Archive for August, 2009
Slow EEG Amplitude Oscillations During NREM Sleep and Reading Disabilities in Children With Dyslexia
(Source: Developmental Neuropsychology)Original post by Developmental Neuropsychology
No commentsThe effects of audiobooks on the psychosocial adjustment of pre-adolescents and adolescents with dyslexia
The objective of the present research study was to understand what benefits the use of audiobooks (both school-books and books of various genres, recorded on digital media) could bring to preadolescents and adolescents with developmental dyslexia. Two groups, each consisting of 20 adolescents, were compared. The experimental group used the audiobooks, while the control group continued to use normal books. After 5 months of experimental training, the experimental group showed a significant improvement in reading accuracy, with reduced unease and emotional-behavioural disorders, as well as an improvement in school performance and a greater motivation and involvement in school activities. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley Sons, Ltd. (Source: Dysle…
No commentsProject DyAdd: Phonological Processing, Reading, Spelling, and Arithmetic in Adults With Dyslexia or ADHD.
In this study, the authors investigated the domains of phonological processing, reading, spelling, and arithmetic in 110 adults (ages 18-55 years) in healthy control,dyslexia,and ADHD groups.The aim of the study was specifically to compare domain profiles of participants with ADHD to those in other groups.The results showed that participants with dyslexia had the most generalized difficulties. Participants with ADHD were the least affected, and their difficulties reflected less accurate performance. Furthermore, all the observed differences became nonsignificant when intelligence quotient was controlled for.This suggests that adult ADHD is not related to significant impairments in phonological processing or achievement.
PMID: 19723980 […
Best Laid Plans… not so much.
I#8217;m sure everyone is eager to hear about the Ride to Cure Diabetes that I participated in over the weekend. But, as many of you know, things didn#8217;t go quite as planned. Sometimes even when you do everything right, things can go horribly, horribly wrong.
It wasn#8217;t anything I did. In fact, I put the blame squarely on Hurricane Danny, who brought a horrible system of continuous rain that ruined the Ride for many people. Although there were many people who struggled through the rain and completed the Ride, I was not one of them.
But let me start from the beginning.
I drove up to Vermont Thursday night in a car I rented from Zipcar. It was a nice little Toyota Matrix that fit my bike perfectly. I arrived, six hours later, a lit…
Med Sci Monit 2009; 15(9):CR460-469 quot;Rapid automatized naming, phonology and dyslexia in Polish childrenquot;
Conclusions: Our results confirm the double-deficit hypothesis of dyslexia. (Source: Medical Science Monitor)Original post by Medical Science Monitor
No commentsInsulin Gel Patch and Nasal Spray in the News (Bah, Humbug)
New briefs this week: An Australian company that makes #8220;cosmeceuticals#8221; is developing an insulin gel patch in collaboration with the Joslin Diabetes Center at Harvard Medical School. A Japanese company that makes synthetic fabrics is developing an insulin nasal spray with Hoshi University in Tokyo.
Hey, I don#8217;t make this stuff up. As you well know, […] (Source: Diabetes Mine)Original post by Diabetes Mine
Twitter Monday: Every breath I take, I tweet
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Friday evening, I wasnbsp;tweeting.nbsp; I decided to check the numbernbsp;of tweet’s (messages) I sent.nbsp;nbsp;OMG, I could not believe I have tweeted more than 29,943 times, that’s lot of tweeting via the iphone.nbsp;
Jaimie introduced me to Twitter in December 2008.nbsp; I am hooked.nbsp; I am not addicted; some days I feel like it–I’m not. nbsp;The DT’s (diabetic tweets) are so good..I can’t stop responding or sometimes I need to tweet. I know I am not the only Twitterbetic who feels this way, right?
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nbsp;I know, it’snbsp;sad!nbsp; I can’t help it.nbsp; I love to tweet with other people with diabetes or without diabetes, is that a crime?nbsp; If so, lock me up…just don’t take my iphone.*wink*
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I’m curi…
Lawmakers, Though Still Elbowing, Agree On Some Health Care Reforms
Lost in the debate over key issues is the fact that lawmakers working on health care reform agree on major parts of reform, The Los Angeles Times reports.Original post by Diabetes Mine
No commentsScare Tactics Favored By Generations Of Reform Opponents
Just like in earlier attempts to overhaul the American health system, opponents have turned to scare tactics, a strategy with a success rate in the history of blocking health reform, NPR reports. “It’s really a case of deja vu,” political scientist Jonathan Oberlander tells NPR. “You hear in today’s debate echoes of the past that extend all the way to the early part of the 20th century.Original post by Diabetes Mine
No commentsTown Halls Still Volatile In Many Districts
Town hall meetings have tempered since early August, but some lawmakers continue to face raucous crowds, Roll Call reports. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., a vocal conservative and opponent of the Democrats reform plans, “faced a volatile crowd [Thursday] looking for answers on the future of health care in America” (Palmer, 8/28). But Rep.Original post by Diabetes Mine
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