Personalized Brain Stimulation Offers New Hope For People With Hard-To-Treat Epilepsy
Doctors and researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC have developed a new treatment for epilepsy patients…
Ancient lead exposure may have shaped human evolution and language
A groundbreaking international study changes the view that exposure to the toxic metal lead is largely a post-industrial…
AI system predicts future knee X-rays to transform osteoarthritis care
An AI system that can predict what a patient’s knee X-ray will look like a year in the…
Mother’s voice promotes development of language pathways in preemies’ brains
Hearing the sound of their mother’s voice promotes development of language pathways in a premature baby’s brain, according…
Slow speech improves rhythm control in people with ALS
Speech rhythm, a key attribute of natural languages that directly influences the effectiveness and efficiency of communication, is…
Deep brain stimulation shows promise in reducing severe stuttering
While stuttering was believed to have purely psychological causes up until about 30 years ago, scientists today attribute…
Genetic and behavioral link found between musicality and language skills
In a paper published in Nature Communications, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck…
AI tool detects tiny brain lesions to improve epilepsy treatment in children
An advanced AI tool can detect tiny brain lesions that cause severe epilepsy in children, allowing faster diagnosis,…
Researchers identify seizure-associated depolarization as cause of post-ictal symptoms
People with temporal lobe epilepsy in particular often wander around aimlessly and unconsciously after a seizure. Researchers at…
Rapid neuronal evolution linked to high prevalence of autism in humans
A new paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution, published by Oxford University Press, finds that the relatively high…
AI voice agents helped improve accuracy of blood pressure measurements in older adults
Artificial intelligence (AI) voice agents helped older adults with high blood pressure to accurately report their blood pressure…