Trying to figure out whether someone has Alzheimer's disease usually involves a battery of assessments—interviews, brain imaging, blood and cerebrospinal fluid tests. But, by then, it's probably already too late: memories ...
Jun 25, 2024
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Researchers and parents have long known that babies learn to speak by mimicking the words they hear. But a new study shows that babies also might try to imitate the singing they hear in songs.
Feb 13, 2020
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Gestures are extremely important in playing music, in part because they are directly related to the sound and the expressiveness of the musicians. Today, technology exists that captures movement and is capable of detecting ...
Apr 3, 2019
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Cholera, a bacterial disease that induces diarrhea, affects millions of people and results in about 150,000 deaths each year. Identifying potential communal disease spread for such an outbreak would alert health professionals ...
Dec 5, 2022
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When designed to process sound based on familiar patterns, sound recognition by computers becomes more robust.
Nov 6, 2013
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Video telehealth visits are an increasingly important part of health care, and increasingly video connection during such visits is required for insurance coverage. Yet many patients do not achieve a video connection and convert ...
Aug 1, 2022
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In cases of advanced laryngeal cancer, a complex surgery called laryngectomy is performed, when the organ vital for a person's ability to speak is removed. Striving to improve the patient's quality of life after laryngectomy, ...
Aug 22, 2022
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While most women plan to be involved in decisions about their care during childbirth, in practice most decisions are led by midwives, a new study reveals.
Dec 19, 2022
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Many parents and caregivers believe that multi-sensory stimulation during infancy promotes developmental growth and learning, but researchers who conducted eye movement experiments on preverbal infants show that this is not ...
Sep 8, 2015
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(HealthDay)—Cancer doctors are often mute when a patient asks about the cost of treatment, a new study shows.
Jun 22, 2017
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