Psychology & Psychiatry
Americans who are deaf can now use 988 suicide helpline
The U.S. government's 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is expanding its reach to help more people.
Sep 11, 2023
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Neuroscience
Why do people have slips of the tongue?
Have you visited Yew Nork? Does your stummy ache? What dog of bag food will we get?
Oct 25, 2022
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Health
Study finds widespread bias, discrimination directed toward people with disabilities who seek health care
More than 30 years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), people with disabilities report having a difficult time accessing health care and often find that doctors' offices refuse to accommodate them. ...
Oct 3, 2022
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Neuroscience
Seven-month-old babies already have a sense of symmetry
A collaborative study conducted by the UPV/EHU's Gogo Elebiduna group examined the spontaneous looking patterns of seven-month-old babies when presented with mosaic-like sequences with a symmetrical and asymmetrical structure. ...
Aug 8, 2022
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Neuroscience
New study in children with language deficits highlights importance of voluntary imagination in language evolution
Did the boy bite the cat, or was it the other way around?
Jul 14, 2022
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Radiology & Imaging
Artificial intelligence predicts patients' race from their medical images
The miseducation of algorithms is a critical problem; when artificial intelligence mirrors unconscious thoughts, racism, and biases of the humans who generated these algorithms, it can lead to serious harm. Computer programs, ...
May 20, 2022
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Pediatrics
Ask the Pediatrician: How do you teach babies to use simple sign language?
Q: I've heard about teaching sign language to babies before they can speak. How do I try this with my baby?
Feb 14, 2022
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Medical economics
Need a doctor? Google can now help you find places that accept your health insurance
Looking for a new doctor who takes your health insurance? An update to Google search might make that easier.
Dec 3, 2021
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Neuroscience
To baby brains, language is language, whether signed or spoken
Baby brains are hungry for language. New parents are urged to talk to their babies to help their minds develop properly. Now, a group of UConn researchers have shown that "talking" doesn't just mean speech—sign language ...
Oct 26, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Babies respond to sign language: What does that tell us about human nature?
Take a minute to contemplate a sentence: Individually, each letter of each word doesn't hold much significance. But put them together into words, organize those words into sentences, and then these symbols convey meaning.
Oct 13, 2021
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