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Exploring the association of coffee drinking, aspirin intake, and smoking with Parkinson's disease severity

Researchers evaluated the association between lifestyle habits and severity of Parkinson's disease (PD).

14 Jun 2023

New study may help improve diagnosis of cognitive disability in Parkinson's disease

A few minutes of data recorded from a single electrode placed on top of the head may be sufficient to predict thinking problems, including dementia, in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD).

12 Jun 2023

ABCC9 gene variants influence the pitch of voices

In a paper published today in Science Advances, an international team led by deCODE genetics, a subsidiary of Amgen, reveals the discovery of sequence variants in the gene ABCC9 that influence the pitch of voices.

9 Jun 2023

Conventional speech therapy and singing may help improve patients' voice problems with Parkinson's

Speech and voice disorders are common in individuals with Parkinson's disease. New research published in the International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders found that a tele-rehabilitation program that combines conventional speech therapy and singing may help improve patients' voice problems.

7 Jun 2023

Experts provide neural evidence for the glimpsing model of speech perception

Researchers led by Dr. Nima Mesgarani at Columbia University, US, report that the brain treats speech in a crowded room differently depending on how easy it is to hear, and whether we are focusing on it. Publishing June 6th in the open access journal PLOS Biology, the study uses a combination of neural recordings and computer modeling to show that when we follow speech that is being drowned out by louder voices, phonetic information is encoded differently than in the opposite situation. The findings could help improve hearing aids that work by isolating attended speech.

7 Jun 2023

A ‘payday loan’ from a health care behemoth

Alex Shteynshlyuger, a urologist with a practice in New York City, feels surrounded by UnitedHealth Group.

6 Jun 2023

Research shows link between caregiver speech and infant brain development

A team led by a University of Texas at Dallas neurodevelopment researcher has uncovered some of the most conclusive evidence yet that parents who talk more to their infants improve their babies' brain development.

5 Jun 2023

Largest clinical case series of laughing gas users finds a predominance of young Asian men

The largest clinical case series to date of recreational users of nitrous oxide, popularly known as laughing gas, has found a predominance of young men of Asian ethnicity among those with neurological side effects who were seen at hospitals in 3 major cities in England.

30 May 2023

Speech therapy can help kids who stutter to communicate more confidently

For the parents of children who stutter, managing the communication disorder alone can be stressful and isolating.

28 May 2023

WHO chief: World must prepare for deadlier outbreak than COVID-19

The world should be prepared to respond to a disease outbreak of "even deadlier potential" than COVID-19, the head of the WHO said after the UN agency launched a global network to monitor disease threats.

23 May 2023

Valbenazine improves chorea associated with Huntington's disease

The drug valbenazine statistically improves chorea, a movement disorder commonly associated with Huntington's disease, when compared to a placebo, according to a recent international study led by UTHealth Houston researcher Erin Furr Stimming, MD, who served as principal investigator on behalf of the KINECT-HD Huntington Study Group.

19 May 2023

NIR spectroscopy offers fast, easy, inexpensive way to detect food allergens

Food allergies pose a significant health risk, resulting in numerous hospitalizations every year, as even trace amounts of allergens can trigger severe reactions.

18 May 2023

Language exposure can shape the brains of young children

Talking to toddlers helps shape their developing brain, according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

15 May 2023

Pioneering focused ultrasound trial shows promising results for patients with Parkinson’s disease

The findings of a major international trial to test a high-tech, scalpel-free approach to treating movement problems caused by Parkinson’s disease have been published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine.

13 May 2023

Maternal cortisol levels during pregnancy linked to language development in children over time

High levels of the stress hormone cortisol during the third trimester of pregnancy may improve speech and language skills in the first 3 years of a child's life, according to research presented at the 25th European Congress of Endocrinology in Istanbul.

13 May 2023

Republicans vow not to cut veterans’ benefits. But the legislation suggests otherwise.

A scientific statement from the American Heart and Stroke Association on the prevalence, diagnosis, and management of poststroke cognitive impairment

Researchers reviewed the incidence, prevalence, diagnosis, and management of post-stroke cognitive impairment.

3 May 2023

Speech News and Research

Exploring the association of coffee drinking, aspirin intake, and smoking with Parkinson's disease severity

New study may help improve diagnosis of cognitive disability in Parkinson's disease

ABCC9 gene variants influence the pitch of voices

Conventional speech therapy and singing may help improve patients' voice problems with Parkinson's

Experts provide neural evidence for the glimpsing model of speech perception

A ‘payday loan’ from a health care behemoth

Research shows link between caregiver speech and infant brain development

Largest clinical case series of laughing gas users finds a predominance of young Asian men

Speech therapy can help kids who stutter to communicate more confidently

WHO chief: World must prepare for deadlier outbreak than COVID-19

Valbenazine improves chorea associated with Huntington's disease

NIR spectroscopy offers fast, easy, inexpensive way to detect food allergens

Language exposure can shape the brains of young children

Pioneering focused ultrasound trial shows promising results for patients with Parkinson’s disease

Maternal cortisol levels during pregnancy linked to language development in children over time

Republicans vow not to cut veterans’ benefits. But the legislation suggests otherwise.

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High-grade gliomas remodel neural circuits: promoting tumor progression and impaired cognition

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A scientific statement from the American Heart and Stroke Association on the prevalence, diagnosis, and management of poststroke cognitive impairment

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