Young English speakers are most comfortable with digital health

December 17, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Study shows how language, education and age affect someone’s ability to engage with digital health tools. Digital health tools, such as patient portals, treatment apps and online appointment schedulers, are

Teens with a reduced response to rewards are more susceptible to depression

December 17, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Novel research shows that a reduced neural response to receiving rewards in teens predicts the first onset of depression, but not anxiety or suicidality. This is independent of pre-existing depressive

Breaking barriers: Study uses AI to interpret American Sign Language in real-time

December 16, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Sign language serves as a sophisticated means of communication vital to individuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, relying on hand movements, facial expressions, and body language to convey nuanced meaning.

Naughty or Nice? Many parents rely on threats to manage misbehavior — from no dessert to no Santa

December 16, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

When young children’s behavior becomes challenging, many parents resort to threats — from taking away toys to threatening that Santa will skip their house, a national poll suggests. Parents of

Molecular events leading to Rett syndrome

December 16, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) at Texas Children’s Hospital and collaborating institutions have gained new insights into the molecular changes

Too much screen time can reduce sleep quality in preschool-age children, making behavioral problems worse

December 16, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Excessive screen use by preschool-age children can lead to reduced sleep quality, exacerbating problems such as poor attention, hyperactivity and unstable mood, a new study suggests. Peer-reviewed findings published in

Sculpting the brain (without chisel or scalpel)

December 14, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Imagine being able to inscribe a new pattern of activity into a person’s brain that would allow for faster learning, or better treatment of psychiatric and developmental disorders such as

Work satisfaction, pay are worse for those who stutter, study finds

December 14, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

People who stutter have lower earnings, experience underemployment and express lower job satisfaction than those who don’t stutter, a new University of Florida study finds. Led by a UF College

Mothers bear the brunt of the ‘mental load,’ managing 7 in 10 household tasks

December 14, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

From choosing gifts and sending cards to planning Christmas dinner, the holiday season can feel like an avalanche of mental to-do lists. New research from the University of Bath and

AI tool analyzes placentas at birth for faster detection of neonatal, maternal problems

December 14, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

A newly developed tool that harnesses computer vision and artificial intelligence (AI) may help clinicians rapidly evaluate placentas at birth, potentially improving neonatal and maternal care, according to new research