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Language change can be traced using gigantic text archives
Historical collections that include everything ever written in a dozen American and British newspapers since they started are now available electronically. view more (2009-06-29)
Further evidence that genetics has a role in determining sexual orientation in men
Is sexual orientation something people are born with - like the colour of their skin and eyes - or a matter of choice" view more (2007-11-08)
Study confirms males/females use different parts of brain in language & visuospatial tasks
Differences in the way men and women perform verbal and visuospatial tasks have been well documented in scientific literature, but findings have been inconsistent as to whether men and women actually use different parts of their brains. view more (2006-07-19)
Korean patents in English language online
FIZ Karlsruhe, one of Europe's leading providers of information services, and European partner of premier science and technology online service STN International, has added KOREAPAT, a new bibliographic file covering Korean patents, to its comprehensive product portfolio. Together with the Japanese patent database JAPIO, STN now offers two... view more... (2004-12-20)
Learning the language of DNA
An international consortium of scientists, including a team from The University of Queensland's Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB), is a step closer to the next generation of treatments to combat disease, after publishing a comprehensive analysis of the human and mouse transcriptomes. view more (2006-05-03)
Study evaluates factors associated with racial disparities in colon cancer screening
Blacks and Hispanics appear less likely to undergo colorectal cancer screening than whites because of socioeconomic, health care access and language barriers, according to a report in the June 23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. However, other factors may contribute to screening disparities experienced by... view more... (2008-06-24)
Cancer could be caught before it develops
An article published in the journal BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making describes the creation of the first comprehensive listing and classification of precancers, drawn from the medical literature. Using this classification, the precancers have been organized into groups that share similar biologic profiles and, hopefully, similar... view more... (2003-06-20)
The matrix of autism
Autistic children are doubly stigmatized. On the one hand, they are often dismissed as "low functioning" or mentally retarded, especially if they have poor speaking skills as many do. Yet when autistics do show exceptional abilities-uncanny visual discrimination and memory for detail, for example-their flashes of brilliance are... view more... (2007-08-06)
The European Cancer Patient Coalition - challenges for the future
The emergence of cross-Europe policies on health and related issues mean that cancer patients need a voice at European level, said a leading patient advocate at ECCO 12 - The European Cancer Conference in Copenhagen today (Tuesday 23 September). But, according to Kathy Redmond, Editor, Cancer Futures, from Milan, Italy, there are many challenges... view more... (2003-09-21)
Y chromosome study sheds light on Athapaskan migration to southwest US
A large-scale genetic study of native North Americans offers new insights into the migration of a small group of Athapaskan natives from their subarctic home in northwest North America to the southwestern United States. The migration, which left no known archaeological trace, is believed to have occurred about 500 years ago. view more (2008-07-16)
Cognitive rehab helps people with acquired brain injury
Cognitive rehabilitation after a serious brain injury or stroke can help the mind in much the same way that physical therapy helps the body, according to a new meta-analysis. view more (2009-01-14)
Poor health among indigenous peoples a question of cultural loss as well as poverty
The health problems of Indigenous peoples around the world are intimately tied to a number of unique factors, such as colonization, globalization, migration, and loss of land, language and culture. view more (2009-07-06)
Monkeys' calls - the beginnings of human language?
Rhesus macaques communicate between themselves using a complex series of sounds that can signify things as distinct as the presence of danger, particular social relationships, emotions or food alerts. Now scientists in the latest issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, while analyzing the brain... view more... (2004-12-17)
Study on Joint Attention Has Implications for Understanding Autism
A hallmark of human nature is the ability to share information and to comprehend the thoughts and intentions of others. This capability involves social cognition (the cognitive processes involved in social interaction) and makes a significant contribution to the foundations for language development, as well as social competence. It also sets us... view more... (2007-09-27)
Pre-K students benefit when teachers are supportive
States are investing considerable amounts of money in pre-kindergarten programs for 4-year-olds. A new study finds that the quality of interactions between teachers and children plays a key role in accounting for gains in children's development when compared to typical quality indicators such as teachers' education, class size, and... view more... (2008-05-15)
TV bombards children with commercials for high-fat and high-sugar foods
Childhood obesity in the United States is reaching epidemic proportions. With more than one fourth of advertising on daytime and prime time television devoted to foods and beverages and continuing questions about the role television plays in obesity. view more (2009-11-05)
Early brain activity sheds new light on the neural basis of reading
Most people are expert readers, but it is something of an enigma that our brain can achieve expertise in such a recent cultural invention, which lies at the interface between vision and language. view more (2009-04-28)
Not every stutterer is a problem case
If a child often stops in the middle of a sentence and repeats individual sounds or syllables, this does not inevitably mean that the child is a stutterer. view more (2006-02-16)
Cigref publishes the 2002 edition of its French-language guide to job titles and descriptions in the Information System departments of major corporations
Cigref today publishes the 2002 edition of its French-language guide to job titles and job descriptions in the Information System departments of major corporations. This annually-updated guide has become a benchmark document in the corporate world, with many major businesses using it as a reference system for in-house needs. Players in the fields... view more... (2002-09-10)
University of Bradford experts prepare document for Biological Weapons Convention
The University of Bradford's Department of Peace Studies has prepared a 175-page Briefing Book entitled 'Strengthening the Biological Weapons Convention: Key Points for the Fifth Review Conference' for the State Parties participating in the Biological and Toxins Weapons Fifth Review Conference. The book, which is available at... view more... (2001-11-21)
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