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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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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How technology is improving health information access for the deaf community
Early in Dr. Michael McKee's career, one of his patients, who was deaf, died from a heart attack. It led him to study how to prevent it from happening to others.
Jul 13, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The road to language learning is iconic
Languages are highly complex systems and yet most children seem to acquire language easily, even in the absence of formal instruction. New research on young children's use of British Sign Language (BSL) sheds light on one ...
Nov 13, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
A window on how language develops
Linguists have long debated what aspects of language are transmitted through culture and what aspects must be hard-wired into our brains. But it's impossible to take away the culture and study language development in isolation: ...
Mar 28, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Sign language users have better reaction times and peripheral vision
People who use British Sign Language (BSL) have better reaction times in their peripheral vision, a new study from the University of Sheffield has found.
Feb 6, 2017
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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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Biomedical technology
'Smart glove' can boost hand mobility of stroke patients
This month, a group of stroke survivors in B.C. will test a new technology designed to aid their recovery, and ultimately restore use of their limbs and hands.
Jan 16, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Deaf infants more attuned to parent's visual cues, study shows
Eye gaze helps infants communicate. Through everyday interactions, eye gaze establishes a social connection between parent and child and is linked to early word learning.
Oct 16, 2019
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Neuroscience
Right-or left-handedness affects sign language comprehension
The speed at which sign language users understand what others are 'saying' to them depends on whether the conversation partners are left- or right-handed, a new study has found.
May 9, 2017
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