Medical research
'Bad guy' fibrocytes could help rebuild damaged tissue
Could a blood cell type responsible for scarring and diseases such as pulmonary fibrosis be repurposed to help engineer healthy tissue?
May 9, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Speechless: you don't need to be a singer to lose your voice
Adele, Elton John, Justin Timberlake, Frank Sinatra, Celine Dion and countless others have something in common beside the fact they've made a few bucks making music.
Apr 23, 2019
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Neuroscience
For women, Tourette's syndrome means added burdens, and also rewards
Sara Henya's art is her music, and her instrument is the harp. She makes playing look easy, effortless. Her fingers move like cascading water: fluid, graceful, sure.
Apr 22, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Poor pitch singing could be a matter of the tune in your head
Though it's easy to hear a singer hit a bad note, what's contributing to that inaccuracy might actually be inaudible.
Mar 14, 2019
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Pediatrics
Infants' advances in speech processing play role in language-cognition link
A new Northwestern University study provides the first evidence that infants' increasingly precise perceptual tuning to the sounds of their native language sets constraints on the range of human languages they will link to ...
Mar 13, 2019
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Genetics
Major genetic study confirms that many genes contribute to risk for Tourette's syndrome
A meta-analysis of multiple studies into the genetic background of Tourette's syndrome (TS)—a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by chronic involuntary motor and vocal tics—finds that variants in hundreds of genes, ...
Mar 1, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Comprehensive review analyzes vocal-cord restoration in 18 Grammy Award-winning singers
A retrospective review of laser microsugery performed in 18 Grammy Award-winning performers treated by surgeons at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Division of Laryngeal Surgery has revealed insights into the treatment ...
Feb 8, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Gasp! First audio map of oohs, aahs and uh-ohs spans 24 emotions
Ooh, surprise! Those spontaneous sounds we make to express everything from elation (woohoo) to embarrassment (oops) say a lot more about what we're feeling than previously understood, according to new UC Berkeley research.
Feb 5, 2019
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Neuroscience
'DeepSqueak' helps researchers decode rodent chatter
Many researchers realize that mice and rats are social and chatty. They spend all day talking to each other, but what are they really saying? Not only are many rodent vocalizations unable to be heard by humans, but also existing ...
Jan 7, 2019
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Neuroscience
New glimpses into brain uncover neurological basis for processing social information
Neuroscientists are developing a clearer picture than ever before of how the animal brain processes social information, from status and competitive advantage in a group to the calls and vocalizations of peers. New studies ...
Nov 4, 2018
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