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Bilingual children more likely to stutter

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Sep 09, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (12) | comments 2

Children who are bilingual before the age of 5 are significantly more likely to stutter and to find it harder to lose their impediment, than children who speak only one language before this age, suggests research published ...





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World's first album of Twitter music available now

World's first album of Twitter music available now

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (3) | comments 0

For the first time, you can now download an album of digital music written exclusively for Twitter.


The Link Between Birdsong And Human Language

The Link Between Birdsong And Human Language

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Scientists studying how Bengalese finches use sets of syllables to communicate are a step closer to understanding how humans develop and use vocabulary. After studying the neural networks in finch brains, ...


Review: Motorola's Droid is a serious smart phone (AP)

Review: Motorola's Droid is a serious smart phone

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0

(AP) -- Since its debut in 2007, millions of people have gravitated toward Apple's iPhone, wooed by its sleek hardware, simple user interface and abundance of applications.


Researchers show efficacy of gene therapy in mouse models of Huntington's disease

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have shown that a highly specific intrabody (an antibody fragment that works against a target inside a cell) is capable of stalling the development of Huntington's ...


Downturn dating: Hearts flutter as markets stutter (AP)

Downturn dating: Hearts flutter as markets stutter

Technology / Internet

created Jul 05, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Credit the recession for "staycations" and bringing us more game-night parties at home. But also give it a shout for spurring more first dates.


Review: New Intel chips power skinny laptops (AP)

Review: New Intel chips power skinny laptops

Electronics / Hardware

created Jun 11, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- Tiny, cheap laptops known as netbooks have been a big success. But not everyone likes their small screens and keyboards, and their processors aren't powerful enough for some common tasks, like playing ...


Saved by junk DNA

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 28, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

VIB researchers linked to K.U.Leuven and Harvard University show that stretches of DNA previously believed to be useless 'junk' DNA play a vital role in the evolution of our genome. They found that unstable pieces of junk ...


New brain imaging method shows promise for epilepsy

Medicine & Health / Research

created May 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

With 25 percent of his brain already gone, Clint Galster sat alone in a vaultlike room as doctors tried to figure out whether even more brain tissue could be taken out.


New therapeutic strategy could target toxic protein in most patients with Huntington's disease

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Apr 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have designed tiny RNA molecules that shut off the gene that causes Huntington's disease without damaging that gene's healthy counterpart, which maintains the health and vitality ...


Reviews of Sony ‘Home' and Alienware gaming PC

Technology / Software

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

"Home"? seems like a project that everybody at Sony was afraid to cancel. Given how long the nebulous social-networking program has been in development and how much money Sony undoubtedly poured into it, it's not surprising ...



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