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Language skills are essential to a child’s ability to communicate and develop. These skills enable children to engage with other people and learn from their surroundings and in the classroom.

Breakthrough discovery paves the way for brain-like computers

Research has long strived to develop computers to work as energy efficiently as our brains. A study, led by researchers at the University of Gothenburg, has succeeded for the first time in combining a memory function with a calculation function in the same component.

30 Nov 2021

Circulating microbubbles for measuring oxygen levels

Blood carries vital oxygen through our circulation system to muscles and organs. Acoustic tools can create small bubbles in our blood, capable of changing in response to oxygen and signifying oxygen levels.

29 Nov 2021

Immigrant uptake of COVID-19 preventive measures

Researchers attempted to understand the factors that make immigrants more vulnerable to COVID-19 related fatalities.

29 Nov 2021

Decline in CT imaging during the pandemic may raise the possibility of poorer cancer outcomes

Significant decreases in CT imaging for cancer persisted even after the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, delaying diagnosis and treatment and raising the possibility of more advanced cancers and poorer outcomes for patients in the future, according to a study being presented next week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.

24 Nov 2021

Study: Black older Americans have much better hearing than their White counterparts

Black Americans 65 years and older have much better hearing than their White counterparts, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research.

24 Nov 2021

Study examines the link between housework and functional health among older adults

Housework is linked to sharper memory, attention span, and better leg strength, and by extension, greater protection against falls, in older adults, finds research published in the open access journal BMJ Open.

23 Nov 2021

LSHTM joins with YouTube and Klick Health to create 'Community Unity' for tackling vaccine misinformation

The Vaccine Confidence Project (VCP) at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine has teamed up with YouTube and Klick Health to create 'Community Unity', a unique video series to help combat vaccine misinformation.

23 Nov 2021

Similar brain responses to speech sounds found in humans, macaques and guinea pigs

Speech sounds elicit comparable neural responses and stimulate the same region in the brain of humans, macaques and guinea pigs, a multidisciplinary group of University of Pittsburgh researchers reported in the journal eNeuro today.

21 Nov 2021

The Power of Digitalization in the Life Sciences and Diagnostics Sectors

In this interview, News-Medical talks to Frank Buescher and Wael Yared about the increasing digitalization of the life sciences and diagnostics sectors and the possibilities this entails.

From Tecan 19 Nov 2021

New CDC report reveals the characteristics of homicides of American Indian and Alaska Native people

A recently published CDC report is helping uncover the characteristics of homicides of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people.

18 Nov 2021

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week: An Interview with the World Health Organization

For World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) 2021, we spoke to Dr. Liz Tayler from the World Health Organization about antimicrobial resistance.

18 Nov 2021

Stranded by the pandemic, he had only travel insurance. It left him with a $38,000 bill.

Duy Hoa Tran, a retired Vietnamese schoolteacher, arrived in Los Angeles in February 2020 to visit his daughter and 2-month-old grandson.

18 Nov 2021

Youth who have persistent, distressing psychotic-like experiences show impairment in many areas

In a new study, researchers examined the association between distressing and persistent psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) in youth and important risk factors for psychopathology.

17 Nov 2021

Leading organizations announce funding for small-scale pilot dementia-related projects

Over the past five years, three leading organizations - the Alzheimer's Association, Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), and the UK-based Alzheimer's Society - have united to address global challenges in dementia through a competitive funding program for emerging leaders in brain health and dementia.

17 Nov 2021

Anticoagulation treatment may prevent cognitive decline in older atrial fibrillation patients

The anticoagulant medication dabigatran yielded similar results to warfarin for the prevention of cognitive decline in older adults with atrial fibrillation after two years of treatment, according to late-breaking research presented today at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2021.

15 Nov 2021

Your out-of-pocket health care costs need not be a mystery

If you've ever had a serious illness or cared for someone who has, you know how quickly the medical bills can pile up: from labs, radiology clinics, pharmacies, doctors, different departments within the same hospital — some of them in your insurance network, others not.

15 Nov 2021

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Breakthrough discovery paves the way for brain-like computers

Circulating microbubbles for measuring oxygen levels

Immigrant uptake of COVID-19 preventive measures

Decline in CT imaging during the pandemic may raise the possibility of poorer cancer outcomes

Study: Black older Americans have much better hearing than their White counterparts

Study examines the link between housework and functional health among older adults

LSHTM joins with YouTube and Klick Health to create 'Community Unity' for tackling vaccine misinformation

Similar brain responses to speech sounds found in humans, macaques and guinea pigs

The Power of Digitalization in the Life Sciences and Diagnostics Sectors

New CDC report reveals the characteristics of homicides of American Indian and Alaska Native people

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week: An Interview with the World Health Organization

Stranded by the pandemic, he had only travel insurance. It left him with a $38,000 bill.

Youth who have persistent, distressing psychotic-like experiences show impairment in many areas

Leading organizations announce funding for small-scale pilot dementia-related projects

Anticoagulation treatment may prevent cognitive decline in older atrial fibrillation patients

Your out-of-pocket health care costs need not be a mystery

Most people conflate the concept of mindfulness with passivity or avoidance

Positive and encouraging strategies benefit “picky eaters”

Surveillance approaches to monitor the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in a fully vaccinated population

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