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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.

Report makes recommendations clarifying the ethics and oversight of chimeric research

A new report on the ethics of crossing species boundaries by inserting human cells into nonhuman animals – research surrounded by debate – makes recommendations clarifying the ethical issues and calling for improved oversight of this work.

13 Dec 2022

Using mobile devices to calm upset preschoolers could lead to worse behavior challenges down the road

It's a scene many parents have experienced – just as they're trying to cook dinner, take a phone call or run an errand, their child has a meltdown.

12 Dec 2022

Understanding soundscapes in day cares can pave the way toward better child care

During some of their most formative years, many children go to day care centers outside their homes. While there, they require a supportive, healthy environment that includes meaningful speech and conversation. This hinges on the soundscape of the child care center.

8 Dec 2022

Researchers receive $11 million NIH grant to evaluate a 5-minute dementia screening tool

Investigators at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Health System, Regenstrief Institute, and Indiana University School of Medicine have received an $11 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to evaluate an Einstein-developed test for assessing cognitive impairment and dementia.

8 Dec 2022

Colorectal cancer doesn’t wait - DNA methylation tests facilitate earlier treatment

In this interview, Yantao Li and Zhe Wang, Director of Cancer Early Screening Products and the Product Director of Oncology at BGI Genomics, talks to NewsMedical about colorectal cancer (CRC), including why incidences are important and the importance of screening.

From BGI Genomics 6 Dec 2022

Wearing face masks can temporarily disrupt decision-making in some situations

Wearing a face mask can temporarily disrupt decision-making in some situations according to University of Queensland research.

5 Dec 2022

AHA announces additional research network funding to address lack of diversity, equity in clinical trials

The American Heart Association -; the world's leading voluntary organization dedicated to a world of longer, healthier lives -; has announced an additional $4 million grant to add a sixth scientific research center and bring total funding to its Strategically-Focused Research Network (SFRN) on the Science of Diversity in Clinical Trials to $24 million.

5 Dec 2022

NIHTB-CB tests found to be sensitive in detecting cognitive change in people with intellectual disability

A major challenge in testing new therapies for people with intellectual disability is finding accurate tools to measure whether the intervention or medication works.

5 Dec 2022

New machine learning algorithm could spot early signs of pneumonia based on cough sounds

Pneumonia is one of the world's leading causes of death and affects over a million people a year in the United States.

5 Dec 2022

HU begins human trial for promising treatment to reverse paralysis and language disorder after stroke

Hiroshima University started the human trial for a promising treatment that offers hope in potentially reversing paralysis and language disorder after moderate to severe stroke using therapeutically superior mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) derived from the cranial bone.

1 Dec 2022

Study finds a number of barriers to accessing interpreting services in primary care

People who do not speak English well often ask friends and family to translate for them when accessing their GP practice, finds a new study from the University of Surrey.

30 Nov 2022

Research finds higher rate of rare tandem repeats in the genomes of individuals with schizophrenia

In our cells, the language of DNA is written, making each of us unique. A tandem repeat occurs in DNA when a pattern of one or more nucleotides – the basic structural unit of DNA coded in the base of chemicals cytosine (C), adenine (A), guanine (G) and thymine (T) – is repeated multiple times in tandem. An example might be: CAG CAG CAG, in which the pattern CAG is repeated three times.

30 Nov 2022

Plasma from vaccinated and COVID-19 convalescent subjects as passive immunotherapy against the new Omicron BQ.1.1, XBB, and BF.7 variants

Researchers systematically reviewed SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BQ.1.1 neutralization data from individual patient samples.

30 Nov 2022

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Report makes recommendations clarifying the ethics and oversight of chimeric research

Using mobile devices to calm upset preschoolers could lead to worse behavior challenges down the road

Understanding soundscapes in day cares can pave the way toward better child care

Researchers receive $11 million NIH grant to evaluate a 5-minute dementia screening tool

Colorectal cancer doesn’t wait - DNA methylation tests facilitate earlier treatment

Wearing face masks can temporarily disrupt decision-making in some situations

AHA announces additional research network funding to address lack of diversity, equity in clinical trials

NIHTB-CB tests found to be sensitive in detecting cognitive change in people with intellectual disability

New machine learning algorithm could spot early signs of pneumonia based on cough sounds

HU begins human trial for promising treatment to reverse paralysis and language disorder after stroke

Study finds a number of barriers to accessing interpreting services in primary care

Research finds higher rate of rare tandem repeats in the genomes of individuals with schizophrenia

Plasma from vaccinated and COVID-19 convalescent subjects as passive immunotherapy against the new Omicron BQ.1.1, XBB, and BF.7 variants

Study: 40% of websites for heart transplant centers lack information in languages other than English

Monkeypox renamed "mpox" in an effort to combat stigma

Racial differences may reflect inequities in access to surgical care for Black, Latino, and Asian children

Automated point-of-care approaches have great potential to reach Spanish-preferring smokers

Researchers illuminate the brain processes that support the emergent meaning of combined words

Alcohol consumption during pregnancy can alter the baby's brain structure

Elevated incidence and risk for a new diagnosis of diabetes after COVID-19

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