Medications
Using an online pharmacy to buy meds? It's buyer beware, FDA says
It might be tempting to buy prescription medication online, but buyers should beware, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns.
Nov 18, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
You're never too old to become fluent in a foreign language
A new study on second language learning has recently taken the media by storm. A range of headlines – from the BBC to the Daily Mail and The Guardian – all trumpeted the depressing message that it's impossible to become ...
May 10, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Communicating in a foreign language takes emotion out of decision making
If you could save the lives of five people by pushing another bystander in front of a train to his death, would you do it? And should it make any difference if that choice is presented in a language you speak, but isn't your ...
Aug 16, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Fun activities can improve language learning, academics reveal
Playing simple games using words and pictures can help people to learn a new language with greater ease, researchers from The University of Nottingham have shown.
Apr 16, 2013
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Neuroscience
Researchers describe how Broca's area of the brain helps children easily learn grammar
Anyone who has ever learned a foreign language knows how laborious it is to acquire vocabulary and grammar. In contrast, children acquire their first language seemingly effortlessly. By the age of four, many children are ...
Dec 5, 2022
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Vaccination
Using a different language can reduce vaccine hesitancy
Vaccine hesitancy could be reduced by providing health information in a foreign language, a new study finds.
Jan 10, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research quantifies how much speakers' first language affects learning a new language
Language research has documented that people tend to draw inferences about speakers based on how they talk. These often implicit inferences can occur in the blink of an eye and can affect how smart we think someone is, how ...
Nov 14, 2019
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Neuroscience
Learning a second alphabet for a first language
A part of the brain that maps letters to sounds can acquire a second, visually distinct alphabet for the same language, according to a study of English speakers published in eNeuro. The research challenges theoretical constraints ...
Feb 11, 2019
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Neuroscience
Learning a foreign language is harder for visually impaired people
A scientist from RUDN University analyzed the effect of visual impairment on a person's perception of unfamiliar sounds when learning a foreign language. The experiment showed that lack of access to visual cues makes learning ...
Oct 6, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Singing helps students tune into a foreign language, study shows
Singing in a foreign language can significantly improve learning how to speak it, according to a new study.
Jul 18, 2013
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