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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.

Trial explores measurable health benefits of community gardening

Ask someone who gardens what they love most about it, and, research has shown, the answer is almost always the same.

22 Sep 2017

Study finds link between sleep pattern and temperament in preterm children

A new study suggests that while healthy preterm children have more medical sleep problems than full-term children, they are more likely to fall asleep independently.

21 Sep 2017

High-functioning social communication skills can buffer negative effects of child shyness

A new study by Yale-NUS College Assistant Professor of Social Sciences Cheung Hoi Shan has discovered that shy children with low English vocabulary skills, can still be popular among their peers if they have high-functioning social communication skills that enable them to engage and interact well with their peers in social settings.

21 Sep 2017

New 15-minute assessment opens up possibilities for early detection of dementia

At the World Congress of Neurology in Kyoto a group of Indian researchers presented a new 15-minute assessment to monitor dementia patients on an ongoing basis. The reliable telephone interview assessment technique opens up new possibilities for early detection as well as treating and monitoring Alzheimer's patients.

20 Sep 2017

Houston Methodist researchers find pathway for treating diseases caused by flesh-eating bacteria

Researchers at Houston Methodist have solved a 100-year-old mystery, providing them a possible key to unlock a pathway for treating diseases caused by flesh-eating bacteria. This is timely news, given the current dangers lurking in the debris and destruction left behind by Hurricane Harvey's floodwaters that destroyed tens of thousands of homes in Texas.

19 Sep 2017

Scientists design method for predicting behavioral response to stimulus using neuronal oscillations

Neuroscientists from Higher School of Economics and Charité University Clinic in Berlin have come up with a new multivariate method for predicting behavioral response to a stimulus using information about the phase of preceding neuronal oscillations recorded with EEG.

18 Sep 2017

Breakthrough research allows scientists to program cells like computers for battling against diseases

Cells can be programmed like a computer to fight cancer, influenza, and other serious conditions - thanks to a breakthrough in synthetic biology by the University of Warwick.

18 Sep 2017

Papua New Guinean genetic diversity of populations intrigues scientists

According to a new report by researchers from UK, the population of Papua New Guinea has the greatest linguistic and genetic diversity. The language differences across the bends of the river Sepik are baffling and reflect and underlying genetic diversity that was until now not fully appreciated. The study report is published today 15th of September 2017 in the journal Science.

14 Sep 2017

Research: Calculatory processes in the brain directly affected by language

People can intuitively recognize small numbers up to four; however, when calculating they depend on the assistance of language.

14 Sep 2017

Delaying minor surgery for pediatric patients may not offer any neurodevelopmental benefit

Children under age 5 who underwent minor surgery requiring anesthesia had a 26 percent increased risk of later diagnosis with a mental disorder. However, the timing of the procedure did not affect this risk, according to a new study at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and College of Physicians and Surgeons.

14 Sep 2017

Speech information found to be more distracting for older drivers

"Controlling systems--like the navigation system in a car--by voice is very convenient. However, one must ask the question of how best to design voice controls. Especially when we are handling two tasks simultaneously, cognitive control plays a decisive role," says Vera Demberg, professor of computer science and computational linguistics at Saarland University.

13 Sep 2017

Many older Hispanics face language or cultural barriers to care, survey reveals

Less than a quarter of Hispanics age 40 and older are confident that local home health aides, assisted living communities, or nursing homes can accommodate their cultural needs, according to a new survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

12 Sep 2017

A rare dementia gene runs in the family, but he’s fine — so far

John Janda knows he takes after his mother. At 68, the graying building contractor is sentimental, just as she was. He smiles indulgently as he shows off photos of his 9-month-old grandson; he tears up at the memory of losing his dad in a construction accident more than 40 years ago.

11 Sep 2017

Lawmakers debate how much wiggle room to give states in health care

One of the few things that Republicans and Democrats broadly agree on is that states should have some flexibility to experiment with different ways to pay for and deliver health care.

7 Sep 2017

X36 Series from Mettler-Toledo offers adaptable x-ray inspection for new levels of flexibility

As food and pharmaceutical manufacturers strive to ensure maximum efficiency on their processing lines to maintain competitiveness, the X36 Series from Mettler-Toledo Safeline X-ray can help. This series of adaptable x-ray inspection systems uses the most advanced imaging technology on the market to provide high-detection sensitivity appropriate to a broad range of packaged applications.

From Mettler-Toledo International Inc. 6 Sep 2017

University and pediatric hospital work together to improve lives of children with epilepsy

Since 2010, investigators and clinicians at Aston University and Birmingham Children's Hospital have worked together to try and improve the lives of children with difficult to treat forms of epilepsy.

5 Sep 2017

Scientists identify and target specific brain area related to ‘hearing voices’ in schizophrenia

For the first time, scientists have precisely identified and targeted an area of the brain which is involved in "hearing voices", experienced by many patients with schizophrenia.

5 Sep 2017

Pregnant women's mobile phone use unlikely to have adverse effects on child’s neurodevelopment

Mobile phone use during pregnancy is unlikely to have any adverse effects on child neurodevelopment, according to new research published in the open access journal BMC Public Health.

5 Sep 2017

Study finds most Instagram marketing on cosmetic surgery is by non-board certified professionals

A recent study conducted by the Northwestern University indicated that most of the aesthetic surgery service providers who advertise themselves on social media are not board certified, thereby putting the people who respond to these ads at risk.

31 Aug 2017

Musician plays saxophone as surgeons operated on his brain

Music is not only a major part of Dan Fabbio's life, as a music teacher it is his livelihood. So when doctors discovered a tumor located in the part of his brain responsible for music function, he began a long journey that involved a team of physicians, scientists, and a music professor and culminated with him awake and playing a saxophone as surgeons operated on his brain.

31 Aug 2017

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Trial explores measurable health benefits of community gardening

Study finds link between sleep pattern and temperament in preterm children

High-functioning social communication skills can buffer negative effects of child shyness

New 15-minute assessment opens up possibilities for early detection of dementia

Houston Methodist researchers find pathway for treating diseases caused by flesh-eating bacteria

Scientists design method for predicting behavioral response to stimulus using neuronal oscillations

Breakthrough research allows scientists to program cells like computers for battling against diseases

Papua New Guinean genetic diversity of populations intrigues scientists

Research: Calculatory processes in the brain directly affected by language

Delaying minor surgery for pediatric patients may not offer any neurodevelopmental benefit

Speech information found to be more distracting for older drivers

Many older Hispanics face language or cultural barriers to care, survey reveals

A rare dementia gene runs in the family, but he’s fine — so far

Lawmakers debate how much wiggle room to give states in health care

X36 Series from Mettler-Toledo offers adaptable x-ray inspection for new levels of flexibility

University and pediatric hospital work together to improve lives of children with epilepsy

Scientists identify and target specific brain area related to ‘hearing voices’ in schizophrenia

Pregnant women's mobile phone use unlikely to have adverse effects on child’s neurodevelopment

Study finds most Instagram marketing on cosmetic surgery is by non-board certified professionals

Musician plays saxophone as surgeons operated on his brain

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