http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Toddlers whose parents praised their efforts more than they praised them as individuals had a more positive approach to challenges five years later. That's the finding of a new longitudinal study that also found gender differences in the kind of praise that parents offer their children. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-parents-attitudes-years.html Pediatrics Tue, 12 Feb 2013 03:00:02 EST news279856342 (HealthDay)—Seniors who tend to think of other older people as spry instead of decrepit are far more likely to bounce back after a serious disability than people with a more negative outlook, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-upbeat-view-age-seniors-disability.html Health Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:05:24 EST news272653517 After a left-sided stroke, many individuals suffer from serious speech disorders but are often able to sing complete texts relatively fluently. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig, Germany, have now demonstrated that it is not singing itself that is the key. Instead, rhythm may be crucial. Moreover, highly familiar song lyrics and formulaic phrases were found to have a strong impact on articulation – regardless of whether they were sung or spoken. The results may lead the way to new rehabilitative therapies for speech disorders. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-rhythm-formulaic-phrases-important-melody.html Neuroscience Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:30:10 EST news235909791