Medical News Today: What is dyslexia in adults?
A look at dyslexia in adults, a disability that affects reading and writing. Included is detail on the differences of dyslexia in adults and children. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 11, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Dyslexia Source Type: news
Famous People Who Are Dyslexic or Had Dyslexia
A list of famous persons living and deceased who are Dyslexic or had Dyslexia in their life (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 10, 2017 Category: Disability Tags: Famous Disabled Source Type: news
How to detect the risk of dyslexia before learning to read
(FECYT - Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology) Almost 10 percent of the world population suffers dyslexia. Establishing an early diagnosis would allow the development of training programs to palliate this disorder. We now may be nearer to reaching this goal thanks to a study carried out by the Basque Centre on Cognition, Brain and Language (BCBL), associating auditory processing in children to their reading skills. The results offer a new approach for detecting the risk before the children learn to read. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 31, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Rennes study: dyslexia may be caused by an eye deformity
Dyslexia in some people may be linked to round spots in both eyes, that indicate neither eye is dominant, according to a new study from the University of Rennes in France. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 19, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dyslexia may be caused by an eye deformity
Dyslexia in some people may be linked to round spots in both eyes, that indicate neither eye is dominant, according to a new study from the University of Rennes in France. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 19, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dyslexia link to eye spots confusing brain, say scientists
Experts say the findings are exciting but unlikely to explain the reasons for all dyslexia. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - October 18, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Symmetrical Eyes Indicate Dyslexia
People who read normally tend to have one dominant eye while people with dyslexia do not, research shows. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - October 18, 2017 Category: Science Tags: Daily News,News & Opinion Source Type: news
Dyslexia: scientists claim cause of condition may lie in the eyes
In people with the condition, light receptor cells are arranged in matching patterns in both eyes, which may confuse the brainFrench scientists claim they may have found a physiological, and seemingly treatable, cause for dyslexia hidden in tiny light-receptor cells in the human eye.In people with the condition, the cells were arranged in matching patterns in both eyes, which may be to blame for confusing the brain by producing “mirror” images, the co-authors wrote in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 18, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Agence France-Presse Tags: Dyslexia France Science Europe Health Society World news Source Type: news
Is the answer to dyslexia in our eyes?
Scientists at Oxford University have found that dyslexics have an unusual pattern of cells in their eyes which makes letters appear back to front. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 18, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What Are the Health Needs of Incarcerated Youth?
Discussion
In the US during 2011, ~60,000 youth were incarcerated at some time in a correctional facility. Boys are detained more than girls (86% vs 14% respectively in the US, 95% male in the United Kingdom in 2014) but girls have more health issues. There are racial and ethnic differences with 38-40% of detainees being black, 23% being Hispanic/Latino and 32% being white, and 5% other. For detained youth, 5% are for violent crimes, 22% for non-violent property crimes and the majority of the rest are for non-violent offices such as substance use. The average length of detainment is 3-4 months and unfortunately the rates o...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - October 16, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
How brothers with dyslexia learned to love reading
(Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - July 18, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'Dyspraxia is like the physical version of dyslexia'
Stephanie Guidera suffers with dyspraxia, but the 26-year-old has overcome the disorder to continue life as a classical singer. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - July 17, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dyslexia centre founder convicted in Quebec of assessing disorder without licence
A woman who operates a dyslexia centre in Ottawa has been convicted in Quebec of assessing mental disorders without the proper medical qualifications. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - July 7, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Ottawa Source Type: news
Postural control in children with dyslexia: effects of emotional stimuli in a dual-task environment - Goul ème N, Gerard CL, Bucci MP.
The aim of this study was to compare the visual exploration strategies used during a postural control task across participants with and without dyslexia. We simultaneously recorded eye movements and postural control while children were viewing different ty... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 7, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
