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UAE: Sharjah Learning Disabilities Conference launches its 4th edition
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Sharjah Center for Learning Disabilities (SCLD) officially inaugurated on Saturday the fourth edition of its Learning Disabilities Conference, themed "Shared Challenges, Innovative Solutions."
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Autism, ADHD genetic risks may increase screen time in children
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
A study led by Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine in Japan evaluated screen time in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The amount of time spent on a screen device, such as a smartphone, computer, television, or video g
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Thalamus regulates adult brain plasticity: Study
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Scientists discovered that the thalamus, which acts as a relay station for incoming sensory and motor information, plays an unexpected role in this process. The cortex is commonly regarded to have a significant part in the adult brain's ability to adapt.
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Adult brain's plasticity is controlled by thalamus: Study
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
A recent study revealed that the thalamus, which serves as a relay station for incoming sensory and motor information, really plays a surprising function in this process.
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Robot helps students with learning disabilities stay focused: Study
Updated : 3 years ago IST
This was one of the key results in a new study that also found both the youngsters and their instructors valued the positive classroom contributions made by the robot.
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Social deficits, seizures in autism type linked to overactive brain circui
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A genetic variant of autism and schizophrenia that causes social deficits and seizures in mice and people has been linked to a cause, according to researchers from Northwestern Medicine.
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Study: Gene linked to severe learning disabilities governs cell stress res
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Duke (North Carolina) [US] May 31 (ANI): According to a new study, a gene that has been linked to severe learning problems in humans also plays a key role in cells' reaction to environmental stress. Rad6 has been linked to a group of symptoms known as 'Nascimento Syndrome,' which includes si
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SC directs IIT Bombay to hand over Master in Design degree to 'learning di
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): For a student suffering from 'learning disabilities', the Supreme Court order has come as a great relief as it directed the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B) to hand over his degree in Master in Design, declaring that the student has successfu
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People with learning disabilities extremely vulnerable to effects of COVID
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 17 (ANI): People with learning disabilities with COVID-19 are five times more likely to be admitted to hospital and eight times more likely to die compared with the general population of England, a new study suggested.
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Study finds people with learning disabilities highly vulnerable to effects
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 15 (ANI): A new study has found that people with learning disabilities with COVID-19 are five times more likely to be admitted to hospital and eight times more likely to die compared with the general population of England.
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Training helps teachers anticipate how students with learning disabilities
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 12 (ANI): North Carolina State University researchers found that a four-week training course made a substantial difference in helping special education teachers anticipate different ways students with learning disabilities might solve math problems.
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Youths with learning disabilities manage organic outlet in Hyderabad
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], February 12 (ANI): A retail outlet of organic products based in Telangana's Hyderabad is providing an experiential learning space for the youth who 'face learning challenges' to give them opportunities to learn entrepreneurship in Telangana's Hyderabad.
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