Neuroscience
Is memory loss mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's or just aging? When to get tested
For people of a certain age, it takes only a few "senior moments"—struggling for words, names or memories—to cause worry.
Apr 19, 2022
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Neuroscience
Using mechanical tools improves our language skills
Our ability to understand the syntax of complex sentences is one of the most difficult language skills to acquire. In 2019, research had revealed a correlation between being particularly proficient in tool use and having ...
Nov 11, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Words matter: Language can reduce mental health and addiction stigma, NIH leaders say
In a perspective published in Neuropsychopharmacology, leaders from the National Institutes of Health address how using appropriate language to describe mental illness and addiction can help to reduce stigma and improve how ...
Jul 19, 2021
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Medications
Partisan politics and the opioid epidemic: A social media analysis
The opioid epidemic has had devastating effects in red states and blue states alike, making it a prime target for bipartisan action. But both federal and state policy have been characterized by sharp partisan differences ...
Jun 15, 2021
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Pediatrics
For twins, gesture and speech go hand-in-hand in language development
Gestures—such as pointing or waving—go hand in hand with a child's first words, and twins lag behind single children in producing and using those gestures, two studies from Georgia State University psychology researchers ...
May 10, 2021
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Addiction
The language we choose when we talk about substance use matters
When Hunter Biden, son of President-elect Joe Biden, was recently interviewed by Amy Robach at ABC News, Robach brought up Hunter's substance use issues, noting that he had been "in and out of rehab seven, eight times."
Jan 5, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers use artificial intelligence tools to predict loneliness
For the past couple of decades, there has been a loneliness pandemic, marked by rising rates of suicides and opioid use, lost productivity, increased health care costs and rising mortality. The COVID-19 pandemic, with its ...
Sep 24, 2020
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Actively speaking two languages protects against cognitive impairment
Languages are used to convey thoughts, identity, knowledge, and the way people see and understand the world. Mastering more than one language provides a gateway to other cultures, and according to a team of researchers led ...
Sep 21, 2020
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
A.I. tool promises faster, more accurate Alzheimer's diagnosis
By detecting subtle differences in the way that Alzheimer's sufferers use language, researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology have developed an A.I. algorithm that promises to accurately diagnose Alzheimer's without ...
Aug 28, 2020
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Health
The dangers of misinformation and neglecting linguistic minorities during a pandemic
The rapidly changing coronavirus pandemic means governments and health authorities need to act fast. But medical advice—and pleas for help—are being hindered by language barriers and misinformation online. Improving communication ...
Apr 16, 2020
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