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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.

Study focuses on sound exposure for premature babies in neonatal intensive care units

Premature babies often spend the first several weeks of life in neonatal intensive care units, where, ideally, they are protected from too much noise stimulation. However, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that preemies may be exposed to noise levels higher than those deemed safe by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

8 Feb 2017

Spanish-speaking Latino children's parents half as likely to feel doctors listen to them, study finds

The parents of a Latino child who only speak Spanish or are not U.S. citizens are about half as likely to feel their doctor listens to them as English-speaking and U.S. citizen parents, according to a new Drexel University-led study.

8 Feb 2017

Research provides insights about left-right differences in embryonic neural development

Our nervous systems have left-right differences that are important for correct functioning. Handedness is probably the best known asymmetry arising from the development of the nervous system.

8 Feb 2017

British Sign Language users have better reaction times in peripheral vision, study finds

People who use British Sign Language have better reaction times in their peripheral vision, a new study from the University of Sheffield has found.

6 Feb 2017

New NCCN patient guide for Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia helps make informed treatment decisions

A very rare sub-type of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia affects approximately 1,500 - 2,000 people in the United States each year. While it is not curable, Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia is slow growing, and in many patients, manageable as a chronic disease.

6 Feb 2017

Researcher paints pitiless picture of life for people with acquired deaf-blindness

It is like being in a dirty glass jar, unable to reach out and with acquaintances passing by without saying hello. New research from the Sahlgrenska Academy paints a merciless picture of life with acquired deaf-blindness.

6 Feb 2017

TGen scientists identify novel genomic mutation that causes developmental delays in children

Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute have identified a genomic mutation that causes physical abnormalities and developmental delays in children.

3 Feb 2017

Empathy affects perceptions of facial expressions of pet dogs, study shows

Human empathy can even extend to dogs: empathetic people interpret dogs' facial expressions more intensely.

3 Feb 2017

EU experts discuss how to reverse HIV epidemic in Europe

In a two-day conference organised in collaboration between the Maltese Presidency of the Council of the European Union and ECDC, HIV experts from across the European Union discussed how to reverse this trend and how to prepare Europe to achieve the set target of ending AIDS by 2030.

1 Feb 2017

Mount Sinai study characterizes genetically modified rat model of autism and intellectual disability

Researchers at The Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment at Mount Sinai have generated and characterized a genetically modified rat model of autism and intellectual disability, according to a study conducted at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and published January 31 in the journal eLife.

31 Jan 2017

IQWiG assesses benefit of newborn screening for severe combined immunodeficiency

The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care assessed the benefit of newborn screening for severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID).

30 Jan 2017

Penn Medicine Center for Digital Health maps ways to harness social media for improving care delivery

Across the world, social media users leave a trail of clues about themselves each time they Tweet, post to Facebook, write a Yelp review, and apply a filter and hashtags to their latest Instagram photo.

30 Jan 2017

Delaying marijuana use until age 17 can be better for adolescent’s brains, says new study

The more teenagers delay smoking marijuana until they're older, the better it is for their brains, but there may be little ill effect if they start after age 17, says a new Université de Montréal study.

25 Jan 2017

Utah law increases early identification of infants with hearing loss, new study reveals

A Utah law has led to increased early identification of infants with hearing loss due to a congenital infection, according to a new study by University of Utah and Utah Department of Health researchers.

25 Jan 2017

Infants with flat head syndrome may be at increased risk of developmental delays, study finds

Babies with flat head syndrome may be at heightened risk of developmental delays, a new study has found.

24 Jan 2017

U of I scientists discuss piglet model used for pediatric nutrition and neurodevelopment research

Pediatric nutrition research has sh own the important effects of early-life nutrition on a baby's development--especially the gastrointestinal tract--and more recent research indicates that nutrition may also have an influence on an infant's brain as it develops.

19 Jan 2017

Mandarin speakers have musical pitch at much earlier age than previously thought

Mandarin makes you more musical - and at a much earlier age than previously thought. That's the suggestion of a new study from the University of California San Diego. But hold on there, overachiever parents, don't' rush just yet to sign your kids up for Chinese lessons instead of piano.

19 Jan 2017

Interactive book reading strategy shows promise for treating children with SLI

A clinical trial of book reading to help kindergarten children with Specific Language Impairment learn words has determined the number of times a child with SLI needs to hear a word to learn it: that would be 36 times or exposures compared to 12 times for typically developing children.

18 Jan 2017

Mapping premature infant's brain after birth may help better predict developmental problems

Scanning a premature infant's brain shortly after birth to map the location and volume of lesions, small areas of injury in the brain's white matter, may help doctors better predict whether the baby will have disabilities later, according to a new study published in the January 18, 2017, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

18 Jan 2017

Maternal multi-micronutrients, nurturing environment in early life foster childhood development

Mothers who take multi-micronutrient supplements during pregnancy can add the equivalent of up to one full year of schooling to a child's cognitive abilities at age 9-12, says a new study published today.

17 Jan 2017

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Study focuses on sound exposure for premature babies in neonatal intensive care units

Spanish-speaking Latino children's parents half as likely to feel doctors listen to them, study finds

Research provides insights about left-right differences in embryonic neural development

British Sign Language users have better reaction times in peripheral vision, study finds

New NCCN patient guide for Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia helps make informed treatment decisions

Researcher paints pitiless picture of life for people with acquired deaf-blindness

TGen scientists identify novel genomic mutation that causes developmental delays in children

Empathy affects perceptions of facial expressions of pet dogs, study shows

EU experts discuss how to reverse HIV epidemic in Europe

Mount Sinai study characterizes genetically modified rat model of autism and intellectual disability

IQWiG assesses benefit of newborn screening for severe combined immunodeficiency

Penn Medicine Center for Digital Health maps ways to harness social media for improving care delivery

Delaying marijuana use until age 17 can be better for adolescent’s brains, says new study

Utah law increases early identification of infants with hearing loss, new study reveals

Infants with flat head syndrome may be at increased risk of developmental delays, study finds

U of I scientists discuss piglet model used for pediatric nutrition and neurodevelopment research

Mandarin speakers have musical pitch at much earlier age than previously thought

Interactive book reading strategy shows promise for treating children with SLI

Mapping premature infant's brain after birth may help better predict developmental problems

Maternal multi-micronutrients, nurturing environment in early life foster childhood development

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