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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.

Existing drug used to treat constipation may boost people's ability to think more clearly

The development of drugs to treat cognitive problems in patients with mental illness may be a step closer after a team of researchers discovered that an existing drug - used to treat constipation - may be able to boost our ability to think more clearly.

4 Oct 2021

Children are less likely to get long-COVID, yet still at risk, study finds

A new study investigates the persistence of neuropsychiatric symptoms in children and adolescents several months after they tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.

3 Oct 2021

MSU researchers make surprising discovery about the human gut's enteric nervous system

Researchers at Michigan State University have made a surprising discovery about the human gut's enteric nervous system that itself is filled with surprising facts. For starters, there's the fact that this "second brain" exists at all.

2 Oct 2021

Osimertinib offers a hint of added benefit for NSCLC patients who have received adjuvant chemotherapy

Osimertinib was the first drug to be approved for adjuvant treatment after complete tumour resection in adults with stage IB to IIIA non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

2 Oct 2021

Small sachet of fortified food-based supplement could promote healthy development of children

A small sachet of a fortified food-based supplement added to young children's daily diets in low- and middle-income countries has shown remarkable results in preventing child mortality and malnutrition, while also promoting healthy development.

30 Sep 2021

Yale researchers uncover how the brain takes shape during mid-pregnancy

About four or five months after conception, a burst of synaptic growth begins in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) of the human fetus.

29 Sep 2021

Alzheimer’s drug targets people with mild cognitive impairment. What does that mean?

The approval of a controversial new drug for Alzheimer's disease, Aduhelm, is shining a spotlight on mild cognitive impairment — problems with memory, attention, language or other cognitive tasks that exceed changes expected with normal aging.

29 Sep 2021

Mass Eye and Ear researcher receives P50 NIH grant to establish new center for neurological voice disorders

Kristina Simonyan, MD, PhD, Dr med, director of laryngology research at Mass Eye and Ear, has been awarded an $11.9 million P50 Clinical Research Center Grant from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communicable Disorders of the National Institute of Health to form a new multidisciplinary center across four academic medical institutions that will be committed to conducting research on laryngeal dystonia and voice tremor, two debilitating neurological voice disorders.

28 Sep 2021

An ad’s charge that price haggling would ‘swipe $500 billion from Medicare’ is incorrect

The advertisement opens with a doctor sitting across from his patient and holding a prescription drug pill bottle. "You want to continue with this medication?" the doctor asks while an older patient nods.

28 Sep 2021

New storybook addresses the fears, worries related to COVID-19 pandemic among children

A new book published today aims to help children stay hopeful and positive during the COVID-19 pandemic. The story is a sequel to 'My Hero is You: how kids can fight COVID-19!', published in April 2020.

27 Sep 2021

Factors predicting vaccine hesitancy in India

A recent study discusses vaccine hesitancy in India, which is one of the most populous countries in the world.

26 Sep 2021

Substantial differences in vaccination rates among immigrant health care workers in Norway

A new preprint examined the COVID-19 vaccination rates among HCWs in Norway, according to immigrant background.

23 Sep 2021

UW research provides a basic structure of neural networks in the mammalian brain

Two University of Wyoming researchers decided to pick each other's brain, so to speak. Specifically, they examined the importance of the frontal cortex, the portion of the brain used in decision-making, expressive language and voluntary movement.

22 Sep 2021

Researchers pioneer simple but revolutionary approach to early Alzheimer's diagnosis

A simple but revolutionary approach to early Alzheimer's diagnosis is being pioneered by researchers through an initiative that could pave the way for improved outcomes for individuals who develop the disease in the future.

21 Sep 2021

Pre-emptive intervention during infancy reduces the likelihood of autism diagnosis

A parent-led therapy that supports the social development of babies displaying early signs of autism has significantly reduced the likelihood of an autism diagnosis being madein early childhood, according to world-first research led by CliniKids atthe Telethon Kids Institute.

21 Sep 2021

Shared language must be clear enough to help people working together in public health, experts say

A large group of family medicine researchers, educators and clinicians propose a framework of definitions to clarify the similarities, differences and relationships between common terms used by those involved in population health, community health and public health. They write that shared language must be clear enough to help and not hinder people working together as they come to a mutual understanding of roles, responsibilities and actions in their joint work.

17 Sep 2021

When covid deaths are dismissed or stigmatized, grief is mixed with shame and anger

Months after Kyle Dixon died, his old house in Lanse, Pennsylvania, is full of reminders of a life cut short.

16 Sep 2021

How Fauci and the NIH got ahead of the FDA and CDC in backing boosters

In January — long before the first jabs of covid-19 vaccine were even available to most Americans — scientists working under Dr. Anthony Fauci at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases were already thinking about potential booster shots.

16 Sep 2021

No papers, no care: Disabled migrants seek help through lawsuit, activism

Desperation led José Luis Hernández to ride atop a speeding train through northern Mexico with hopes of reaching the United States 13 years ago.

16 Sep 2021

Innocent children likely to admit guilt to avoid prosecution, says study

Children who have not committed a crime are likely to be admitting guilt and accepting cautions just to avoid prosecution, a new report warns.

16 Sep 2021

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Existing drug used to treat constipation may boost people's ability to think more clearly

Children are less likely to get long-COVID, yet still at risk, study finds

MSU researchers make surprising discovery about the human gut's enteric nervous system

Osimertinib offers a hint of added benefit for NSCLC patients who have received adjuvant chemotherapy

Small sachet of fortified food-based supplement could promote healthy development of children

Yale researchers uncover how the brain takes shape during mid-pregnancy

Alzheimer’s drug targets people with mild cognitive impairment. What does that mean?

Mass Eye and Ear researcher receives P50 NIH grant to establish new center for neurological voice disorders

An ad’s charge that price haggling would ‘swipe $500 billion from Medicare’ is incorrect

New storybook addresses the fears, worries related to COVID-19 pandemic among children

Factors predicting vaccine hesitancy in India

Substantial differences in vaccination rates among immigrant health care workers in Norway

UW research provides a basic structure of neural networks in the mammalian brain

Researchers pioneer simple but revolutionary approach to early Alzheimer's diagnosis

Pre-emptive intervention during infancy reduces the likelihood of autism diagnosis

Shared language must be clear enough to help people working together in public health, experts say

When covid deaths are dismissed or stigmatized, grief is mixed with shame and anger

How Fauci and the NIH got ahead of the FDA and CDC in backing boosters

No papers, no care: Disabled migrants seek help through lawsuit, activism

Innocent children likely to admit guilt to avoid prosecution, says study

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