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Simulator-based robotic sx curriculum hones skills

(HealthDay)—A simulator-based curriculum incorporating fundamental skills of robotic surgery (FSRS) is feasible and improves effectiveness in basic robotic surgery skills, according to a study published ...

Surgery created May 13, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Poor service, bedside manner top patients' online complaints

(HealthDay)—On "rate-your-doctor" websites, patients complain more about poor bedside manner and unprofessional office staff than inadequate medical skills, according to a recent multi-city study published ...

Health created May 10, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Early math and reading ability linked to job and income in adulthood

Math and reading ability at age 7 may be linked with socioeconomic status several decades later, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The ch ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

How family conflict affects children

(Medical Xpress)—New research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) reveals why some children are badly affected by negative family conflicts while other children survive without significant problems.

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Skills learning program in middle schools dramatically reduces fighting

(Medical Xpress)—Middle school children who completed a social-emotional skills learning program at school were 42 percent less likely to engage in physical fighting a year later, according to a new study in the Journal of ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Kelly the robot helps kids tackle autism

(HealthDay)—Using a kid-friendly robot during behavioral therapy sessions may help some children with autism gain better social skills, a preliminary study suggests.

Autism spectrum disorders created May 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study shows mental agility game slows cognitive decline in older people

There may be a way for older people to prevent natural aging of their minds, and it could be as simple as playing a video game.

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 01, 2013 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Size, wiring of brain structures in kids predict benefit from math tutoring, study says

(Medical Xpress)—Why do some children learn math more easily than others? Research from the Stanford University School of Medicine has yielded an unexpected new answer.

Neuroscience created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Reading wordless storybooks to toddlers may expose them to richer language

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have found that children hear more complex language from parents when they read a storybook with only pictures compared to a picture-vocabulary book. The findings appear in the latest ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

More evidence suggests eating omega 3s and avoiding meat, dairy linked to preserving memory

The largest study to date finds that eating foods that contain omega-3 fatty acids, found in fish, chicken and salad dressing and avoiding saturated fats, meat and dairy foods may be linked to preserving memory and thinking ...

Neuroscience created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ear-witness precision: Congenitally blind people have more accurate memories, research finds

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers from the University of Bath have found that people who are congenitally blind have more accurate memories than those who are sighted.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Therapy helps regenerate child's undeveloped bones

Four years ago, Janelly Martinez-Amador was confined to a bed, unable to move even an arm or lift her head. At age 3, the fragile toddler had the gross motor skills of a newborn and a ventilator kept her ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 24, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The 'learning curve' of living with Asperger's

(HealthDay)—Asperger's syndrome is disappearing as an official diagnosis, but people who live with its symptoms will continue to struggle.

Autism spectrum disorders created Apr 18, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Reading wordless storybooks to toddlers may expose them to richer language, study finds

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the University of Waterloo have found that children hear more complex language from parents when they read a storybook with only pictures compared to a picture-vocabulary book. The findings ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 18, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study suggests light drinking in pregnancy not linked to development problems in childhood

Light drinking during pregnancy is not linked to adverse behavioural or cognitive outcomes in childhood, suggests a new study published today (17 April) in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Apr 16, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0