News tagged with intellectual disabilities
How to deliver the news? New advice for doctors diagnosing prenatal Down syndrome
Sep 28, 2009 |
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New prenatal tests for Down syndrome are soon to be offered to all pregnant women across the United States, yet telling an expectant couple that their child will be born with Down syndrome is a task very few physicians are ...
Genetic marker linked to problem behaviors in adults with developmental disabilities
Jul 21, 2009 |
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A common variation of the gene involved in regulating serotonin and norepinephrine in the brain may be linked to problem behaviors in adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities, new research indicates.
People with Intellectual Disabilities Particularly Vulnerable to Effects of Tobacco Use
Jun 06, 2009 |
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While tobacco use is an ongoing health hazard for the entire population, its consequences for people with developmental or intellectual disabilities can be especially severe. And the medical community often tends to overlook ...
New method of scoring IQ tests benefits children with intellectual disabilities
Dec 16, 2008 |
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Parents of children with intellectual disabilities have long been frustrated by intelligence quotient (IQ) testing that tells them little to nothing about the long-term learning potential of their children.
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Intel Reader Transforms Printed Text to Spoken Word (w/ Video)
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 11, 2009 |
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Intel Corporation today announced the Intel Reader, a mobile handheld device designed to increase independence for people who have trouble reading standard print.
Schools shun Kindle, saying blind can't use it
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 11, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Amazon's Kindle can read books aloud, but if you're blind it can be difficult to turn that function on without help. Now two universities say they will shun the device until Amazon changes the setup.
Inventing language
Nov 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Last Thursday, the day after the New York Yankees won their first World Series of the 21st century, MIT Institute Professor Barbara Liskov, the 2008 recipient of the Turing Award — frequently ...
School textbooks have political purpose, finds study
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The simple school textbook is used by states to mould loyal citizens, according to a new study.
Commercialization of new solar technology to boost solar efficiency
Nov 09, 2009 |
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A pioneer in solar power in the 1990s before it became "sexy," University of Houston Professor Alex Freundlich recently entered into a collaborative research agreement with U.K.-based start-up QuantaSol for the development ...
Deepening the search for clues to rheumatoid arthritis
Nov 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The gnawing pain of rheumatoid arthritis is a signal that the body’s immune system has hit the wrong target: its own cartilage and bone.
Study to explore if more sleep will help teens shake off depression
Nov 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- After a late night of texting or updating Facebook, it's hardly surprising that many teenagers show up groggy for school, which studies have shown can diminish academic performance. To address this troubling ...
Google's 3Q lobbying costs eclipse $1 million
Nov 04, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Google Inc.'s quarterly lobbying expenses eclipsed $1 million for the first time during the summer as the company tried to build on its dominance of Internet search and expand into other markets.
What is unique in the brain of an Arabic speaker?
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 04, 2009 |
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Literary Arabic is expressed in the brain of an Arabic speaker as a second language and not as a native language. This has been shown in a new study by Dr. Raphiq Ibrahim of the Edmond J. Safra Brain Research Center for the ...
Robots primed for 'are you being served' role in Arabic
Nov 03, 2009 |
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A laboratory in the UAE has built what it says is the world's first Arabic-speaking robot which could soon go into mass production to serve as staff in shopping malls.
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