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Do US teens have the right to be vaccinated against their parents' will? It depends on where they live

  • Written by Brian Dean Abramson, Adjunct Professor of Vaccine Law, Florida International University
imageMany U.S. states follow some form of "mature minor doctrine" allowing teens to make medical decisions without parental consent, including COVID-19 vaccination.Pete Bannan/MediaNews Group/Daily Times via Getty Images

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends COVID-19 vaccines for everyone aged 12 and up. And yet, 12- to 15-year olds a...

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Bilingual people with language loss due to stroke can pose a treatment challenge – computational modeling may help clinicians treat them

  • Written by Claudia Peñaloza, Researcher, Aphasia Research Laboratory, Boston University
imageResearchers can program neural networks composed of artificial neurons to simulate language processing.Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images

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New research shows that computational modeling can predict how bilingual stroke patients will respond to language treatment – and...

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Lessons about 9/11 often provoke harassment of Muslim students

  • Written by Amaarah DeCuir, Professorial Lecturer of Education, American University
imageMuslim students report being teased and harassed when schools focus on 9/11.Jasmin Merdan

Near the start of each school year, many U.S. schools wrestle with how to teach about 9/11 – the deadliest foreign attack ever on American soil.

In interviews I conducted recently in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area – one of three places where...

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New gene therapies may soon treat dozens of rare diseases, but million-dollar price tags will put them out of reach for many

  • Written by Kevin Doxzen, Hoffmann Postdoctoral Fellow, Arizona State University
imageGene therapy uses our genomic makeup to treat or prevent disease. ktsimape/iStock via Getty Images

Zolgensma – which treats spinal muscular atrophy, a rare genetic disease that damages nerve cells, leading to muscle decay – is currently the most expensive drug in the world. A one-time treatment of the life-saving drug for a young child c...

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Autonomous drones could speed up search and rescue after flash floods, hurricanes and other disasters

  • Written by Vijayan Asari, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Dayton
imageAt least 22 people were listed as missing in the days after flash flooding swept through communities in Tennessee in August 2021.AP Photo/Mark Humphrey

During hurricanes, flash flooding and other disasters, it can be extremely dangerous to send in first responders, even though people may badly need help.

Rescuers already use drones in some cases,...

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What do Muslims believe and do? Understanding the 5 pillars of Islam

  • Written by Kalpana Jain, Senior Religion + Ethics Editor
imageSally Baraka in Philadelphia on Dec. 9, 2015. As a Muslim and Arab-American, Baraka calls herself "a devout Philadelphian" who is an ambassador to her city, her country and her faithMatt Rourke/AP Photo

For people who would like to learn more about Islam, The Conversation is publishing a series of articles, available on our website or as six emails...

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Understanding Islam - a brief introduction to its past and present in the United States

  • Written by Kalpana Jain, Senior Religion + Ethics Editor
imageHistorians believe Muslims first arrived in the U.S. in the 17th centuryJulie Jacobson/AP Photo

For people who would like to learn more about Islam, The Conversation is publishing a series of articles, available on our website or as six emails delivered every other day, written by Senior Religion and Ethics Editor Kalpana Jain. Over the past few...

Read more: Understanding Islam - a brief introduction to its past and present in the United States

Why some Muslim women feel empowered wearing hijab, a headscarf

  • Written by Kalpana Jain, Senior Religion + Ethics Editor
imageWorld Hijab Day started in the U.S. and is one way women have asserted pride in wearing a headscarf.Spencer Platt/Getty Images

For people who would like to learn more about Islam, The Conversation is publishing a series of articles, available on our website or as six emails delivered every other day, written by Senior Religion and Ethics Editor...

Read more: Why some Muslim women feel empowered wearing hijab, a headscarf

Islam's deep traditions of art and science have had a global influence

  • Written by Kalpana Jain, Senior Religion + Ethics Editor
imageMosul, a major city in northern Iraq, in the 19th century The Print Collector via Getty Images

For people who would like to learn more about Islam, The Conversation is publishing a series of articles, available on our website or as six emails delivered every other day, written by Senior Religion and Ethics Editor Kalpana Jain. Over the past few...

Read more: Islam's deep traditions of art and science have had a global influence

America's Muslims come from many traditions and cultures

  • Written by Kalpana Jain, Senior Religion + Ethics Editor
imageAccording to Islamic studies professor Abbas Barzegar, there are many ways Muslims practice their faith, with some young American Muslims even developing new interpretations of Islamic law.Joana Toro/VIEWpress/Corbis via Getty Images

For people who would like to learn more about Islam, The Conversation is publishing a series of articles, available...

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  2. What is Sharia? Islamic law shows Muslims how to live, and can be a force for progress as well as tool of fundamentalists
  3. What happens when the COVID-19 vaccines enter the body – a road map for kids and grown-ups
  4. Breathing wildfire smoke can affect the brain and sperm, as well as the lungs
  5. Drink less, exercise more and take in the air – sage advice on pandemic living from a long-forgotten, and very long, 18th-century poem
  6. What is Wicca? An expert on modern witchcraft explains.
  7. Data privacy laws in the US protect profit but prevent sharing data for public good – people want the opposite
  8. Is it a crime to forge a vaccine card? And what’s the penalty for using a fake?
  9. Why is it so difficult to fight domestic terrorism? 6 experts share their thoughts
  10. Hurricane Ida: 4 essential reads about New Orleans' high hurricane risk and what climate change has to do with the storms
  11. The Taliban reportedly have control of US biometric devices – a lesson in life-and-death consequences of data privacy
  12. CDC eviction ban ended by Supreme Court: 4 questions about its impact answered by a housing law expert
  13. Poison ivy can work itchy evil on your skin – here's how
  14. TikTok, #BamaRush and the irresistible allure of mocking Southern accents
  15. How public health partnerships are encouraging COVID-19 vaccination in Mississippi, Michigan, Indiana and South Carolina
  16. Assassinations and invasions – how the US and France shaped Haiti's long history of political turmoil
  17. The invasive emerald ash borer has destroyed millions of trees – scientists aim to control it with tiny parasitic wasps
  18. Do I need a booster shot if I got the Johnson Johnson vaccine? A virologist answers 5 questions
  19. Vaccines could affect how the coronavirus evolves - but that's no reason to skip your shot
  20. What is ISIS-K? Two terrorism experts on the group behind the deadly Kabul airport attack and its rivalry with the Taliban
  21. Racial income and wealth gaps are huge – but the Fed doesn't have the right tools to fix them
  22. American religious groups have a history of resettling refugees – including Afghans
  23. Do star athletes who want to play for the NBA really need college? What LaMelo Ball got right – and wrong – about why they don't
  24. Why students learn better when they move their bodies – instead of sitting still at their desks
  25. These 3 energy storage technologies can help solve the challenge of moving to 100% renewable electricity
  26. 7 tips for LGBTQ parents to help schools fight stigma and ignorance
  27. The history of the Taliban is crucial in understanding their success now – and also what might happen next
  28. Scientists are using new satellite tech to find glow-in-the-dark milky seas of maritime lore
  29. Specialized cells maintain healthy pregnancy by teaching the mother's immune system not to attack developing fetus
  30. Russia's COVID-19 response slowed by population reluctant to take domestic vaccine
  31. Pregnant or worried about infertility? Get vaccinated against COVID-19
  32. Is climate change to blame for extreme weather events? Attribution science says yes, for some – here's how it works
  33. Taliban's religious ideology – Deobandi Islam – has roots in colonial India
  34. Can student loans be cleared through bankruptcy? 4 questions answered
  35. Unverified reports of vaccine side effects in VAERS aren't the smoking guns portrayed by right-wing media outlets – they can offer insight into vaccine hesitancy
  36. What's a major donor? A fundraising expert explains
  37. Why people feel guilty about using effort-saving products when taking care of loved ones
  38. Presidents declare more disasters during reelection years – and the decisions come faster
  39. I studied people who think leisure is a waste of time – here's what I found
  40. How Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts infused one of the greatest rock 'n' roll bands with a little jazz
  41. COVID-19 has spurred investments in air filtration for K-12 schools – but these technologies aren't an instant fix
  42. ANZUS at 70: Together for decades, US, Australia, New Zealand now face different challenges from China
  43. Safety net policies are helping reduce the number of Americans below the poverty line – but that's not the whole story
  44. Students from struggling economic backgrounds sent home with food for the weekend have improved test scores, study finds
  45. Black parents say their children are being suspended for petty reasons that force them to take off from work and sometimes lose their jobs
  46. Corporate directors don't see stopping wayward CEOs as their job – contrary to popular belief
  47. India and Pakistan fought 3 wars over Kashmir – here's why international law and US help can't solve this territorial dispute
  48. The EPA is banning chlorpyrifos, a pesticide widely used on food crops, after 14 years of pressure from environmental and labor groups
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  50. The fertility industry is poorly regulated – and would-be parents can lose out on having children as a result