance to …
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