Infants using known verbs to learn new nouns
There is a lot that 19-month-old children can't do: They can't tie their shoes or get their mittens on the correct hands. But they can use words they do know to learn new ones.
View ArticleLanguage can help the elderly cope with the challenges of aging, says...
Aging inevitably brings with it a variety of challenges: declining health, changes in work status, the loss of family and friends.
View ArticleRediscovering our mundane moments brings us unexpected pleasure
We like to document the exciting and momentous occasions in our lives, but new research suggests there is value in capturing our more mundane, everyday experiences, which can bring us unexpected joy in...
View ArticleWhat doctors say to LGBT teens matters
When doctors speak to teens about sex and LGBT issues, only about 3 percent of them are doing so in a way that encourages LGBT teens to discuss their sexuality, and Purdue University researchers say...
View ArticleDNA 'bias' may keep some diseases in circulation, biologists show
It's an early lesson in genetics: we get half our DNA from Mom, half from Dad.
View ArticleMothers nurture emotions in girls over boys, new study finds
A new study published today in The British Journal of Developmental Psychology has found that conversations mothers have with their daughters tend to contain more emotional words and content, than the...
View ArticleUK study examines communication and end-of-life decisions
For many people, talking about end-of-life decisions can be very difficult. Although making choices about health care at the end of life is an important outcome of these conversations, recent research...
View Article'Mind reading' thanks to metaphors
Observe whether two people use metaphors in conversation with each other if you want to guess how close they are as friends. Or sharpen your ability to tune into other people's emotional or mental...
View ArticleAs patients face death, doctors push straight talk on care
Dr. Angelo Volandes remembers performing rib-cracking CPR on a frail elderly man dying of lung cancer, a vivid example of an end-of-life dilemma: Because his patient never said if he wanted aggressive...
View ArticleHelpful app for people with dementia
Bangor University is providing expertise to support the development and effectiveness of 'Book of You', an 'app' being welcomed as having the potential to revolutionise reminiscence therapy for people...
View ArticlePatient-doctor ethnic differences thwart end-of-life conversations
Most doctors balk at talking with seriously ill patients about what's important to them in their final days, especially if the patient's ethnicity is different than their own, according to a new study...
View ArticlePalliative care specialist explains how end-of-life conversations help...
In the late 1990s, Dawn M. Gross was headed for a prominent career in immunology. As a dual M.D./Ph.D. candidate at Tufts School of Medicine, she worked with scientists Allen Steere and Brigitte Huber...
View ArticleScientists discover the function and connections of three cell types in the...
How the brain functions is still a black box: scientists aren't even sure how many kinds of nerve cells exist in the brain. To know how the brain works, they need to know not only what types of nerve...
View ArticleNew test to stop bacteria at factory door
What began as a conversation between parents at a hockey game could very well lead to the faster detection of a deadly E. coli bacteria, with the potential to drastically improve food safety around the...
View ArticleThe rules of the game for children with ADHD
Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) often display behaviours that are inappropriate for the situation in which they are in. They might move around in the classroom during a...
View ArticleThink talking on your hands-free is safe? Think again, research says
Driving while talking on a hands-free phone can be just as distracting as talking on a hand-held mobile phone, psychologists at the University of Sussex have found.
View ArticleCell phone conversations hinder child pedestrian crossing abilities
Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have determined that a child pedestrian's ability to safely cross the road is hindered more during a cell phone conversation than an adult's. The...
View ArticleHands-free just as distracting as handheld mobile phone use behind the wheel
Talking hands-free on a mobile phone while driving is just as distracting as a conversation using a hand-held phone, despite one being illegal and the other not, a QUT road safety study has found.
View ArticleStudy pinpoints opportunity for oncologists to improve prognosis communication
An accurate prognosis for a patient with incurable cancer can help a family make important end-of-life decisions. However, previous research shows that many (or even most) patients with advanced cancer...
View ArticleCell phone use and distracted driving begins in the mind
We all know that talking on a cell phone impedes your driving ability. But new research from the University of Iowa is helping us understand how even a simple conversation can affect your brain's...
View Article'Conversation Cards' a useful tool in pediatric weight management
Increasing numbers of children and adolescents struggle with obesity, a challenging and complex health issue. Likewise, health care providers can find it challenging to effectively counsel families on...
View ArticleAARP, GSA focus on effects of negative attitudes on aging
The ways in which negative attitudes about aging can affect people's health and quality of life are the focus of 12 peer-reviewed research papers in a new AARP-sponsored supplement issue of The...
View ArticleOur brains synchronise during a conversation
The rhythms of brainwaves between two people having a conversation begin to synchronize, concludes a study published in Scientific Reports, led by the Basque research centre BCBL. According to...
View ArticleWant your question answered quickly? Use gestures as well as words
When someone asks a question during a conversation, their conversation partner answers more quickly if the questioner also moves their hands or head to accompany their words. These are the findings of...
View ArticleHow parents can improve the car ride home with young athletes
The car door closes, and your adolescent daughter slumps in the seat – a sheen of sweat from the game still lingers on her brow and a scowl emerges on her face. She reaches for her ear buds and avoids...
View ArticleOur ability to focus on one voice in crowds is triggered by voice pitch
Scientists have discovered that a group of neurons in the brain's auditory stem help us to tune into specific conversations in a crowded room.
View ArticleWhy Freud was right about hysteria
A 35-year-old woman loses the use of her legs, suddenly becoming paralysed from the waist down. In another case, a woman feels an overwhelming compulsion to close her eyes, until eventually she cannot...
View ArticleHelping young adults talk about decision to abstain, delay sex
Not all college students and young adults want to be sexually active, but talking with a partner about the decision to abstain or delay is difficult. A new Iowa State University study looks at how...
View ArticleRecordings reveal deep credibility gap when doctors and parents discuss...
An analysis of 16 audiotaped conversations between parents of infants in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and clinicians found that medical staff routinely downplay quality of life issues and...
View ArticleSpeaking to the 'beat' of your conversation partner gives mutual connection
In a conversation between two people, it is not only what you say that matters, and whether you interrupt the other speaker, but also, at times, whether you say something to 'the beat' of the...
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