Neuroscience
Language recognition found to be as much about brains as it is about hearing
How well we understand spoken language may depend more on our brains than our ears.
Oct 3, 2023
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Medications
Study questions benefit of new Alzheimer's drug
Last summer, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration fully approved the first drug shown to slow the progress of Alzheimer's. But new research from the University of Georgia suggests that patients and caregivers may not experience ...
Jan 23, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Journaling improves medical students' study habits, physical and mental health
Journaling helped medical students improve their study habits, as well as their physical and mental health and self-confidence, according to a study from Universidad de los Andes in Colombia. Physiology educator-researchers ...
Jun 23, 2022
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Health
Rescuers often driven by emotion
Scientists from James Cook University and Royal Life Saving Society—Australia have found reason can go out the window when people's family members, children and pets are in trouble in the water, and people should be better ...
Jun 12, 2019
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Health
Childhood air pollution exposure linked to early death
People exposed to significant air pollution in early childhood are more likely to die early than those raised in areas with better air quality, research suggests.
Sep 19, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dyspraxia affects children's well-being. How parents and caregivers can help
It's likely at least one child in every classroom has movement difficulties in the form of developmental coordination disorder (DCD), also known as developmental dyspraxia.
Jan 4, 2024
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Health
Researchers develop program aimed at reducing dating violence among students
A program developed to encourage healthy relationships and reduce dating violence was effective among early middle school students, according to results of a study published in the American Journal of Public Health by researchers ...
Sep 30, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Early parent-child conflicts predict trouble charting life path
Children who have more conflict in relationships with their mothers during early years of elementary school may find it more difficult to find a sense of purpose in life as they reach adulthood, suggests new research from ...
Jan 25, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
By age 10, retinoblastoma patients' learning and life skills rebound
Retinoblastoma starts in the retina, the thin membrane at the back of the eye. Most patients are infants or toddlers when their cancer is found. Without treatment, the cancer spreads. Thanks to chemotherapy, surgery and other ...
May 6, 2021
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Autism spectrum disorders
Individualized training is key for autistic adolescents learning to drive
A collaborative study from the Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP) and the Center for Autism Research (CAR) at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) identified clear strengths and a series of specific challenges ...
Apr 20, 2021
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