News tagged with gross motor skills


Researchers discover target that could ease spinal muscular atrophy symptoms

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jan 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

is no cure for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a genetic disorder that causes the weakening of muscles and is the leading genetic cause of infant death, but University of Missouri researchers have discovered a new therapeutic ...





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Babies with Delayed Gross Motor Skills Need Specific Early Intervention

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 09, 2008 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

If babies are not achieving specific movement skills, such as rolling or sitting, by a certain age, it is a sign that something could be wrong. Currently, more emphasis is now put on diagnosing problems in children at very ...


Infantile esotropia linked to developmental delays

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Apr 17, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Babies with an eye-alignment disorder called infantile esotropia have delays in motor development milestones, but development “catches up” after corrective surgery, reports a study in the April Journal of AAPOS (American ...


First neuroimaging study examining motor execution in children with autism reveals new insights

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In the first neuroimaging study to examine motor execution in children with autism, researchers at the Kennedy Krieger Institute have uncovered important new insight into the neurological basis of autism. The study, published ...


Evolution of new brain area enables complex movements

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new area of the cerebral cortex has evolved to enable man and higher primates to pick up small objects and deftly use tools, according to neuroscientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Pittsburgh's ...


New study pinpoints difference in the way children with autism learn new behaviors

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jul 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers from the Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have collaborated to uncover important new insights into the neurological basis of autism.


Over-thinking and motor skills: When teachers can't do

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 11, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Hoping to sink a perfect putt? Don't talk about it, just do it. Psychology research shows over-thinking may be one reason those who teach often can't do the task as well as they'd like.


Flip flops, mulch and no coat

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 05, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (10) | comments 0

At a time when over half of US children (aged 3-6) are in child care centers, and growing concern over childhood obesity has led physicians to focus on whether children are getting enough physical activity, a new study of ...


Magnetic brain stimulation improves skill learning

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jul 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The use of magnetic pulses to stimulate the dorsal premotor cortex (PMd) region of the brain results in an improved ability to learn a skilled motor task. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Neuroscience show t ...


Motor skill learning may be enhanced by mild brain stimulation

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created Jan 19, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

People who received a mild electrical current to a motor control area of the brain were significantly better able to learn and perform a complex motor task than those in control groups. The findings could hold promise for ...


Total knee replacements increase mobility and motor skills in older patients

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created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

According to a new study from researchers at Duke University, total knee arthroplasty (TKA) procedures performed in older patients with osteoarthritis of the knee result in long-term, significant improvement of physical functioning ...



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