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Brain's Magnetic Fields Reveal Language Delays In Autism (Medical News Today) Faint magnetic signals from brain activity in children with autism show that those children process sound and language differently from non-autistic children. Identifying and classifying these brain response patterns may allow researchers to more accurately diagnose autism and possibly aid in developing more effective treatments for the developmental disorder. Timing appears to be crucial. us.rd.yahoo.com
Using the other guy's toolkit: Similarities of pumping blood, oil examined (EurekAlert!) ( University of Houston ) Scientists and engineers from two of the nation's largest industries -- medicine and energy -- will come together Dec. 8, along with academicians, to explore synergies in moving oil and pumping blood. The Pumps & Pipes II conference will stimulate discussion, spark ideas and share new technologies among experts in the petroleum, medical and imaging industries that face ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Scans Show Sound-Processing Deficits in Autistic Kids (HealthDay via Yahoo! News) MONDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Children with autism spectrum disorder process sounds a fraction of a second slower than other children, an abnormality that offers insight into listening and language issues linked to the condition, a new study says. us.rd.yahoo.com
One-Third Of Farm Workers' Children Lack Health Insurance (Medical News Today) Children of farm workers are three times as likely as all other children and almost twice as likely as other poor children to be uninsured, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Children of farm workers face a variety of health challenges, according to background information in the article. us.rd.yahoo.com
Issue 110 - 23rd November - 11th January (2009) (Online Recruitment) Is Laughter the Best Office Medicine? Picture the scene: you're sat in front of your computer, with a mountain of work to do when it suddenly crashes. us.rd.yahoo.com
Scans Show Sound-Processing Deficits in Autistic Kids (US News & World Report) Difficulty may underpin language, listening impairments found in disorder, study says us.rd.yahoo.com
Children of farm workers less likely to have health cover (News-Medical-Net) Children of farm workers are three times as likely as all other children and almost twice as likely as other poor children to be uninsured, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. us.rd.yahoo.com
1/3 of farm workers' children lack health insurance (EurekAlert!) ( JAMA and Archives Journals ) Children of farm workers are three times as likely as all other children and almost twice as likely as other poor children to be uninsured, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. us.rd.yahoo.com
What's Really at Stake in Georgia's Senate Runoff (Time Magazine) A surprise Democratic win in this deep-red state would be a crowning embarrassment for Republicans, but the GOP may take a wrong, very dangerous message from a victory us.rd.yahoo.com
Translation tech company seeks $1.4M (BizJournals) GeaCom Inc., a firm that’s developed technology to help physicians communicate with patients who speak a different language, is aiming to raise $1.4 million to fund clinical trials. us.rd.yahoo.com
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