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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.

Bariatric surgery may mitigate the natural history of cognitive decline in people with obesity

Within the next 10 years, it's projected that up to 50% of United States adults will be affected by obesity, which is associated with cognitive impairment and dementia.

8 Jan 2024

Is screen time really to blame for poor drawing skills in kids?

Study found that the link between screen viewing and drawing ability in young French children is influenced by socioeconomic factors, rather than a direct causal relationship between screen time and cognitive development.

4 Jan 2024

USC scientists develop first all-human brain organoids model of the cerebellum with functional neurons

In a first for USC Stem Cell scientists, the laboratory of Giorgia Quadrato, an assistant professor of stem cell biology and regenerative medicine, has pioneered a novel human brain organoid model that generates all the major cell types of the cerebellum, a hindbrain region predominantly made up of two cell types necessary for movement, cognition, and emotion: granule cells and Purkinje neurons.

4 Jan 2024

Global study reveals varied intention to receive monkeypox vaccine: 61% prevalence worldwide

The global prevalence and regional differences in the intention to receive the monkeypox.

4 Jan 2024

Chronic ear infections linked to lasting brain and language deficits in children

Ear infections are a common childhood experience, but a new study suggests parents should take these infections seriously to preserve their children's language development.

4 Jan 2024

Study finds link between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and language delays in children

Acetaminophen is considered the safest over-the-counter pain reliever and fever reducer available during pregnancy.

3 Jan 2024

Researchers identify microbial enzyme responsible for making urine yellow

Researchers at the University of Maryland and National Institutes of Health have identified the microbial enzyme responsible for giving urine its yellow hue, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Microbiology on January 3, 2024.

3 Jan 2024

Artificial intelligence is a promising tool to disseminate nutrition-related information, study finds

The accuracy and reliability of nutrition information provided by two versions of ChatGPT.

3 Jan 2024

Research illustrates how racism is deeply interrelated with poor health outcomes

A team of health equity researchers from several institutions has leveraged a complex web of data to test a hypothesis: That structural racism is associated with resources and structures at the neighborhood level that are closely associated with poor health.

21 Dec 2023

New research investigates the impact of binaural beat on language skills

New research conducted by the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas investigates the impact of binaural beat (BB) on language skills. BB is a sound that occurs when two slightly mismatched pure tones are heard.

21 Dec 2023

The year in opioid settlements: 5 things you need to know

This year, about $1.5 billion has landed in state and local government coffers from court settlements made with more than a dozen companies that manufactured, sold, or distributed prescription painkillers and were sued for their role in fueling the opioid crisis.

21 Dec 2023

$2.4 million grant to fund project PAL for building diversity in speech-language pathology

The Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences at Vanderbilt University have secured a $2,399,454 grant to fund a five-year project to address the need for diversity in highly trained professionals in speech-language pathology.

20 Dec 2023

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Bariatric surgery may mitigate the natural history of cognitive decline in people with obesity

Is screen time really to blame for poor drawing skills in kids?

USC scientists develop first all-human brain organoids model of the cerebellum with functional neurons

Global study reveals varied intention to receive monkeypox vaccine: 61% prevalence worldwide

Chronic ear infections linked to lasting brain and language deficits in children

Study finds link between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and language delays in children

Researchers identify microbial enzyme responsible for making urine yellow

Artificial intelligence is a promising tool to disseminate nutrition-related information, study finds

Research illustrates how racism is deeply interrelated with poor health outcomes

New research investigates the impact of binaural beat on language skills

The year in opioid settlements: 5 things you need to know

$2.4 million grant to fund project PAL for building diversity in speech-language pathology

AI-powered "Coscientist" system designs and executes chemical reactions

‘I am just waiting to die’: Social Security clawbacks drive some into homelessness

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When a quick telehealth visit yields multiple surprises beyond a big bill

AI unravels the secret code of human lives

‘They see a cash cow’: Corporations could consume $50 billion of opioid settlements

In New Year, all immigrants in California may qualify for Medicaid regardless of legal status

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Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

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Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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