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Study will examine how children with Down syndrome learn

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 24, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers at the University of Denver (DU) Morgridge College of Education are conducting a groundbreaking study that will compare two early literacy intervention approaches to educating young children with Down syndrome. ...





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A life 'lens' ordinary

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Apr 29, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Nearly one third of Down’s syndrome children who wear bifocal lenses to help them focus accurately may only need to wear them for two years, according to new research from Cardiff University.


Metabolic syndrome ups colorectal cancer risk

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 06, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

In a large U.S. population-based study presented at the 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology, metabolic syndrome patients had a 75 percent higher risk of colorectal cancer compared to ...


No test needed for hand-foot genital syndrome in women without HOXA13 gene mutation

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hugh S. Taylor, M.D., professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences at Yale, and colleagues have found that women without mutations of the HOXA13 gene do not need to be subjected to x-rays ...


New research shows program effective in educating parents about prevention of shaken baby syndrome

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

New studies in the United States and Canada show that educational materials aimed at preventing shaken baby syndrome increased knowledge of new mothers about infant crying, the most common trigger for people abusing babies ...


Knowing looks: Using gaze aversion to tell when children are learning

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 02, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (13) | comments 0

People use eye contact in a variety of ways every minute of every day but how often do you find yourself staring into space with concentrating on an issue or problem? Psychologists now know that people who are carrying out ...


Advances in screening have offset an increase in Down syndrome

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created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The number of diagnoses of Down's syndrome has increased by almost three quarters (71%) from 1989/90 to 2007/08, largely due to the considerable increase in the number of older mothers over this period. However, the number ...


Researchers identify the 3 killer indicators that are even worse than high cholesterol

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Researchers at the University of Warwick have identified a particular combination of health problems that can double the risk of heart attack and cause a three-fold increase in the risk of mortality.


Deep brain stimulation may be effective treatment for Tourette's syndrome

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Deep brain stimulation may be a safe and effective treatment for Tourette syndrome, according to research published in the October 27, 2009, print issue of Neurology.


Physician urges changes in diagnosis for sore throat in young adults

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created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New analysis from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) suggests that physicians need to re-think their diagnosis and treatment of sore throat, or pharyngitis, in adolescents and young adults to consider a more newly ...


Sleep variables affecting school performance are different with each educational level

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created Jun 09, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

While disordered sleep has a negative effect on a student academically, the sleep variables affecting school performance are different by educational level, according to a research abstract that will be presented on Monday ...



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