Forbes

Gene Therapy Could End Lifelong Transfusions For Rare Blood Disorder

A single one-time gene therapy could free patients with α-thalassemia, a rare and debilitating blood disorder, from the burden of lifelong transfusions. A single one-time gene therapy could free ...
Phys.org

Gestures and intonation can boost comprehension in children with developmental language disorders

Developmental language disorder (DLD) affects around two children in each class. It hinders their acquisition and use of language, even if they do not have other auditory, intellectual or neurological ...
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Speech pathologists call for new national therapy approach to early intervention in kids’ language skills

The first few years of school are a crucial time for children, but new data shows one in four doesn't have the language skills needed to properly engage in the classroom. Early intervention has been ...
Purdue University

Purdue SLHS researcher makes novel connections between sight and sound through developmental language disorder research

In a noisy school cafeteria, two children speak over the conversations and clanging utensils happening around them. While many observers may see the children talking and think their ears are doing all ...
CBS 6

The Aphasia Center at Russell Sage College helps those with language disorder

A woman who had a stroke here in the Capital Region about ten years ago has been battling aphasia ever since, a language disorder that affects a person's ability to find the right word, understand ...
C&EN

Engineering of Sono-Activatable Immunogels for Immunometabolism Disorder Normalization Therapy of Breast Cancer

Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology & Center of Pharmaceutics, ...
IEEE

Assessing the Expressive Language Levels of Autistic Children in Home Intervention

Abstract: The World Health Organization (WHO) has established the caregiver skill training (CST) program, designed to empower families with children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder the ...
Gizmodo

First-Ever Custom CRISPR Therapy Saves Infant With Deadly Genetic Disorder

A pivotal medical milestone has been reached. For the first time ever, researchers have used a personalized CRISPR-based gene therapy to treat an infant’s rare and life-threatening illness. Doctors at ...
Neowin

Google leaks Material 3 Expressive design language ahead of Google I/O 2025Google leaks Material 3 Expressive design language ahead of Google I/O 2025Google leaks Material 3 ...

At the Google I/O developer conference later this month, Google is expected to discuss the upcoming major update for Android, Gemini AI updates, and more. On the Google I/O 2025 event website, Google ...
Health Affairs

Expanding access to speech-language pathology services through virtual care

Publisher's note: This material was paid for by UnitedHealthcare Community and State and provided by UnitedHealthcare Community and State. The views expressed by the author are their own. This ...
Science Daily

Successful therapy confirmed for newborns with the fatal metabolic disorder MoCD type A

Early administration of the drug Fosdenopterin/rcPMP improves the chances of survival of infants with MoCD type A and promotes the development of brain functions. The drug fosdenopterin/rcPMP ...