A bird 'language' gene pinpointed
...ion of a gene whose mutation produces an inherited language deficit in humans is a key component of the song-l...rsion of the gene was responsible for a deficit in language production in humans. "In affected humans, the mutation causes a very specific dysfunction," said...Caregivers, remember this: Patients' medications ease your distress too
...emper over minor matters, shouting or using coarse language in an uncharacteristic way, snapping at family members, not enjoying previously pleasurable activities like reading or visiting with one's grandchildren such behaviors were reduced markedly in the group on galantamine, but not in the group taking a ...90 million Americans are burdened with inadequate health literacy
...ed to communicate with patients who have different language and cultural backgrounds. Culture and ethnicity m...all such efforts must be sensitive to cultural and language preferences. The extent and consequences of limited health literacy in the United States are difficu...Policy highlights from Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition
...ietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) language to mean that the FDA does not need direct evidence of actual harm to people to take action. "The committee offers a science-based approach by which the FDA can use different kinds of available data to better evaluate the safety of supplement ingredi......ual cues produced by MRI movies could help foreign language students learn to speak unfamiliar sounds, such as...ost closely resembles "r" in English) in the Tamil language of Southern India, which Narayanan speaks fluently. The team recorded Narayanan saying the sound in...Language 'center' of brain shifts with age
...ight-handedness, the hemisphere of the brain where language capacity resides is likely predetermined. Researchers have now shown that with age, language capacity in the brain becomes more evenly distributed between hemispheres. These study outcomes may ...Improved mood tied to better language ability
... Japan and Boston have found a correlation between language function and mood among patients with aphasia (loss of language ability) due to stroke. Findings of their study are being presented at the American Academy of Neuro...Examining motivational interviewing in drug abuse therapy
...earlier study--and their therapists to analyze the language they used. For the psycholinguistic analysis, each...interviewing segments, the study participants used language that showed a strong commitment to drug abstinence. However, the analysis also revealed that individ...Negative side effects downplayed in prostate cancer treatment guides, U-M study finds
...re also written in passive, third-person, clinical language and contained dense pages full of text with no graphics, photos or other visual elements to engage readers. The study authors recommend that organizations producing patient education materials offer complete information on how the treatmen...Left brain damage may make people more vulnerable to infection
... self-help books. But beyond a predominant role in language for the left half, scientists have had a hard time pinning down what these differences mean for how our brain works. Animal studies have shown distinct differences in how the two brain halves are linked to the immune system. Several years ago, Meador...Read my lips: UCL launches centre for human communication
...will also investigate the genetics and patterns of language disorders, ranging from stuttering and loss of spe...n Communication, says: "The whole field of speech, language and communication is exploding, fuelled partly by advances in brain imaging and genetics and partly ...New study shows phonics is critical for skilled reading
...ed the model to sounds until it developed a spoken language vocabulary, just as toddlers do as they listen to the speech around them before reading instruction even begins. Once the model could figure out meaning from sounds, the researchers showed it word spellings. Then, they asked it to read a variety of w...UCI launches nation's first medical education program focused on Latino culture
...atinos from receiving quality health care, and the language barrier keeps many from seeking care until they ar...ve experienced first-hand many of the cultural and language barriers that PRIME-LC intends to address." The initial PRIME-LC students, all California residents,...Tufts professor launches program to mentor deaf students in state-of-the-art physics research
...a summary report at the end of the internship Sign language interpreters are provided for all the classroom lessons and the group laboratory instrument training sessions. "Professor Cebe is an expert in this field, and we are proud that she is dedicated to advancing these exceptional students in science," sai...Short term memory's effectiveness influenced by sight, sound
... this magic number varies depending on whether the language used is spoken or signed. The results in the cover...t this view. The team devised studies to put sign language tests on equal footing with hearing-designed tests. To their surprise they found that even when sign...Left and right ears not created equal as newborns process sound, finds UCLA/UA research
... or both ears, and help doctors enhance speech and language development in hearing-impaired newborns. "Fr...found implications for the individual's speech and language development." Working with co-author Barbara Cone-Wesson, Ph.D., associate professor of speech and...Child health improvement through computer automation
... use will quickly expand to other sites. A Spanish language version of the forms is planned. The CHICA pilot project was funded, in part, by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Riley Memorial Association, Clarian Health Partners and the National Library of Medicine. In addition to Dr. Down...Imaging studies clarify brain changes associated with language deficits in autism
... boys with autism is found primarily in those with language problems and also appears in boys with a condition called specific language impairment (SLI). The findings suggest that this anatomic feature may underlie language difficulty ...MRI shows brain changes underlying language deficits in autism
...clear brain differences between autistic boys with language impairment and those with normal language development. The study, published October 11, 2004, in the online edition of the Annals of Neurolog...... confront an illness that has no name in the Hmong language -- cancer. According to research presented today at the 5th Asian American Cancer Control Academy, the Hmong in California face rates of nasopharyngeal, cervical, stomach and liver cancer that are up to 16 times higher than for non-Hispanic whites an...