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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New gene discovered for new form of intellectual disability
Apr 24, 2008 |
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The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) has discovered a new form of intellectual disability involving mental retardation (MR) along with the eye defect retinitis pigmentosa (RP). CAMH also discovered the previously ...
Epidemiologic study links low maternal education to intellectual disabilities in offspring
Mar 05, 2008 |
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By applying a public health approach, researchers at three universities have discovered a key indicator for increased risk of mental retardation in the general population. The study assessed population-level risk factors ...
70 years old and going strong with Down syndrome and no dementia
Sep 10, 2008 |
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In the world of Down syndrome, 'Mr. C' is a rarity. A real person whose progress has been tracked for the past 16 years, at seventy, 'Mr. C' has well surpassed the average life expectancy of a person with Down syndrome, currently ...
Court rules against Microsoft in China font case
Nov 17, 2009 |
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A Chinese court has ruled Microsoft Corp. infringed a Chinese company's intellectual property rights by including certain fonts in its operating systems, the companies confirmed Tuesday.
Mayo researchers find anesthesia not harmful for babies during birth process
Jul 27, 2009 |
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Mayo Clinic researchers have found that children exposed to anesthesia during Cesarean section are not at any higher risk for learning disabilities later in life than children not delivered by C-section. These findings are ...
Researchers identify a protein critical for memory, learning
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Feb 24, 2009 |
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Researchers from the University of Toronto and The Hospital for Sick Children (Sick Kids) have made a breakthrough discovery that may eventually change the way physicians approach treatment of learning and memory defects ...
AP settles lawsuit with AHN Media
Jul 13, 2009 |
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The US news agency the Associated Press announced Monday that it had settled an intellectual property lawsuit against AHN Media, an online company accused of misappropriating AP articles.
Researchers restore memory process in most common form of mental disability
Oct 05, 2007 |
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University of California, Irvine scientists have discovered how to reverse the learning and memory problems inherent in the most common form of mental impairment.
Hearing, voice problems worsen seniors' communication skills
May 31, 2009 |
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Hearing and vocal problems go hand-in-hand among the elderly more frequently than previously thought, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center. Together, they pack a devastating double punch on communication ...
Researcher investigates how the gestures of the blind differ across cultures
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Gestures serve an important role in language learning and development, and differ depending upon the language and culture, notes a Georgia State University researcher who is investigating how children born ...
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