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Bilinguals use different neural networks to read opaque and transparent languages

Three Spanish researchers have discovered that bilinguals use different neural networks to read languages that are pronounced as they are written - such as the Basque language - from those in which this correspondence does not exist, like English.

26 Oct 2016

Physically active children in urban areas have high black carbon exposure, study finds

Children from urban areas of New York City who engaged in vigorous daily exercise had greater exposure to black carbon, a traffic-related pollutant, than children who were less active, according to a study by a multidisciplinary team of researchers from Columbia University's College of Physicians & Surgeons and Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health.

26 Oct 2016

Wearable patch shows promise for treating children with peanut allergy

A wearable patch that delivers small amounts of peanut protein through the skin shows promise for treating children and young adults with peanut allergy, with greater benefits for younger children, according to one-year results from an ongoing clinical trial.

26 Oct 2016

UT researchers discover bacterial genes that could lead to effective malaria treatment

Researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have identified a set of bacterial genes that may help them find ways to lessen the severity of the disease malaria.

26 Oct 2016

Iron fortification can reduce blood lead levels, study shows

Lead is a toxic heavy metal that was added to petrol for use in cars until as recently as 25 years ago. It is particularly harmful to the developing brains of infants, children and teenagers, and the damage it does is irreversible.

26 Oct 2016

Research findings provide clues to possible genetic causes and potential treatments for autism

As a researcher at Harvard Medical School, Christopher W. Cowan, Ph.D., used to watch autistic kids come onto campus to attend a special school.

26 Oct 2016

Comfortable living conditions, independence can help elderly Chinese immigrants feel at home in the U.S.

Having comfortable living conditions and independence from their adult children can help elderly Chinese immigrants find a sense of home and life satisfaction in the United States, but the inability to speak fluent English makes them feel unsettled, according to a research study.

26 Oct 2016

Improved nutrition may help offset negative effects of early-life stress

Early-life stress has been shown to impair learning and memory in later life, but new research, published online in The FASEB Journal, suggests that improved nutrition may help offset the negative effects of this stress.

26 Oct 2016

Cleaner burning biomass-fuelled cookstoves reduce risk of burns in children by 40%, study finds

Initial results from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine-led Cooking and Pneumonia Study in Malawi indicate that cooking with cleaner burning biomass-fuelled cookstoves reduced the risk of burns in children under the age of five by over 40% compared to traditional open fire cooking.

26 Oct 2016

New bionic hybrid neuro chip records brain cell activity at higher resolution

Brain functions are controlled by millions of brain cells. However, in order to understand how the brain controls functions, such as simple reflexes or learning and memory, we must be able to record the activity of large networks and groups of neurons.

26 Oct 2016

Mouth guards could help avoid sports-related dental injury

As fall begins, so do youth sports like football, baseball, softball and soccer — all of which can result in sport-related injuries to the mouth.

26 Oct 2016

Researchers use new gene-editing system to hasten quest to cure HIV+ patients

Researchers at UC San Francisco and the academically affiliated Gladstone Institutes have used a newly developed gene-editing system to find gene mutations that make human immune cells resistant to HIV infection.

26 Oct 2016

Combining procedures under general anesthesia may improve safety of children, decrease costs

Children who require both dental and non-dental medical procedures should have them completed under one general anesthesia session whenever possible, which is ideal for both the patient and family, suggests research being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2016 annual meeting.

26 Oct 2016

DHA supplements show potential to prevent early preterm births

Sophisticated analyses of two clinical trials — one in the U.S. and the other in the Australia — suggest that thousands of early preterm births — those at or before 34 weeks' gestation — could be prevented if pregnant women took daily docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) supplements.

26 Oct 2016

Benefit and harm of tandem mass spectrometry screening for tyrosinaemia type 1 remain unclear

Tyrosinaemia type 1 is a rare, hereditary metabolic disease that, if left untreated, can already lead to serious liver and kidney damage in infancy.

25 Oct 2016

SIDS may be linked to inner ear damage and buildup of carbon dioxide

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) may be linked to the build up of carbon dioxide and existing inner ear damage according to a new study in the journal Neuroscience.

25 Oct 2016

IU scientists find evidence for link between prostate cancer and Ewing's sarcoma

Medical researchers at Indiana University Bloomington have found evidence for a link between prostate cancer, which affects millions of men age 50 and older, and Ewing's sarcoma, a rare form of cancer that affects children and young adults.

25 Oct 2016

Video games featuring alcohol and tobacco content may influence adolescents

Images and references to alcohol and tobacco in popular video games may be influencing UK teens who play the games and the age restriction system is not working, according to a new study.

25 Oct 2016

ESCMID Study Group for Vaccines calls on all pregnant women to sign up for flu vaccine

The flu season is almost here and The European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Disease (ESCMID) and its specialist vaccine study group, the ESCMID Study Group for Vaccines (EVASG) is calling on all pregnant women to sign up for their flu vaccine.

25 Oct 2016

MTPConnect to provide $7.4 million funding for 14 national projects in medtech, biotech and pharmaceutical sector

MTPConnect - the Medical Technologies and Pharmaceuticals Industry Growth Centre - today announced it will provide $7.4 million of funding over two years for 14 national projects in the medtech, biotech and pharmaceutical (MTP) sector.

25 Oct 2016

Children News and Research

Bilinguals use different neural networks to read opaque and transparent languages

Physically active children in urban areas have high black carbon exposure, study finds

Wearable patch shows promise for treating children with peanut allergy

UT researchers discover bacterial genes that could lead to effective malaria treatment

Iron fortification can reduce blood lead levels, study shows

Research findings provide clues to possible genetic causes and potential treatments for autism

Comfortable living conditions, independence can help elderly Chinese immigrants feel at home in the U.S.

Improved nutrition may help offset negative effects of early-life stress

Cleaner burning biomass-fuelled cookstoves reduce risk of burns in children by 40%, study finds

New bionic hybrid neuro chip records brain cell activity at higher resolution

Mouth guards could help avoid sports-related dental injury

Researchers use new gene-editing system to hasten quest to cure HIV+ patients

Combining procedures under general anesthesia may improve safety of children, decrease costs

DHA supplements show potential to prevent early preterm births

Benefit and harm of tandem mass spectrometry screening for tyrosinaemia type 1 remain unclear

SIDS may be linked to inner ear damage and buildup of carbon dioxide

IU scientists find evidence for link between prostate cancer and Ewing's sarcoma

Video games featuring alcohol and tobacco content may influence adolescents

ESCMID Study Group for Vaccines calls on all pregnant women to sign up for flu vaccine

MTPConnect to provide $7.4 million funding for 14 national projects in medtech, biotech and pharmaceutical sector

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