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New genetic test can predict cleft lip or palate

Researchers have developed a new genetic test that can help predict whether parents who have one child with the "isolated" form of cleft lip or palate are likely to have a second child with the same birth defect. Isolated clefts account for 70 percent of all cleft lip and palate cases.

10 Sep 2004

Talk test can help monitor exercise exertion

People who are able to comfortably converse during exercise are likely working out at an acceptable intensity. This guideline, known as the “Talk Test,” has been shown to correctly gauge intensity and correspond to an effective range for exercise prescription.

10 Sep 2004

New research into stimulus-related ear differences from birth may provide improved methods for newborn hearing tests

Researchers have known since the 1950s that humans process speech and tone sounds in different sides of the brain.

10 Sep 2004

No discernible link between the three-in-one vaccine and child behavioural problems

A new study of children’s behaviour problems has come to the conclusion that there is no discernible link with the three-in-one vaccine now being phased out in the UK.

8 Sep 2004

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart may have suffered from Tourette's Syndrome

A documentary to be screened in October by Britain's Channel 4 television network, suggests that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart may have suffered from Tourette's Syndrome.

31 Aug 2004

Researchers have identified a possible cause of an inherited form of Parkinson's disease

Columbia University Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine researchers have identified a possible cause of an inherited form of Parkinson's disease, which may be related to more common forms of the disease.

26 Aug 2004

Clearing toxins in the brains of Alzheimer's patients can stave off future reductions in cognitive abilities

The ever-slowing capacity to clear the build-up of such toxins as isoprostanes and misfolded proteins that accumulate in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients causes the death of cells involved in memory and language.

23 Aug 2004

Gene variant that is a major contributor to cleft lip

An international team of researchers has identified a gene variant that is a major contributor to oral clefts and triples the risk of recurrence in affected families, it was reported today in The New England Journal of Medicine.

18 Aug 2004

Analysis of the vibrato, one of the most important tools of classical singers

As her PhD defended at the Public University of Navarre, telecommunications engineer Ixone Arroabarren has analysed the vibrato, one of the most important tools of classical singers.

18 Aug 2004

MDA opens center for Lou Gehrig's disease

The University of Rochester Medical Center in New York state has been designated as the site of a new MDA/ALS center. The center is the 32nd facility to receive the designation from the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s ALS Division.

13 Aug 2004

Correlation between hate speech and suicide rates remains constant

The more negative a nickname or slur used to refer to an immigrant group, the more likely members of that group are to commit suicide, according to a study in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine.

13 Aug 2004

Premature babies grow up to have a portion of the brain smaller than normal

Kids on a playground can be hard to tell apart. But those who were born significantly preterm may be struggling with a hidden handicap that sets them apart from their peers: specific areas of the brain that are smaller than normal, even years later.

9 Aug 2004

Alzheimer’s sufferers are more likely to have jobs that are less mentally challenging than people without Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer's is a progressive form of presenile dementia that is similar to senile dementia except that it usually starts in the 40s or 50s; first symptoms are impaired memory which is followed by impaired thought and speech and finally complete helplessness

9 Aug 2004

World's first audio collection of examples of stammered speech

The world's first audio collection of examples of stammered speech has been set-up by scientists funded by the Wellcome Trust, the UK's biggest biomedical research charity.

9 Aug 2004

E-Text equipment assists visually-impaired students

With numerous book bindings scattered on the floor, the room looked as if there had been a rebellion against literature. But in fact, students were celebrating the new equipment added to Eastern Michigan University’s Center for Adaptive Technology and Education (CATE), that currently serves enrolled students, faculty and staff with a disability.

5 Aug 2004

Scripps Encinitas Program helps brain-injury patients regain living skills

Yvette, a 50-year-old stroke patient, entered the Scripps Encinitas Rehabilitation Center’s Brain Injury Day Treatment Program on March 3 in a wheelchair. On July 9, she walked out on her own with a new outlook on life.

3 Aug 2004

International panel will discuss and recommend changes in the way human beings treat one another

Stanford University Professor Paul R. Ehrlich is urging fellow ecologists to join with social scientists to form an international panel that will discuss and recommend changes in the way human beings treat one another and the environment.

2 Aug 2004

New surgical technique for larynx reconstruction

Professor Pierre Delaere (Otorhinolaryngology Department, K.U.Leuven) has in the past decade developed a new surgical technique for larynx reconstruction.

29 Jul 2004

Survey found that only two in ten Americans feel “very prepared” for a catastrophic event

The Red Cross/Wirthlin Worldwide survey found that only two in ten Americans feel “very prepared” for a catastrophic event; only about half of parents polled knew the disaster plans of their child’s school or daycare; the number of people who are familiar with the disaster plan at their workplace is also only about half

26 Jul 2004

New hearing aid with artificial intelligence is the first to mimic the brain's natural ability to automatically detect and optimize speech

Artificial Intelligence is used in many state-of-the-art products - from cameras and computers games to car navigation and communication systems.

21 Jul 2004

Speech News and Research

New genetic test can predict cleft lip or palate

Talk test can help monitor exercise exertion

New research into stimulus-related ear differences from birth may provide improved methods for newborn hearing tests

No discernible link between the three-in-one vaccine and child behavioural problems

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart may have suffered from Tourette's Syndrome

Researchers have identified a possible cause of an inherited form of Parkinson's disease

Clearing toxins in the brains of Alzheimer's patients can stave off future reductions in cognitive abilities

Gene variant that is a major contributor to cleft lip

Analysis of the vibrato, one of the most important tools of classical singers

MDA opens center for Lou Gehrig's disease

Correlation between hate speech and suicide rates remains constant

Premature babies grow up to have a portion of the brain smaller than normal

Alzheimer’s sufferers are more likely to have jobs that are less mentally challenging than people without Alzheimer’s disease

World's first audio collection of examples of stammered speech

E-Text equipment assists visually-impaired students

Scripps Encinitas Program helps brain-injury patients regain living skills

International panel will discuss and recommend changes in the way human beings treat one another

New surgical technique for larynx reconstruction

Survey found that only two in ten Americans feel “very prepared” for a catastrophic event

New hearing aid with artificial intelligence is the first to mimic the brain's natural ability to automatically detect and optimize speech

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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