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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.

New language tool based on artificial intelligence may help doctors make safer decisions for patients

The computer gathers relevant disease information from 200 documents in just a few seconds. Doctors have no chance at matching its tempo.

27 Feb 2017

New wearable brain-imaging device measures how brains sync up when humans interact

Great ideas so often get lost in translation -- from the math teacher who can't get through to his students, to a stand-up comedian who bombs during an open mic night.

27 Feb 2017

Research reveals proven practices to improve communication between doctors and patients

A hospital-wide communication training program, outlining best practices for doctors to follow in interactions with patients, improved patients' perception of doctor communication by 9 percent, according to new research.

23 Feb 2017

Researchers find link between person's attitude on social media and dieting success

There is a direct link between a person's attitude on social media and the likelihood that their dieting efforts will succeed.

22 Feb 2017

New study to learn about risk factors for Alzheimer's disease in older Latino adults

Rush University Medical Center has launched a unique, cohort study called Latino Core to learn about the aging process and risk factors for Alzheimer's disease in older Latino adults.

22 Feb 2017

Mayo Clinic: Surgeons complete near-total face transplant on Wyoming man

A multidisciplinary team of surgeons, physicians and other health professionals recently completed a near-total face transplant on a Wyoming man on Mayo Clinic's Rochester campus.

17 Feb 2017

New book by QMUL researcher uncovers social history of autism

What is autism and how did we come to understand it as a spectrum? A new book by QMUL researcher Dr Bonnie Evans uncovers the social history of autism, how it has come to define so many lives, and why its meaning was transformed in popular culture.

17 Feb 2017

Researchers use brain biomarkers to identify autism risk in infants

By using magnetic resonance imaging to study the brains of infants who have older siblings with autism, scientists were able to correctly identify 80 percent of the babies who would be subsequently diagnosed with autism at 2 years of age.

16 Feb 2017

Outdoor adventure program may be effective in reducing severity of ASD symptoms, study finds

A new Tel Aviv University study finds outdoor challenge-based interventions may be effective in reducing the overall severity of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) symptoms.

15 Feb 2017

Researchers examine how stimulating motor cortex affects word comprehension

Researchers from HSE, Northumbria University, and Aarhus University have experimentally confirmed the hypothesis, whereby comprehension of a word's meaning involves not only the 'classic' language brain centres but also the cortical regions responsible for the control of body muscles, such as hand movements.

15 Feb 2017

Carving a career in science

I was interested in a whole range of subjects, but the one that really grasped me from a young age was biology and, in particular, human biology. I was really fascinated with how the human body worked and I still am; that's something that has stayed with me.

15 Feb 2017

Researchers unlock specific mechanisms behind Aβ-induced cytoxicity in Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that leads to dementia via advanced neuronal dysfunction and death. A person with Alzheimer's disease suffers loss of control over thought, memory and language abilities.

14 Feb 2017

Pitt researcher receives NSF CAREER Award to develop improved screening method for dysphagia

Dysphagia, or swallowing disorders, affects nearly one in 25 adults, especially the elderly and those who have suffered a stroke or neurological disease, and results in approximately 150,000 hospitalizations annually.

14 Feb 2017

Parenting practices linked to development of children with Fragile X syndrome

University of Kansas researchers have found that certain specific parenting practices are significantly associated with the development of communication and language skills in children with Fragile X syndrome.

14 Feb 2017

Children of parents affected with C9orf72 mutations more likely to have FTD and ALS at younger age

The most common genetic cause of the brain diseases frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a mutation in the C9orf72 gene.

14 Feb 2017

Researchers identify link between neuronal proteins and frontotemporal lobar degeneration

Frontotemporal lobar degeneration is a type of dementia characterized by personality changes, language dysfunction, and abnormal behavior. It has an earlier onset than Alzheimer's disease, and is associated with a buildup of the tau protein in affected nerve cells (neurons).

13 Feb 2017

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New language tool based on artificial intelligence may help doctors make safer decisions for patients

New wearable brain-imaging device measures how brains sync up when humans interact

Research reveals proven practices to improve communication between doctors and patients

Researchers find link between person's attitude on social media and dieting success

New study to learn about risk factors for Alzheimer's disease in older Latino adults

Mayo Clinic: Surgeons complete near-total face transplant on Wyoming man

New book by QMUL researcher uncovers social history of autism

Researchers use brain biomarkers to identify autism risk in infants

Outdoor adventure program may be effective in reducing severity of ASD symptoms, study finds

Researchers examine how stimulating motor cortex affects word comprehension

Carving a career in science

Researchers unlock specific mechanisms behind Aβ-induced cytoxicity in Alzheimer's disease

Pitt researcher receives NSF CAREER Award to develop improved screening method for dysphagia

Parenting practices linked to development of children with Fragile X syndrome

Children of parents affected with C9orf72 mutations more likely to have FTD and ALS at younger age

Researchers identify link between neuronal proteins and frontotemporal lobar degeneration

News stories about public health can fall victim to third-person effect, study finds

Language barriers may limit individual's ability to receive kidney transplant, study reveals

Researchers report extraordinary resilience of woman who endured multiple strokes

Naptime could have beneficial effect on language learning in preschool-age children

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