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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.

Addressing the impact of the House GOP debt-ceiling bill on veterans' programs,"I'm dead serious that we're not cutting veterans, and I mean it."

9 May 2023

Legal pot is more potent than ever — and still largely unregulated

Marijuana and other products containing THC, the plant's main psychoactive ingredient, have grown more potent and more dangerous as legalization has made them more widely available.

9 May 2023

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

Researchers investigated whether functional connectivity between glioblastoma and the brain affected neural circuits.

9 May 2023

In Idaho, taking a minor out of state for an abortion is now a crime: ‘Abortion trafficking’

Mackenzie Davidson grew up in a Mormon household and sheepishly admits she knew little about pregnancy.

8 May 2023

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

Neighborhood support may help protect pediatric brain tumor patients from cognitive decline

To gain a clearer understanding of the differences between childhood cancer patients with brain tumors when it comes to the impact of radiation therapy on cognition, scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital studied the effect of their environment.

28 Apr 2023

Heterogeneity of autism makes clinical trials difficult, says CHLA expert

Each year in the U.S. the incidence of autism spectrum disorder increases, yet the number of medications to treat the core features of autism remains stuck at zero.

28 Apr 2023

Young kids with common ENT problems may be at subsequent risk of autism

Young children with common ear, nose, and throat (ENT) issues may be at subsequent risk of autism or high levels of demonstrable autism traits, suggests research published online in the open access journal BMJ Open.

25 Apr 2023

Effectiveness of a minimally invasive approach to limit vision, hearing loss in patients after neurosurgery

Brain tumors located in regions that control speech, vision and motor function present additional challenges to neurosurgeons, as damaging the surrounding tissue can cause severe loss of those abilities.

24 Apr 2023

Computer-assisted method accurately recognizes the severity of ataxia-related speech disturbances

Researchers at DZNE and the University Hospital Bonn, together with the Berlin-based company PeakProfiling GmbH, have developed a computer-assisted method that recognizes the severity of speech disturbances resulting from ataxia, a brain disease, with great accuracy.

18 Apr 2023

Earlier intervention leads to better gains for autistic children

Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Florida State University (FSU), and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have demonstrated that starting intervention coaching parents of autistic toddlers as early as 18 months leads to better gains in language, social communication, and daily living skills.

13 Apr 2023

Study examines whether the language spoken by people affects stroke outcomes

Studies have shown that Mexican Americans have worse outcomes after a stroke than non-Hispanic white Americans. A new study looks at whether the language Mexican American people speak is linked to how well they recover after a stroke.

12 Apr 2023

AI can identify subtle language and audio changes in patients at early stages of Alzheimer's

New technologies that can capture subtle changes in a patient's voice may help physicians diagnose cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease before symptoms begin to show, according to a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher who led a study published in the Alzheimer's Association publication Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring.

12 Apr 2023

Speech News and Research

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.

Legal pot is more potent than ever — and still largely unregulated

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

In Idaho, taking a minor out of state for an abortion is now a crime: ‘Abortion trafficking’

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

Neighborhood support may help protect pediatric brain tumor patients from cognitive decline

Heterogeneity of autism makes clinical trials difficult, says CHLA expert

Young kids with common ENT problems may be at subsequent risk of autism

Effectiveness of a minimally invasive approach to limit vision, hearing loss in patients after neurosurgery

Computer-assisted method accurately recognizes the severity of ataxia-related speech disturbances

Earlier intervention leads to better gains for autistic children

Study examines whether the language spoken by people affects stroke outcomes

AI can identify subtle language and audio changes in patients at early stages of Alzheimer's

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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

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