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F.D.A. to Study Whether Anesthesia Poses Cognitive Risks in Young Children

March 11, 2011

11 March 2011, News, Newsletter

[Source: New York Times] A federal panel will meet on Thursday to evaluate growing concerns about whether anesthesia in young children, used in millions of surgical procedures, can in some cases lead to cognitive problems or learning disabilities. The meeting was prompted…...

Cerebral Palsy Cases on the Decline

March 9, 2011

11 March 2011, Cerebral Palsy, News, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] It’s not entirely clear why, but the number of babies born with cerebral palsy appears to be decreasing, a new study suggests. Researchers in the Netherlands looked at nearly 3000 babies born prematurely — meaning they were at high…...

March 9, 2011

11 March 2011, Language, News, Newsletter

[Source: Fast Company] Cognitive scientist Deb Roy blew the curve for Flip cam-packing proud pops. Since he and his wife brought their son home from the hospital, Roy has captured his every movement and word with a series of fisheye-lens cameras installed…...

March 8, 2011

11 March 2011, Handwriting, News, Newsletter, OT

[Source: The New York Times] Humans are asymmetric animals. Early in our embryonic development, the heart turns to the left. The liver develops on the right. The left and right lungs have distinct structure. There are certain rare syndromes in which the…...

March 7, 2011

11 March 2011, Down Syndrome, News, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] It is becoming more and more likely that a prenatal blood test will soon be all that’s needed to determine whether or not a child will be born with Down syndrome. In a study published Sunday, researchers in Cyprus…...

Guest Blog: Get a Grip

March 7, 2011

11 March 2011, Article, Cerebral Palsy, Newsletter, OT, Pediatric Stroke, TBI

By: Teressa G. Reidy, OTR/L This article is reprinted here with permission of the Kennedy Krieger Institute as it appeared on Inspiring Potential – a blog by the staff of Kennedy Krieger. In occupational therapy, much of our success hinges on our…...

March 4, 2011

4 March 2011, Autism, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: US News and World Report/HealthDay] While the genetic underpinnings of autism are enormously complex, new DNA research is honing in on sets of abnormal genes that may play a role in the disorder. Researchers from the Center for Biomedical Informatics at…...

March 4, 2011

4 March 2011, Article, Newsletter, Stuttering

by Caroline Bowen. The ASHA Leader, 2011 The author aided in the surprise discovery by the film producers of the Logue Family Archive just weeks before film production began. She introduced the film’s researcher to Mark Logue, Lionel’s grandson and custodian of…...

March 2, 2011

Thank You to our friends at Your Therapy Source for this week’s activity of the week. Learning to cut with scissors is a very complex task. Think of all the control required to actually open and close scissors. You many think just…...

March 2, 2011

4 March 2011, News, Newsletter, TBI

Preliminary Study Shows Safety of Bone Marrow-Derived Stem Cell Transplantation after Traumatic Brain Injury [Source: Newswise] For children with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), transplantation of stem cells derived from the patients’ own bone marrow is a “logistically feasible and safe” treatment…...