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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.

Study: Speech and language disorders are occupational hazards for teachers

Mayo Clinic researchers have found a surprising occupational hazard for teachers: progressive speech and language disorders. The research, recently published in the American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementias, found that people with speech and language disorders are about 3.5 times more likely to be teachers than patients with Alzheimer's dementia.

16 Oct 2013

Next Dimension Imaging releases AnatomyLab IV product based on 3D-View architecture

Next Dimension Imaging, a leading provider of Medical Education software for the Anatomy of the human body has announced the release of its new product AnatomyLab IV. Based on a new multi-million-polygon 3D-model, the product combines information technology with 3-dimensional anatomical visualization.

16 Oct 2013

Researchers create online database of disease genes that could be targeted with drugs

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have created a massive online database that matches thousands of genes linked to cancer and other diseases with drugs that target those genes.

14 Oct 2013

Study examines how real people evaluate the behavior of themselves, friends and strangers

There is no such thing as objectivity when it comes to your friends: According to a new study, people evaluate their friends' behavior more positively than do strangers, regardless of actual performance on a series of tasks. Researchers say that we should then think twice before allowing people who know each other to be in positions to judge each other - from job interviews to legal settings.

13 Oct 2013

Children who stutter have less grey matter in brain regions responsible for speech production

A new study by a University of Alberta researcher shows that children who stutter have less grey matter in key regions of the brain responsible for speech production than children who do not stutter.

11 Oct 2013

St. Thomas University introduces new Pharmacy Technician training course

Miami's St. Thomas University is addressing critical employment needs from recent high school graduates, South Florida's emerging Latino population, and those looking for second careers that can be launched within less than a year. A new Pharmacy Technician training course has been developed by former University of Florida Dean of Pharmacy Dr. William Riffee, offering a quick option to enter a rapidly growing occupational field.

10 Oct 2013

Researchers develop coding strategy in cochlear implants to help users hear music better

For many, music is a universal language that unites people when words cannot. But for those who use cochlear implants -- technology that allows deaf and hard of hearing people to comprehend speech -- hearing music remains extremely challenging.

10 Oct 2013

THSA and HITRUST team up to protect health information for Texas residents

The Texas Health Services Authority (THSA) and the Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) are announcing today a partnership to improve the protection of health information for Texas residents.

9 Oct 2013

New mathematical model predicts biological process that creates antibody diversity

Scientists at USC have created a mathematical model that explains and predicts the biological process that creates antibody diversity - the phenomenon that keeps us healthy by generating robust immune systems through hypermutation.

9 Oct 2013

Viewpoints: Whether Americans will like health law is open question; GOP has 'nothing to show' for shutdown; Sebelius says demand derailed marketplace's debut

How absolutely bonkers. And yet how unsurprising. We're awash these days in metaphors as overworked as our political debate is overwrought, and it's impossible not to wonder how much one contributes to the other. When nuance and perspective exit the language, do they exit the conversation as well? When you speak in ludicrous extremes, do you think that way, too? Obamacare has proved to be not just ideologically divisive but linguistically fertile. There's seemingly no event or passage in American history to which it can't be compared (Frank Bruni, 10/7).

9 Oct 2013

UCLA investigates high rates of schizophrenia in people with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome

UCLA has joined an international consortium to investigate the high rates of schizophrenia and other neuropsychiatric disorders in those who are affected with Chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, a disorder caused by the deletion of a small piece of chromosome number 22.

9 Oct 2013

New booklet helps researchers decide about conducting clinical trials in Asia-Pacific region

A new booklet from Theorem Clinical Research is now available to help researchers at medical device companies decide if they want to conduct clinical trials in the Asia-Pacific region, and, if so, in what countries.

9 Oct 2013

People with poor reading skills are likely to be less healthy

People with poor reading skills are likely to be less healthy than those who read easily, according to recent research. Literacy skills are important for keeping in good shape.

8 Oct 2013

Gene involved in regulation of serotonin predicts how much our emotions affect our relationships

What makes some people more prone to wedded bliss or sorrow than others? Researchers at UC Berkeley and Northwestern University have found a major clue in our DNA. A gene involved in the regulation of serotonin can predict how much our emotions affect our relationships, according to a new study that may be the first to link genetics, emotions, and marital satisfaction. The study was conducted at UC Berkeley.

8 Oct 2013

Researchers develop app to encourage and support cognitive creativity by dementia caregivers

Dementia is an ageing-related condition affecting mental acuity and memory. Incidence doubles in a population for every five years over the age of 65 years, so that almost one fifth of those living to 85 can expect to have the condition and a third of those over the age of 95 will likely be affected.

5 Oct 2013

Designer Baby Patent Awarded To 23Andme

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4 Oct 2013

Penn Medicine receives $12M NIHM grant for genetics study that points causes of mental illness

A major international consortium co-led by Penn Medicine has received a $12 million National Institute of Mental Health (NIHM) grant for a large-scale genetics study investigating why patients with chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome have an increased risk of schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders.

4 Oct 2013

CHOP’s 22q and You Center plays major role in brain and behavior consortium

Genetics experts from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) are among the top leaders of a major international collaboration researching why patients with chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome have an elevated risk of schizophrenia and other psychiatric illnesses.

4 Oct 2013

Whitehead Institute researchers redefine gene mutation that cause Rett syndrome

Whitehead Institute researchers have redefined the function of a gene whose mutation causes Rett syndrome, a neurodevelopmental autism spectrum disorder. This new research offers an improved understanding of the defects found in the neurons of Rett syndrome patients and could lead to novel therapies for the disease.

4 Oct 2013

State highlights: L.A. sues to stop measured aimed at creating its own health department; as nation implements health law, Mass. eyes lowering costs

Los Angeles County filed suit Tuesday to remove from the ballot a measure that would strip the city of Los Angeles from the county health department's jurisdiction and require the city to create its own department. The suit argues that the ballot measure, set to appear before voters in June, is invalid because it seeks to take away administrative decision-making authority that is the purview of the county and the city, and that it is preempted by state law (Mehta, 10/1).

3 Oct 2013

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Study: Speech and language disorders are occupational hazards for teachers

Next Dimension Imaging releases AnatomyLab IV product based on 3D-View architecture

Researchers create online database of disease genes that could be targeted with drugs

Study examines how real people evaluate the behavior of themselves, friends and strangers

Children who stutter have less grey matter in brain regions responsible for speech production

St. Thomas University introduces new Pharmacy Technician training course

Researchers develop coding strategy in cochlear implants to help users hear music better

THSA and HITRUST team up to protect health information for Texas residents

New mathematical model predicts biological process that creates antibody diversity

Viewpoints: Whether Americans will like health law is open question; GOP has 'nothing to show' for shutdown; Sebelius says demand derailed marketplace's debut

UCLA investigates high rates of schizophrenia in people with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome

New booklet helps researchers decide about conducting clinical trials in Asia-Pacific region

People with poor reading skills are likely to be less healthy

Gene involved in regulation of serotonin predicts how much our emotions affect our relationships

Researchers develop app to encourage and support cognitive creativity by dementia caregivers

Designer Baby Patent Awarded To 23Andme

Penn Medicine receives $12M NIHM grant for genetics study that points causes of mental illness

CHOP’s 22q and You Center plays major role in brain and behavior consortium

Whitehead Institute researchers redefine gene mutation that cause Rett syndrome

State highlights: L.A. sues to stop measured aimed at creating its own health department; as nation implements health law, Mass. eyes lowering costs

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