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Language skills are essential to a child’s ability to communicate and develop. These skills enable children to engage with other people and learn from their surroundings and in the classroom.

Mental illness linked to early childhood adversity may be passed to next generation

Mental illness associated with early childhood adversity may be passed from generation to generation, according to a study of adults whose parents evacuated Finland as children during World War II.

29 Nov 2017

Older adults do not get enough help to make sure multiple drugs mix safely, new poll finds

Most older Americans take multiple medicines every day. But a new poll suggests they don't get – or seek – enough help to make sure those medicines actually mix safely.

29 Nov 2017

Parents are not liable for medical debts of adult children on shared insurance

Are parents responsible for adult children's medical debts? Should people squeeze in appointments and expensive procedures before year's end because of changes that might come with the GOP tax bill? Should consumers pay a broker to help them enroll in a plan? I answer these questions from readers this week.

28 Nov 2017

Johns Hopkins researchers crack key part of mystery surrounding proteins

What makes the body of a person or any other organism work can, for the most part, be summed up in a word: proteins.

28 Nov 2017

Jena researchers unravel secrets of chemical language between algae and bacteria

It is a gruesome spectacle that meets the eyes of Prasad Aiyar as he looks down the microscope. The doctoral candidate from India, who came to Jena to do his Master's degree in Molecular Life Sciences, examines the species Chlamydomonas reinhardtii on a microscope slide.

28 Nov 2017

Problems with your hospital care? Speak up!

My dad was in excruciating pain over Labor Day weekend, so my mom rushed him to the emergency room of a renowned university hospital.

22 Nov 2017

Physical fitness in children linked to greater volume of gray matter in brain regions

Researchers from the University of Granada have proven, for the first time in history, that physical fitness in children may affect their brain structure, which in turn may have an influence on their academic performance.

21 Nov 2017

Babies know more than we think they do find researchers

Researchers have found that babies are capable of understanding a few words and their language development might be occurring earlier than we believed. The team used eye-tracking software to see that the babies recognized simple words like car, juice, stroller etc.

20 Nov 2017

AAP and The Obesity Society jointly address weight stigma in childhood obesity

For youth with obesity and their families, weight stigma causes as much harm as obesity itself. It leads to bullying and raises the risk that a child with obesity will become an adult with obesity, along with a host of other chronic diseases. It makes the problem worse, not better.

20 Nov 2017

ASU professor reveals more about craniofacial conditions before release of ‘Wonder’

The new film "Wonder" tells the story of a young boy who overcomes the challenges of living with the facial structural abnormality known as Treacher Collins Syndrome.

17 Nov 2017

UNN researchers explore modeling of cognitive dissonance phenomenon

Lobachevsky University scientists, Associate Professor of the History and Theory of International Relations Department Alexander Petukhov and Head of the Department of Psychophysiology Sofya Polevaya, are studying the modeling of the cognitive dissonance phenomenon.

16 Nov 2017

NYU Langone launches new, comprehensive center for facial paralysis

Thousands of New Yorkers every year will suffer some form of facial paralysis, a diagnosis with many causes which can greatly affect a person's appearance and day-to-day functioning.

16 Nov 2017

Talking-based therapy could transform aftercare for cancer survivors

A new project to develop and test a talking-based therapy for cancer survivors, led by Queen Mary University of London, Barts Health NHS Trust and King's College London, has been awarded £2.5m by the National Institute for Health Research.

16 Nov 2017

Asymmetry in human brains may hold key to how we developed language skills

The pattern of asymmetry in human brains could be a unique feature of our species and may hold the key to explaining how we first developed language ability, experts say.

16 Nov 2017

Study finds lack of follow-up care for more than two-thirds of children with concussion

In a study that looked at data over a 10-year period, York University researchers, in collaboration with Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, found that more than two-thirds of youth and children with an acute concussion do not seek medical follow-up or clearance as recommended by current international concussion guidelines.

15 Nov 2017

Specific way of spelling out genetic code likely allows viruses to evade our cellular defenses

For millions of years, humans and viruses have engaged in a constant tug of war: as our cells evolve new ways to defend us from our viral enemies, these pathogens in turn acquire new traits to sidestep those defenses.

13 Nov 2017

Research examines effects and potential paths toward treatment of military-related brain disorders

Military service exposes soldiers to a unique set of physical challenges, including toxic chemicals and traumatic brain injury, which can have profound effects on their health and well-being.

13 Nov 2017

UMD study provides important insights into early sensory development

Some expectant parents play classical music for their unborn babies, hoping to boost their children's cognitive capacity later in life.

7 Nov 2017

Foreign-born workers less likely to receive disability benefits than people born in the U.S.

No matter where they came from, people born outside the United States but working here are much less likely to receive Social Security Disability Insurance benefits than those born in the U.S. or its territories. Foreign-born adults, according to a study published in the December issue of the journal Demography, are less likely to report health-related impediments to working, to be covered by work-disability insurance, and to apply for disability benefits.

7 Nov 2017

Study: Diverse autism symptoms may stem from malfunction in communication among brain cells

A defective gene linked to autism influences how neurons connect and communicate with each other in the brain, according to a study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Rodents that lack the gene form too many connections between brain neurons and have difficulty learning.

3 Nov 2017

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Mental illness linked to early childhood adversity may be passed to next generation

Older adults do not get enough help to make sure multiple drugs mix safely, new poll finds

Parents are not liable for medical debts of adult children on shared insurance

Johns Hopkins researchers crack key part of mystery surrounding proteins

Jena researchers unravel secrets of chemical language between algae and bacteria

Problems with your hospital care? Speak up!

Physical fitness in children linked to greater volume of gray matter in brain regions

Babies know more than we think they do find researchers

AAP and The Obesity Society jointly address weight stigma in childhood obesity

ASU professor reveals more about craniofacial conditions before release of ‘Wonder’

UNN researchers explore modeling of cognitive dissonance phenomenon

NYU Langone launches new, comprehensive center for facial paralysis

Talking-based therapy could transform aftercare for cancer survivors

Asymmetry in human brains may hold key to how we developed language skills

Study finds lack of follow-up care for more than two-thirds of children with concussion

Specific way of spelling out genetic code likely allows viruses to evade our cellular defenses

Research examines effects and potential paths toward treatment of military-related brain disorders

UMD study provides important insights into early sensory development

Foreign-born workers less likely to receive disability benefits than people born in the U.S.

Study: Diverse autism symptoms may stem from malfunction in communication among brain cells

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