Medical research
Effect of chronic exposure to chemicals used as weapons, pesticides under study
Soldiers in war zones and farmers tending their fields can have in common chronic exposure to chemicals that impact their nerves.
Apr 18, 2012
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Neuroscience
Fragile X syndrome can be reversed in adult mouse brain
A recent study finds that a new compound reverses many of the major symptoms associated with Fragile X syndrome (FXS), the most common form of inherited intellectual disability and a leading cause of autism. The paper, published ...
Apr 11, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Brain's involvement in processing depends on language's graphic symbols
Readers whose mother tongue is Arabic have more challenges reading in Arabic than native Hebrew or English speakers have reading their native languages, because the two halves of the brain divide the labor differently when ...
Mar 21, 2012
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Health
South Africa grapples with toll of heavy drinking
Tisha Lourens suffered brain damage when her mother drank during pregnancy. Now the slight teenager who was abandoned as a baby in a Cape Town hospital battles with learning problems.
Feb 20, 2012
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Attention deficit disorders
Young children exposed to anesthesia multiple times show elevated rates of ADHD
Mayo Clinic researchers have found that multiple exposures to anesthesia at a young age are associated with higher rates of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Feb 2, 2012
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Autism spectrum disorders
University of Leicester researchers lead on new autism study published today
New research on autism in adults has shown that adults with a more severe learning disability have a greater likelihood of having autism.
Jan 31, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers develop comprehensive, accessible vision testing device
Eighty-five percent of children's learning is related to vision. Yet in the U.S., 80 percent of children have never had an eye exam or any vision screening before kindergarten, statistics say. When they do, the vision screenings ...
Jan 18, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Planned actions improve the way we process information
Preparing to act in a particular way can improve the way we process information, and this has potential implications for those with learning disabilities. Researchers funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) ...
Jan 16, 2012
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Health
Study shows additional benefits of progesterone in reducing preterm birth risk
(Medical Xpress) -- An analysis of five previous studies has uncovered additional evidence of the effectiveness of progesterone, a naturally occurring hormone, in reducing the rate of preterm birth among a high-risk category ...
Dec 15, 2011
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Health
US preterm birth rate under 12 percent, the lowest level in nearly a decade
The nation's preterm birth rate slipped under 12 percent for the first time in nearly a decade, the fourth consecutive year it declined, potentially sparing tens of thousands of babies the serious health consequences of an ...
Nov 17, 2011
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