Psychology & Psychiatry
Dyslexia does not reduce pass rates for UK GP licensing exam
UK GPs with dyslexia are just as likely to pass the knowledge component of the licensing exam as their counterparts, a new study has found.
Feb 12, 2018
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Dyslexia
Psychology & Psychiatry
Action video games to fight dyslexia
A study conducted by BCBL, the Basque research center, reveals that action video games improve visual attention and reading ability, two deficits suffered by people with dyslexia. The objective is to use the most useful elements ...
Dec 15, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Infant brain responses predict reading speed in secondary school
A study conducted at the Department of Psychology at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland and Jyväskylä Centre for Interdisciplinary Brain Research (CIBR) has found that the brain responses of infants with an inherited ...
Dec 11, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Dyslexia—when spelling problems impair writing acquisition
Dyslexia is a reading disorder that affects the ability to adopt the automatic reflexes needed to read and write. Several studies have sought to identify the source of the problems experienced by individuals with dyslexia ...
Nov 29, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study provides clues to the sex difference in dyslexia
For reasons that are unclear, males are diagnosed with dyslexia more often than females. Researchers have now found that this may be due to males' lower average and more variable reading performance relative to females'.
Feb 8, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
When do speech difficulties in children matter for literacy?
A new study found that speech difficulties are linked with difficulties in learning to read when children first start school, but these effects are no longer apparent at 8 years of age.
Nov 7, 2016
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Pediatrics
Atomoxetine improves critical reading skills in children with dyslexia
A new study shows significant improvement in critical components of reading, including decoding and vocabulary, among children treated with atomoxetine compared to placebo. Atomoxetine treatment was also associated with significant ...
Sep 7, 2016
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Neuroscience
Gene plays role in poor speech processing, dyslexia
A new study led by UT Dallas researchers shows that a gene associated with dyslexia may interfere with the processing of speech, ultimately leading to reading problems that are characteristic of the disorder.
Jul 11, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Pioneering research on the underlying causes of dyslexia
A unique research project on developmental dyslexia has been launched at the Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology in Warsaw. It is aimed at examining different factors responsible for development of the reading disorder. ...
Nov 5, 2015
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Pediatrics
Early intervention in dyslexia can narrow achievement gap
Identifying children with dyslexia as early as first grade couldnarrow or even close the achievement gap with typical readers,according to a new study by researchers at the University ofCalifornia, Davis, and Yale University.
Nov 2, 2015
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