News tagged with learning deficits
MS research: Myelin influences how brain cells send signals
The development of a new cell-culture system that mimics how specific nerve cell fibers in the brain become coated with protective myelin opens up new avenues of research about multiple sclerosis. Initial findings suggest ...
Jul 21, 2011 |
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Comparing profiles of learning and memory impairments in two groups of children
While children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are known to have deficits in verbal learning and recall, the specifics of these deficits remain unclear. This study compared the verbal learning and memory performance ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 15, 2011 |
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Children with high blood pressure more likely to have learning disabilities
Children who have hypertension are much more likely to have learning disabilities than children with normal blood pressure, according to a new University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) study published this week in the ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 09, 2010 |
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Scientists uncover mechanism for the major genetic risk factor of Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an extremely complicated disease. Several proteins seem to be involved in its cause and progression. For example, the lipid-transport protein apolipoprotein E4 (apoE4) is the major genetic risk ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 13, 2010 |
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Learning deficits in adolescence linked to novel brain receptor
It is well known that the onset of puberty marks the end of the optimal period for learning language and certain spatial skills, such as computer/video game operation. Recent work published in the journal Science by Sheryl ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 18, 2010 |
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The mind's eye scans like a spotlight
(PhysOrg.com) -- You're meeting a friend in a crowded cafeteria. Do your eyes scan the room like a roving spotlight, moving from face to face, or do you take in the whole scene, hoping that your friend's face ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Aug 12, 2009 |
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Hypertensive kids more likely to have learning/attention problems
Children who have high blood pressure are more likely to have learning disabilities and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than children who are not hypertensive. They are also more likely to have a higher body ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 04, 2009 |
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