Sensors in smartphones and smart speakers could help determine a person's level of alcohol intoxication based on the changes in their voice, according to a new study in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
Nov 9, 2023
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Matching the sight and sound of speech—a face to a voice—in early infancy is an important foundation for later language development.
Jun 20, 2023
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Studies have shown that Mexican Americans have worse outcomes after a stroke than non-Hispanic white Americans. A new study looks at whether the language Mexican American people speak is linked to how well they recover after ...
Apr 12, 2023
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Only humans have the ability to use speech. Remarkably, this communication is understandable across accent, social background and anatomy despite a wide variety of ways to produce the necessary sounds.
Mar 21, 2023
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A new analysis of U.S.-based pediatrics research published over the last decade found that just 9% of studies included non-English-speaking children or families, highlighting a lack of representation that could have serious ...
Oct 31, 2022
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Have you visited Yew Nork? Does your stummy ache? What dog of bag food will we get?
Oct 25, 2022
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Women make up just 37.7% of all speakers at hematology and medical oncology board review lectures, according to a study published today in Blood Advances. Its findings call attention to the many barriers people underrepresented ...
Jul 27, 2022
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People with hearing aids and other assistive listening devices often struggle at crowded events, because the various sources of sound make it difficult to make out any one of them clearly.
May 25, 2022
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Many have been surprised by the slower-than-expected uptake of the safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines by U.S. adults. While politics and misinformation contribute, particularly in some populations, language barriers to ...
Feb 10, 2022
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Vaccine hesitancy could be reduced by providing health information in a foreign language, a new study finds.
Jan 10, 2022
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