Bahar Gholipour
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Past articles by Bahar:
Diabetes: Symptoms, causes and treatment
Diabetes is a metabolic disease marked by high blood glucose, also known as blood sugar. → Read More
Multiple Sclerosis: Symptoms, Management & New Research
An overview of multiple sclerosis symptoms, treatment and new research. → Read More
Misophonia: Why Do Some Sounds Drive People Crazy?
Trigger warning: the following article contains references to sounds of rustling paper, other people chewing, typing and breathing. → Read More
How Accurate Is the Myers-Briggs Personality Test?
Can Myers-Briggs Personality Indicator accurately nail down your traits? → Read More
Can You Learn Anything While You Sleep?
Sleep learning, the way people commonly think of it, is almost certainly impossible. But researchers are discovering types of learning that occur during sleep, with exciting applications. → Read More
Why Do People Ghost?
Ghosting, which means cutting off all communication without offering an explanation, has only recently entered the popular lexicon. But it's a behavior likely as old as human interactions have existed. → Read More
How War Could Undermine One Of Medicine's Brightest Success Stories
Instability in central Africa could thwart efforts to wipe out a deadly disease. → Read More
Why Is a Climate Change Skeptic Headlining Science Conferences?
Peter Ward’s arguments about the source of climate change have been denounced by scientists. That hasn’t stopped him from presenting his ideas at prominent conferences. → Read More
Why Do Babies Barely Blink?
Babies blink far less often than adults do. Scientists have a few clues to explain the phenomenon. → Read More
No, You Probably Shouldn't Follow Kelly Clarkson's 'Lectin-Free' Diet
Kelly Clarkson attributed her weight loss to a book called "The Plant Paradox," which advises people to cut lectins from their diet. But what are lectins? → Read More
Is 'Fortnite' Sending Kids to Therapy?
Are kids becoming addicted to the world's most popular video game? → Read More
Why Can't We Remember Our Dreams?
In waking life, such a case of quickly forgetting recent experiences would surely land you in a doctor's office. With dreams, however, forgetting is normal. Why? → Read More
Can This Brain Magnet Treat PTSD?
Transcranial magnetic stimulation is among the latest, most promising—though controversial—methods of helping people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. → Read More
Why Some People Just Can't Have a Boss: Study Reveals Brain Differences
A curious brain connection may explain why some people are more control-averse than others. → Read More
How Tattoo Ink and Gold Could (One Day) Help Restore Vision
An artificial retina made of organic ink and gold may be able to one day restore vision, a new study suggests. → Read More
What the Folds of Your Brain Could Tell You About Schizophrenia Risk
Schizophrenia may have a special fingerprint in the brain, even before its symptoms fully emerge. → Read More
Does Marijuana Make You Forget to Remember?
Stoners may not be as forgetful and absent-minded as the stereotype suggests. → Read More
What Do Blind People 'See' When They Take LSD?
What would LSD feel like if you couldn't see? → Read More
How Medical Marijuana Could Help Curb the Opioid Epidemic
Access to medical marijuana may have cut patients' need for this other drug. → Read More
This Fruit Geek Is Disrupting Conventional Northeast Apple Growing and Cider Making
Local orchards are notorious for needing a lot of chemicals but seasoned agricultural consultant Mike Biltonen is bucking conventional wisdom with promising success. → Read More