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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.

California patients fear fallout from third dialysis ballot measure

Toni Sherwin is actually looking forward to the procedure that will relocate her dialysis port from her chest to her arm, which will be easier to keep dry. Since she started dialysis in February — as part of blood cancer treatment — she has washed her hair in the sink and stayed out of her pool to prevent water from getting into the port.

31 Oct 2022

World Stroke Day 2022: Why saving #Precioustime is imperative

For World Stroke Day 2022, News-Medical speaks to Dr. Patrick Brouwer, Head of Worldwide Medical Affairs at CERENOVUS, about why saving #Precioustime is critical when it comes to recognizing and seeking medical treatment for stroke.

29 Oct 2022

Research helps to improve the understanding of virtual romance

An international team of researchers has published a paper introducing the concept of romantic anthropomorphism, which involves giving a non-human agent human-like characteristics in a romantic context.

28 Oct 2022

Newborn hearing assessment can predict neurophysiological development at 12 months

Portuguese researchers have proven that hearing assessment in early-age infants can help predict milestones and early detection of neurodevelopmental disorder markers.

28 Oct 2022

Mother's exposure to air pollution and psychological stress may disrupt fetal growth

Fetal growth -; which is delicate and precisely programmed -; may be disrupted by a mother's exposure to air pollution and psychological stress during early to mid-pregnancy, a new USC study shows.

26 Oct 2022

During sleep, the hippocampus and neocortex interact in ways that are key to memory formation

Using a neural network model, Penn neuroscientist Anna Schapiro and colleagues found that as the body moves between REM and slow-wave sleep cycles, the hippocampus and neocortex interact in ways that are key to memory formation.

25 Oct 2022

Geographical location of an individual may determine the likelihood of receiving autism diagnosis

New autism diagnoses tend to be clustered within specific NHS service regions, suggesting that where an individual lives may influence whether they receive an autism diagnosis and access to special education needs support.

25 Oct 2022

More intensive prostate cancer screening may reduce the risk of metastatic cancer later

In the face of conflicting evidence over the risks and benefits of routine prostate cancer screenings, a large, longitudinal analysis found Veterans Health Administration medical centers with lower prostate screening rates had higher rates of metastatic prostate cancer cases in subsequent years than centers with higher screening rates.

24 Oct 2022

The acceptability of a language support system by nurses

At the end of a working day, nurses have covered quite a few kilometers. They would like to save themselves some of the trips. Voice assistants might help do just that.

21 Oct 2022

Racial, ethnic disparities found in flu vaccination coverage and hospitalization rates

Black, Hispanic, and American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) adults in the United States are more likely to be hospitalized with flu, as well as less likely to be vaccinated against flu, according to a new CDC Vital Signs report.

20 Oct 2022

Scientists pinpoint a large number of genes associated with dyslexia

Scientists have for the first time pinpointed a large number of genes that are reliably associated with dyslexia.

20 Oct 2022

Scientists develop new tool to monitor brain plasticity

Scientists at Scripps Research have developed a new tool to monitor brain plasticity-;the way our brains remodel and physically adapt as we learn and experience things, from watching a movie to learning a new song or language.

19 Oct 2022

Unc5-GPC3 complex modulates the migration of neurons and brain-derived cancer cells

During brain development, neurons have to migrate long distances through complex environments until they reach their final destination.

18 Oct 2022

The utilization and provision of pediatric primary care services during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

The current protocol focuses on primary care pediatricians (PCPs) since they are the primary point of contact for 80% of children who need to access healthcare in many countries.

14 Oct 2022

AI language models could be offensive or prejudiced toward individuals with disabilities

Natural language processing (NLP) is a type of artificial intelligence that allows machines to use text and spoken words in many different applications -; such as smart assistants or email autocorrect and spam filters -; helping automate and streamline operations for individual users and enterprises.

13 Oct 2022

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Finally fixing the ‘family glitch’

The Biden administration this week issued regulations aimed at fixing the Affordable Care Act's "family glitch," which has prevented families that can't afford their employer insurance from getting subsidized coverage from the insurance marketplaces.

13 Oct 2022

Web-based app shows potential for improving communication skills of kids with developmental disorders

A web-based app shows potential for advancing the communication skills of children with developmental disorders in low- and middle-income countries, according to a recent study co-authored by Georgia State University researchers.

13 Oct 2022

Early deprivation continues to affect brain development well into adolescence, study shows

After the fall of communism in Romania, thousands of children were discovered in institutional orphanages across the country. Because of high child-to-caregiver ratios, these children were neglected, with overall low levels of caregiving and very regimented non-individualized care.

12 Oct 2022

Algorithms are as good as human evaluators at identifying signs of mental health issues in texts

UW Medicine researchers have found that algorithms are as good as trained human evaluators at identifying red-flag language in text messages from people with serious mental illness.

11 Oct 2022

New thesis reports the need to improve screening programs for childhood hearing loss

Screening programmes for childhood hearing loss need to become better at collecting data and measuring outcomes in order to increase quality, such as improving the percentage of follow-ups, a new thesis from Karolinska Institutet reports.

11 Oct 2022

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California patients fear fallout from third dialysis ballot measure

World Stroke Day 2022: Why saving #Precioustime is imperative

Research helps to improve the understanding of virtual romance

Newborn hearing assessment can predict neurophysiological development at 12 months

Mother's exposure to air pollution and psychological stress may disrupt fetal growth

During sleep, the hippocampus and neocortex interact in ways that are key to memory formation

Geographical location of an individual may determine the likelihood of receiving autism diagnosis

More intensive prostate cancer screening may reduce the risk of metastatic cancer later

The acceptability of a language support system by nurses

Racial, ethnic disparities found in flu vaccination coverage and hospitalization rates

Scientists pinpoint a large number of genes associated with dyslexia

Scientists develop new tool to monitor brain plasticity

Unc5-GPC3 complex modulates the migration of neurons and brain-derived cancer cells

The utilization and provision of pediatric primary care services during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

AI language models could be offensive or prejudiced toward individuals with disabilities

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Finally fixing the ‘family glitch’

Web-based app shows potential for improving communication skills of kids with developmental disorders

Early deprivation continues to affect brain development well into adolescence, study shows

Algorithms are as good as human evaluators at identifying signs of mental health issues in texts

New thesis reports the need to improve screening programs for childhood hearing loss

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