http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Better strategies are needed to help glaucoma patients cope with difficulty reading. According to a new scientific study published in Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, adults with glaucoma read slower when reading silently for long periods of time and are more likely to have their reading speed decrease over time, possibly a result of reading fatigue. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-glaucoma-e-reader-apps.html Ophthalmology Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:40:03 EST news274369191 The cortical mechanisms governing speech are not well understood because it is extremely challenging to measure the activity of the brain in action, that is, during speech production. Researchers in Japan have found modulation of mu-rhythms in the cortex related to speech production. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-mu-rhythm-brain-neural-mechanism-speech.html Neuroscience Wed, 05 Dec 2012 06:51:20 EST news273912667 (Medical Xpress) -- When reading direct quotations, the brain ‘hears’ the voice of the speaker, say scientists. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-brain-voices-speech.html Neuroscience Tue, 26 Jul 2011 09:23:29 EST news230890994