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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.

Social trend of announcing preferred pronouns improves how they are understood

A growing number of people use they/them pronouns to signal their gender identity, but for many people, use of "they" to refer to a single individual takes some getting used to.

4 Jun 2021

Predictive model detects patients who fit historical criteria for genetic testing

Patients who, perhaps unbeknownst to their health care providers, are in need of genetic testing for rare undiagnosed diseases can be identified en masse based on routine information in electronic health records (EHRs), a research team reported today in the journal Nature Medicine.

3 Jun 2021

Bilingualism allows autistic children to compensate for certain fundamental deficits

Affecting more than one in a hundred children, autism spectrum disorder is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders.

3 Jun 2021

Predictors of COVID vaccination uptake in the U.S.

A recent preprint research paper posted to the medRxiv server describes the changing patterns of vaccine uptake in the USA and offers short-term forecasts to help create strategies of vaccine supply as required.

2 Jun 2021

Autistic people have difficulty in recognizing anger from facial expressions, finds study

Autistic people's ability to accurately identify facial expressions is affected by the speed at which the expression is produced and its intensity, according to new research at the University of Birmingham.

2 Jun 2021

Study reveals deep impact of superficial skin inking

Announcing a new article publication for BIO Integration journal. In this article the authors Craig S. Carlson and Michiel Postema, from University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa and Tampere University, Tampere, Finland discuss deep impact of superficial skin inking: acoustic analysis of underlying tissue.

2 Jun 2021

Study finds a link between chronotype and shift worker's sleep

Getting enough sleep can be a real challenge for shift workers affecting their overall health. But what role does being an early bird or night owl play in getting good rest? Researchers from McGill University find a link between chronotype and amount of sleep shift workers can get with their irregular schedules.

1 Jun 2021

Counties with more socially vulnerable populations face a greater risk of water and air pollution

An analysis led by North Carolina State University researchers found counties with more socially vulnerable populations had a higher density of natural gas pipelines overall.

29 May 2021

DFG establishes new collaborative research centers to promote world-class research at universities

The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) is establishing eleven new Collaborative Research Centers (CRC) to promote world-class research at universities. This was announced by the relevant Grants Committee, which met by video conference due to the coronavirus pandemic.

29 May 2021

Online survey provides key insight into the spread of COVID-19 infection

A pilot project using an online survey to gather data on COVID-19 symptoms received more than 87,000 responses from around the world, providing important insight into the spread of disease. Project leaders from Regenstrief Institute, Indiana University and Microsoft believe these questionnaires could be a valuable tool for population health.

27 May 2021

Altered blood flow in the brain may cause symptoms of Parkinson's disease

Patients who suffer from REM sleep behavior disorder have altered blood flow in the brain, which can lead to a lack of oxygen in the brain tissue. In the long term, this may cause symptoms of Parkinson's disease. This is shown by research from Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital.

26 May 2021

Researchers use new technique to create 3D-printed medical implants

Researchers have flipped traditional 3D printing to create some of the most intricate biomedical structures yet, advancing the development of new technologies for regrowing bones and tissue.

26 May 2021

Extra funding should be made available for nursery provision, say researchers

Extra funding should be made available for early years care in the wake of the pandemic, researchers say.

25 May 2021

New manifesto created by LGBT+ youth groups calls for a more inclusive society in the UK

A new manifesto created by LGBT+ youth groups and sociolinguistics experts at the University of Nottingham has been launched to call for a more inclusive society in the UK.

25 May 2021

No-cancel culture: How telehealth is making it easier to keep that therapy session

When the covid-19 pandemic forced behavioral health providers to stop seeing patients in person and instead hold therapy sessions remotely, the switch produced an unintended, positive consequence: Fewer patients skipped appointments.

24 May 2021

Papers that are less likely to be true are often the most cited in academic research

Papers in leading psychology, economic and science journals that fail to replicate and therefore are less likely to be true are often the most cited papers in academic research, according to a new study by the University of California San Diego's Rady School of Management.

22 May 2021

Penn University more than doubles the percentage of Black patients in cancer clinical trials

A five-year community outreach and engagement effort by the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania (ACC) to increase enrollment of Black patients into cancer clinical trials more than doubled the percentage of participants, improving access and treatment for a group with historically low representation in cancer research.

21 May 2021

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Social trend of announcing preferred pronouns improves how they are understood

Predictive model detects patients who fit historical criteria for genetic testing

Bilingualism allows autistic children to compensate for certain fundamental deficits

Predictors of COVID vaccination uptake in the U.S.

Autistic people have difficulty in recognizing anger from facial expressions, finds study

Study reveals deep impact of superficial skin inking

Study finds a link between chronotype and shift worker's sleep

Counties with more socially vulnerable populations face a greater risk of water and air pollution

DFG establishes new collaborative research centers to promote world-class research at universities

Online survey provides key insight into the spread of COVID-19 infection

Altered blood flow in the brain may cause symptoms of Parkinson's disease

Researchers use new technique to create 3D-printed medical implants

Extra funding should be made available for nursery provision, say researchers

New manifesto created by LGBT+ youth groups calls for a more inclusive society in the UK

No-cancel culture: How telehealth is making it easier to keep that therapy session

Papers that are less likely to be true are often the most cited in academic research

Penn University more than doubles the percentage of Black patients in cancer clinical trials

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Stark racial disparities persist in vaccinations, state-level CDC data shows

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