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Scientist wins two-year grant for diagnosis of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's via innovative skin test

Wenquan Zou, MD, PhD, an expert in prion and degenerative neurological diseases, has received a two-year grant for developing diagnostic tools for Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and other related brain-based degenerative disorders via an innovative skin test that uses ultrasensitive technology.

2 Aug 2019

Speech discrimination begins in the womb

New parents are always thrilled when their offspring finally speaks its first words - usually at the age of 12 to 18 months.

30 Jul 2019

Johns Hopkins co-leads study on 'poliolike' condition affecting children

Johns Hopkins Medicine and University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers will lead a multicenter, multinational study of acute flaccid myelitis, the “poliolike” condition affecting children that causes loss of muscle control.

From Johns Hopkins Medicine 25 Jul 2019

Stress may cause vocal disorders

Do you feel anxious about talking in front of the crowd and feel as if there’s a frog in your throat? New reseach says that stress may be the culprit for such vocal issues.

25 Jul 2019

Measuring pupil dilation and heart rate using AI could enable earlier diagnosis of autism

Autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders often aren't diagnosed until a child is a few years of age, when behavioral interventions and speech/occupational therapy become less effective.

24 Jul 2019

Wearable artificial throat may one day help mute people 'speak'

Most people take speech for granted, but it's actually a complex process that involves both motions of the mouth and vibrations of folded tissues, called vocal cords, within the throat.

24 Jul 2019

Biden’s ‘incremental’ health plan still would be a heavy lift

The headlines about presidential candidate Joe Biden's new health care plan called it "a nod to the past" and "Affordable Care Act 2.0."

22 Jul 2019

Harvesting hidden information in chest X-rays using AI to predict mortality

The most frequently performed imaging exam in medicine "the chest X-ray" holds 'hidden' prognostic information that can be harvested with artificial intelligence, according to a study by scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital.

22 Jul 2019

Researchers explain why fascioliasis patients have increased risk for neurological diseases

Fascioliasis is a parasitic disease caused by two species that are present in the liver: Hepatic Fasciola, which is present worldwide, and Fasciola gigantica, which is in Asia and Africa.

18 Jul 2019

Review: Harmful and beneficial effects of pacifier use in newborns, infants

The new research establishes recommendations based on the critical analysis of nearly 2,000 scientific articles.

17 Jul 2019

Researchers measure EEG-based brain responses for non-speech and speech sounds in children

Some of the findings in cognitive neuroscience and psychology do not seem to replicate from one study to the next. Could this also be true for commonly used brain response studies? It turns out to depend on what is being studied, found a recent study.

17 Jul 2019

Stroke should be treated 15 minutes earlier to save lives, study suggests

A team of researchers at the David Geffen School of Medicine in the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) wanted to determine the association between time to treatment with Endovascular Reperfusion Therapy and outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke.

17 Jul 2019

New therapy shows promise in preventing brain damage after traumatic brain injury

Nearly three million people in the United States experience traumatic brain injury (TBI) every year, and there are no pre or post-TBI treatment options available. Now, a new novel therapy shows promise in preventing brain damage after traumatic brain injury.

16 Jul 2019

Ten-fold rise in tongue-tie surgery for newborns 'without any real strong data'

A US study has suggested that babies with tongue-tie rarely need surgery to help them breastfeed.

15 Jul 2019

Research questions whether tongue-tie surgery to improve breastfeeding is needed

New research raises questions as to whether too many infants are getting tongue-tie and lip tether surgery (also called frenulectomy) to help improve breastfeeding, despite limited medical evidence supporting the procedure.

12 Jul 2019

Using Obamacare authority, Trump aims to shift dialysis care to patients’ homes

President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a bold plan to improve care to patients with kidney disease, which he claimed would save thousands of lives each year and billions of dollars for taxpayers.

10 Jul 2019

Scientists discover rare autoimmune disease triggered by testicular cancer

A new autoimmune disease has been discovered that is triggered by testicular cancer. The condition is rare, but cases are growing.

8 Jul 2019

Researchers identify autoimmune disease linked with testicular cancer

Using advanced technology, scientists at Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, Mayo Clinic and University of California, San Francisco, have discovered an autoimmune disease that appears to affect men with testicular cancer.

3 Jul 2019

Study explores impact of preterm birth on language outcomes in preschoolers

About 1 in 10 babies in the United States is born premature. These children are at an increased risk for adverse outcomes across a broad spectrum of neurodevelopmental domains, including language skills.

3 Jul 2019

Interdisciplinary workgroup outlines what is known and unknown about paradoxical lucidity

It happens unexpectedly: a person long thought lost to the ravages of dementia, unable to recall the events of their lives or even recognize those closest to them, will suddenly wake up and exhibit surprisingly normal behavior, only to pass away shortly thereafter.

29 Jun 2019

Speech News and Research

Scientist wins two-year grant for diagnosis of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's via innovative skin test

Speech discrimination begins in the womb

Johns Hopkins co-leads study on 'poliolike' condition affecting children

Stress may cause vocal disorders

Measuring pupil dilation and heart rate using AI could enable earlier diagnosis of autism

Wearable artificial throat may one day help mute people 'speak'

Biden’s ‘incremental’ health plan still would be a heavy lift

Harvesting hidden information in chest X-rays using AI to predict mortality

Researchers explain why fascioliasis patients have increased risk for neurological diseases

Review: Harmful and beneficial effects of pacifier use in newborns, infants

Researchers measure EEG-based brain responses for non-speech and speech sounds in children

Stroke should be treated 15 minutes earlier to save lives, study suggests

New therapy shows promise in preventing brain damage after traumatic brain injury

Ten-fold rise in tongue-tie surgery for newborns 'without any real strong data'

Research questions whether tongue-tie surgery to improve breastfeeding is needed

Using Obamacare authority, Trump aims to shift dialysis care to patients’ homes

Scientists discover rare autoimmune disease triggered by testicular cancer

Researchers identify autoimmune disease linked with testicular cancer

Study explores impact of preterm birth on language outcomes in preschoolers

Interdisciplinary workgroup outlines what is known and unknown about paradoxical lucidity

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