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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.

A rare dementia gene runs in the family, but he’s fine — so far

John Janda knows he takes after his mother. At 68, the graying building contractor is sentimental, just as she was. He smiles indulgently as he shows off photos of his 9-month-old grandson; he tears up at the memory of losing his dad in a construction accident more than 40 years ago.

11 Sep 2017

Lawmakers debate how much wiggle room to give states in health care

One of the few things that Republicans and Democrats broadly agree on is that states should have some flexibility to experiment with different ways to pay for and deliver health care.

7 Sep 2017

X36 Series from Mettler-Toledo offers adaptable x-ray inspection for new levels of flexibility

As food and pharmaceutical manufacturers strive to ensure maximum efficiency on their processing lines to maintain competitiveness, the X36 Series from Mettler-Toledo Safeline X-ray can help. This series of adaptable x-ray inspection systems uses the most advanced imaging technology on the market to provide high-detection sensitivity appropriate to a broad range of packaged applications.

From Mettler-Toledo International Inc. 6 Sep 2017

University and pediatric hospital work together to improve lives of children with epilepsy

Since 2010, investigators and clinicians at Aston University and Birmingham Children's Hospital have worked together to try and improve the lives of children with difficult to treat forms of epilepsy.

5 Sep 2017

Scientists identify and target specific brain area related to ‘hearing voices’ in schizophrenia

For the first time, scientists have precisely identified and targeted an area of the brain which is involved in "hearing voices", experienced by many patients with schizophrenia.

5 Sep 2017

Pregnant women's mobile phone use unlikely to have adverse effects on child’s neurodevelopment

Mobile phone use during pregnancy is unlikely to have any adverse effects on child neurodevelopment, according to new research published in the open access journal BMC Public Health.

5 Sep 2017

Study finds most Instagram marketing on cosmetic surgery is by non-board certified professionals

A recent study conducted by the Northwestern University indicated that most of the aesthetic surgery service providers who advertise themselves on social media are not board certified, thereby putting the people who respond to these ads at risk.

31 Aug 2017

Musician plays saxophone as surgeons operated on his brain

Music is not only a major part of Dan Fabbio's life, as a music teacher it is his livelihood. So when doctors discovered a tumor located in the part of his brain responsible for music function, he began a long journey that involved a team of physicians, scientists, and a music professor and culminated with him awake and playing a saxophone as surgeons operated on his brain.

31 Aug 2017

New discovery reveals gut bacteria and human cells speak the same chemical language

We have a symbiotic relationship with the trillions of bacteria that live in our bodies--they help us, we help them. It turns out that they even speak the same language.

30 Aug 2017

Nurses' scrubs with antimicrobial properties ineffective at preventing bacterial contamination

Clothing worn by healthcare providers can become contaminated with bacteria, however having nurses wear scrubs with antimicrobial properties did not prevent this bacterial contamination from occurring, according to a study published online today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.

30 Aug 2017

New study pinpoints origin of abnormalities in autism spectrum disorder

The origins of autism remain mysterious. What areas of the brain are involved, and when do the first signs appear? New findings published in Biological Psychiatry brings us closer to understanding the pathology of autism, and the point at which it begins to take shape in the human brain.

29 Aug 2017

Medical care in California's NICUs influenced by infants' racial and ethnic identities

Infants' racial and ethnic identities influence the quality of medical care they receive in California's neonatal intensive care units, a study from the Stanford University School of Medicine has found.

28 Aug 2017

Disease diagnostic tools win top honors in DEBUT challenge

Tools to diagnose Alzheimer's disease and latent tuberculosis are among the winning projects in the Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) challenge, a biomedical engineering design prize competition for teams of undergraduate students.

26 Aug 2017

AACN’s nurse educators and leaders demonstrate moral courage

Nursing has the privilege of caring for culturally diverse patients and the social mandate to do so with a focus on equity and excellence, respect, and dignity.

26 Aug 2017

NIH funds BU ADC with $5.4 million grant to advance research on Alzheimer's disease

The National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Aging has awarded the Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Center a three-year, $5.4 million grant to continue research on ways to reduce the human and economic costs of Alzheimer's disease (AD) through the advancement of knowledge.

26 Aug 2017

Pitch intonation in voices identified by special neurons

When a word is being emphasized upon during speech, we tend to raise our pitch. Studies of voice modulation and intonations have shown that the pitch can change the meaning of the word. So, it is not always what is said, but how it is said, find researchers of a new study appearing in the latest issue of Science.

24 Aug 2017

Study finds that 21% of mothers do not disclose PPMD symptoms to healthcare providers

A recent study from North Carolina State University finds that 21 percent of recent mothers experiencing postpartum mood disorders (PPMDs), such as anxiety and depression, do not disclose their symptoms to healthcare providers.

24 Aug 2017

Less REM sleep connected to greater risk for dementia

According to new research, persons getting less amounts of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep may be at greater risks of developing dementia. The study entitled “Sleep architecture and the risk of incident dementia in the community” was published yesterday in the online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

23 Aug 2017

Study uses game programming technique to stimulate cognition in older people

Information technology can be a powerful tool for preserving the cognitive functions of people over 60 years of age.

23 Aug 2017

Researchers explore ways for computers to help improve patient care

Doctors are often deluged by signals from charts, test results, and other metrics to keep track of. It can be difficult to integrate and monitor all of these data for multiple patients while making real-time treatment decisions, especially when data is documented inconsistently across hospitals.

21 Aug 2017

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A rare dementia gene runs in the family, but he’s fine — so far

Lawmakers debate how much wiggle room to give states in health care

X36 Series from Mettler-Toledo offers adaptable x-ray inspection for new levels of flexibility

University and pediatric hospital work together to improve lives of children with epilepsy

Scientists identify and target specific brain area related to ‘hearing voices’ in schizophrenia

Pregnant women's mobile phone use unlikely to have adverse effects on child’s neurodevelopment

Study finds most Instagram marketing on cosmetic surgery is by non-board certified professionals

Musician plays saxophone as surgeons operated on his brain

New discovery reveals gut bacteria and human cells speak the same chemical language

Nurses' scrubs with antimicrobial properties ineffective at preventing bacterial contamination

New study pinpoints origin of abnormalities in autism spectrum disorder

Medical care in California's NICUs influenced by infants' racial and ethnic identities

Disease diagnostic tools win top honors in DEBUT challenge

AACN’s nurse educators and leaders demonstrate moral courage

NIH funds BU ADC with $5.4 million grant to advance research on Alzheimer's disease

Pitch intonation in voices identified by special neurons

Study finds that 21% of mothers do not disclose PPMD symptoms to healthcare providers

Less REM sleep connected to greater risk for dementia

Study uses game programming technique to stimulate cognition in older people

Researchers explore ways for computers to help improve patient care

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