Archive: 10/09/2014

Device to help people with Parkinson's disease communicate better now available

SpeechVive Inc. announced Wednesday (Sept. 10) the commercial launch of the SpeechVive device intended to help people with a soft voice due to Parkinson's disease speak more loudly and communicate more effectively.

Sep 10, 2014

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Fish and fatty acid consumption associated with lower risk of hearing loss in women

Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital found that consumption of two or more servings of fish per week was associated with a lower risk of hearing loss in women. Findings of the new study Fish and Fatty Acid Consumption ...

Sep 10, 2014

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Study examines impact of violent media on the brain

With the longstanding debate over whether violent movies cause real world violence as a backstop, a study published today in PLOS One found that each person's reaction to violent images depends on that individual's brain ...

Sep 10, 2014

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Even small stressors may be harmful to men's health, research shows

Older men who lead high-stress lives, either from chronic everyday hassles or because of a series of significant life events, are likely to die earlier than the average for their peers, new research from Oregon State University ...

Sep 10, 2014

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Cyberbullying increases as students age

As students' age they are verbally and physically bullied less but cyberbullied more, non-native English speakers are not bullied more often than native English speakers and bullying increases as students' transition from ...

Sep 10, 2014

Gates Foundation to spend $50M on Ebola response (Update)

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Wednesday that it will spend $50 million—on top of $10 million already committed—to support emergency response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, marking the group's largest ...

Sep 10, 2014

SLeone expects to uncover hundreds of hidden Ebola cases: govt

Sierra Leone said on Wednesday it expected to uncover up to 20 percent more Ebola victims when it imposes a nationwide curfew to find the dead and sufferers who have yet to go to hospital.

Sep 10, 2014

Halving the risk of preterm birth for some twin pregnancies

International research involving the University of Adelaide has found that the risk of preterm birth could be halved for a specific group of "super high-risk" twin pregnancies.

Sep 10, 2014