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What looks to some like a rare form of bipartisan agreement to rein in Big Tech is also a method of scrambling actual accountability—with a broad, dangerous “save the children” crusade.

Lawmakers and tech companies say they want to protect kids. For Marsha Blackburn, that means keeping them from learning about trans people.

Neuroqueer theory is often discussed in the context of neurodivergent adults. While a helpful tool in the liberation of Neurodivergent people, constraining it t

Neurological symptoms associated with COVID-19, acute and long term, suggest SARS-CoV-2 affects both the peripheral and central nervous systems (PNS/CNS). Although studies have shown olfactory and hematogenous invasion into the CNS, coinciding with neuroinflammation, little attention has been paid to susceptibility of the PNS to infection or to its contribution to CNS invasion. Here we show that sensory and autonomic neurons in the PNS are susceptible to productive infection with SARS-CoV-2 and outline physiological and molecular mechanisms mediating neuroinvasion. Our infection of K18-hACE2 mice, wild-type mice, and golden Syrian hamsters, as well as primary peripheral sensory and autonomic neuronal cultures, show viral RNA, proteins, and infectious virus in PNS neurons, satellite glial cells, and functionally connected CNS tissues. Additionally, we demonstrate, in vitro, that neuropilin-1 facilitates SARS-CoV-2 neuronal entry. SARS-CoV-2 rapidly invades the PNS prior to viremia, establishes a productive infection in peripheral neurons, and results in sensory symptoms often reported by COVID-19 patients.

Our findings suggest a heightened risk of HL and SSNHL following COVID-19 in young adults. Due to study limitations, including the lack of objective audiological data, issues with generalizability to other populations, and the retrospective design, careful interpretation is necessary. Further studies with objective audiological data and a longer follow-up period are warranted.

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Undocumented immigrants paid nearly $100 billion in taxes in 2022 while many were shut out of the programs their taxes fund.

Billionaires are experts at avoiding taxes. By banding together, countries can make them pay up.

Emerging evidence suggests parenting supports implemented in the first 2 years of life may influence developmental outcomes for infants more likely to be Autist...

A lawsuit seeks to force Texas to fully air condition its prison system. Inmate advocacy groups say temperatures can push above 120 degrees in some units.

Major national groups withdrew their opposition after the bill was revised — but some groups, especially in states with restrictive laws, say it could still be a threat.

The longer medieval history of a slur, deployed once again

Microsoft Dynamics 365 uses AI-generated performance metrics to single out individual workers, a new report has found.

This year marks the 34th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the landmark civil rights legislation that sought to prohibit

In an era of retrenchment in social policy, food assistance is becoming more generous and inclusive. But Republican politicians are attempting to gut one of the most popular programs: free school lunch.

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, and business professionals.

the PPACA as a whole on children’s health coverage through 2016. Research Design: We utilized quasiexperimental difference in differences designs to estimate the Medicaid expansion and overall PPACA effects. The first model compared coverage changes between Medicaid expanding and nonexpanding states by household income level. The second model identified the overall PPACA effects by estimating coverage changes across differences in pre-PPACA area-level uninsured rates in expanding states for which the identifying assumptions were valid. We used data from the American Community Survey for years 2011 through 2016 for 3,630,988 children aged 0–18 years living in the 50 states and District of Columbia. Results: The PPACA Medicaid expansions led to gains in public coverage for children at ≤405% federal poverty line especially in 2015–2016. Gains were largest for children at 138%–255% federal poverty line (~4 percentage-point increase in 2016). These gains however were mostly due to switching from private to public coverage (ie, crowd-out effects). As a whole however, the PPACA reduced children’s uninsured rate in Medicaid-expanding states by about 3 percentage-points in 2016. Conclusions: The PPACA resulted in a meaningful decline in children’s uninsured rate in Medicaid-expanding states. PPACA provisions targeting private coverage take-up offset crowd-out effects of the Medicaid expansions resulting in lower children’s uninsured rates....

Too many high school students complain that school is boring. Students share what makes school enjoyable.

Tom Kenny, who voices SpongeBob SquarePants in the hit animated series, confirmed the beloved character is 'autistic.' He recalled a time a child asked and without hesitation, he answered, 'Of course!'

A new Interior Department report reveals that 973 Native American children died at Indian boarding schools over a 150-year period of forced cultural assimilation.

Self-Directed Education enables us to take very different educational pathways with our children which particularly suits those who do not fit the mainstream mould.

How 4chan and 8chan fuel white nationalism, inspire violence, and infect politics.The internet has transformed the ways we think and act, and by consequence,...

To celebrate Disability Pride Month, NPR readers tell their disability stories and share what they wish other people knew about living with a disability.

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Dear sibling (though you are so much more than that!), I'm writing to you today to recognize the immense challenges you're facing, challenges that are deeply unfair and difficult. Being uprooted from your home due to unjust anti-trans legislation is a harsh and painful reality. It places families l

A new term I will for sure be using to describe my aversion to being manipulated... Manipulation intolerance. Thanks @writesarahm for this... it feels spot on to me.

The little-known charity is backed by famous conservative donors, including the families behind Hobby Lobby and Uline. It’s spending millions to make a big political push for this election — but it may be violating the law.

Three theories about why journalists don't sound the alarm loud and clear about his authoritarian plans

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