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Study examines non-verbal cues in people with limited language ability

A new study examining how people with severe and profound intellectual disabilities resist activities while in care recommends that institutions improve training to help carers better understand non-verbal cues, as well as offer greater flexibility to allow individual preferences to take priority over institutional schedules.

31 Mar 2021

UVA-led researchers urge rapid action to better prepare for the next pandemic

An international team of researchers led by a University of Virginia School of Medicine professor is warning that scientists must better prepare for the next pandemic - and has developed a plan to do just that.

29 Mar 2021

Albumedix announces recombinant human albumin supply partnership with FUJIFILM Wako Pure Chemical Corporation for the Japanese, Chinese and Hong Kong markets

Albumedix Ltd. (‘Albumedix’), an enabler of advanced therapies and world leader in recombinant human albumin (rHA), announced today that they have entered into a distribution agreement with established and well recognized reagent supplier FUJIFILM Wako Pure Chemical Corporation (FUJIFILM Wako) in Japan and China including Hong Kong.

From Albumedix Ltd. 29 Mar 2021

The inferior parietal lobe allows humans to interpret the environment, shows study

Language, empathy, attention - as different as these abilities may be, one brain region is involved in all these processes: The inferior parietal lobe (IPL).

27 Mar 2021

Research challenges perception that dingoes are virtually extinct in the wild

Almost all wild canines in Australia are genetically more than half dingo, a new study led by UNSW Sydney shows – suggesting that lethal measures to control ‘wild dog’ populations are primarily targeting dingoes.

27 Mar 2021

Her doctor’s office moved one floor up. Her bill was 10 times higher.

Kyunghee Lee's right hand hurts all the time. She spent decades running a family dry cleaning store outside Cleveland after emigrating from South Korea 40 years ago. She still freelances as a seamstress, although work has slowed amid the covid-19 pandemic.

26 Mar 2021

Study measures language-skill improvement by tracking brain activity

A study with first-time learners of Japanese has measured how brain activity changes after just a few months of studying a new language. The results show that acquiring a new language initially boosts brain activity, which then reduces as language skills improve.

26 Mar 2021

Size is the only difference between male and female brains, shows study

How different are men and women's brains? The question has been explored for decades, but a new study led by Rosalind Franklin University neuroscientist Lise Eliot is the first to coalesce this wide-ranging research into a single mega-synthesis. And the answer is: hardly at all.

26 Mar 2021

Study finds significant shortage of educational technology to help children with disabilities

An 'astonishing' deficit of data about how the global boom in educational technology could help pupils with disabilities in low and middle-income countries has been highlighted in a new report.

26 Mar 2021

New recommendations to improve “mother's own milk” for premature infants

For premature infants who can't breastfeed on their own, "mother's own milk" (MOM) is by far the best nutrition. There's an urgent need for effective ways to increase the relatively low rates of MOM feeding for preterm infants born to Black and Hispanic mothers.

25 Mar 2021

Researchers are testing wearable devices to detect early Alzheimer's, other neurodegenerative diseases

The development of a wearable to detect early Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases years before symptoms show has taken a step closer to reality today, as UK charity Alzheimer's Research UK announces a partnership with Boston University that will see the first digital data flowing into its global Early Detection of Neurodegenerative diseases (EDoN) initiative.

25 Mar 2021

New platform can provide necessary research capacity in non-invasive brain stimulation methods

Together, Brain Canada and the Heart & Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery (CPSR) are awarding $1.9 million to this initiative over three and a half years through the Brain Canada Platform Support Grant (PSG) program.

25 Mar 2021

Delaying second doses of COVID-19 vaccines can reduce positive cases

Delaying second doses of COVID-19 vaccines should reduce case numbers in the near term; however, the longer term case burden and the potential for evolution of viral ‘escape’ from immunity will depend on the robustness of immune responses generated by natural infections and one or two vaccine doses, according to a study from McGill University and Princeton University published today in Science.

24 Mar 2021

‘Press 1 for English’: Vaccination sign-ups prove daunting for speakers of other languages

In late February, a week after Virginia launched a centralized website and call center for covid-19 vaccine preregistration, Zowee Aquino alerted the state to a glitch that could prove fatal for non-English speakers trying to secure a shot.

23 Mar 2021

Indiana school goes extra mile to help vulnerable kids weather pandemic

After Covid-19 forced Olivia Goulding's Indiana middle school to switch back to remote learning late last year, the math teacher lost contact with many of her students.

23 Mar 2021

Researchers analyze conceptual metaphors used to describe issues associated with depression

"You have to win the battle against depression", "what counts is not surrendering" and "this is not a short road" are examples of conceptual metaphors typically used to describe experiences and issues associated with disorders like depression.

23 Mar 2021

Review: Using biomaterials in dental implants

Announcing a new article publication for BIO Integration journal. In this review article the authors Oliver K. Semisch-Dieter, Andy H. Choi and Martin P. Stewart from the University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, Australia discuss the use of biomaterials in dental implants.

22 Mar 2021

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Study examines non-verbal cues in people with limited language ability

UVA-led researchers urge rapid action to better prepare for the next pandemic

Albumedix announces recombinant human albumin supply partnership with FUJIFILM Wako Pure Chemical Corporation for the Japanese, Chinese and Hong Kong markets

The inferior parietal lobe allows humans to interpret the environment, shows study

Research challenges perception that dingoes are virtually extinct in the wild

Her doctor’s office moved one floor up. Her bill was 10 times higher.

Study measures language-skill improvement by tracking brain activity

Size is the only difference between male and female brains, shows study

Study finds significant shortage of educational technology to help children with disabilities

New recommendations to improve “mother's own milk” for premature infants

Researchers are testing wearable devices to detect early Alzheimer's, other neurodegenerative diseases

New platform can provide necessary research capacity in non-invasive brain stimulation methods

Delaying second doses of COVID-19 vaccines can reduce positive cases

‘Press 1 for English’: Vaccination sign-ups prove daunting for speakers of other languages

Indiana school goes extra mile to help vulnerable kids weather pandemic

Researchers analyze conceptual metaphors used to describe issues associated with depression

Review: Using biomaterials in dental implants

Study of metaphors can help understand the beliefs and feelings of people with mental disorders

New study to identify prenatal and early childhood markers of high risk for food allergy and eczema

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