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E-Readers Make Reading Easier For People Who Are Dyslexic
A study shows that e-readers help people with dyslexia comprehend text.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us
Source: NPR Health and Science - September 24, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

E-readers benefit some dyslexics
Many of us enjoy the benefits of having a virtual library on the go with an e-reader, and now, researchers have found that dyslexic readers are able to read more easily, quickly and with better understanding by reading short lines on e-reader devices. The results of the team's study, led by Matthew H. Schneps of the Harvard-Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Laboratory for Visual Learning, were published in the journal PLOS ONE. The researchers say that 5-17% of all readers face reading problems as a result of dyslexia...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Dyslexia Source Type: news

Video: New radiation recommendations for breast cancer treatment?
Daily health headlines: London docs say shorter radiation therapy may benefit breast cancer patients, e-readers may help people with dyslexia and a study backs colonoscopies for avoiding colon cancer
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - September 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

E-readers may benefit some with dyslexia
Conclusion This study seems to be good news for some dyslexia students, although the results were more mixed than a first look at the paper suggests. While those students who had more difficulties with visual attention span and decoding unfamiliar words had better comprehension or reading speed on the iPod Touch, the remaining students did better with paper. There are also some limitations to the study: as the authors point out, their sample comprised students who had been enrolled in a special school focusing on intensive reading intervention, so it is uncertain if the results would apply to dyslexic children in mainst...
Source: NHS News Feed - September 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology Source Type: news

Dyslexia: E-readers 'more effective'
Short lines of text increase reading speed and comprehension in some readers with dyslexia, research suggests.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - September 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

E-Readers Benefit Some with Dyslexia, Study Finds
Short lines of text may be easier to decipher Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Page: Learning Disorders
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - September 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Brain scans may diagnose dyslexia before kids can even read
Dyslexia affects about 10 percent of Americans; the learning disability is often diagnosed around second grade
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - August 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Dyslexia could one day be diagnosed with a brain scan BEFORE a child is even old enough to read
Researchers at MIT, in Massachusetts, and at Boston Children's Hospital, found that there is a correlation between poor reading skills and the size of a child’s brain’s language processing area.
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Dyslexia could be diagnosed by MRI brain scan
Researchers from MIT have discovered a link between the size of a language-processing area of the brain and poor pre-reading skills in kindergartners. This finding, coupled with an MRI technique, could lead the way for an earlier dyslexia diagnosis. The study, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, relies on previous research showing that adults with poor reading skills have a smaller, less organized arcuate fasciculus...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Dyslexia Source Type: news

Can dyslexia be diagnosed by MRI brain scan?
Researchers from MIT have discovered a link between the size of a language-processing area of the brain and poor pre-reading skills in kindergartners. This finding, coupled with an MRI technique, could lead the way for an earlier dyslexia diagnosis. The study, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, relies on previous research showing that adults with poor reading skills have a smaller, less organized arcuate fasciculus...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Dyslexia Source Type: news

Dyslexia 'seen in child brain scans'
It may be possible to detect dyslexia even before children start to read by using brain scans, say researchers.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - August 13, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

MRI Might Allow Earlier Diagnosis of Dyslexia
Size of a structure in the brain appears to hold key to predicting, treating reading problems sooner Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Child Development, Learning Disorders, MRI Scans
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - August 13, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Scientists study brain activation when processing Chinese hand-radicals
A number of studies in which patients with lesions to frontal pre-motor areas are included have identified deficits in action comprehension. In addition, imaging studies have revealed the activation of brain areas associated with perception or action during tasks involving reading of words with related semantic meaning. For example, the mere passive reading of action verbs such as kick, pick and lick has been found to activate areas of the sensory-motor cortex associated with the legs, hands and face, respectively...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 9, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Dyslexia Source Type: news

I Was Misinformed: Distracted Aging
Am I developing age-related attention deficit disorder? Is there such a thing as spatial dyslexia? Um, what was I saying?    
Source: NYT Health - August 7, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By JOYCE WADLER Tags: Brain Memory Age, Chronological Source Type: news

Research may lead to early diagnosis of reading difficulties and the development of more targeted therapies
A combination of brain scans and reading tests has revealed that several regions in the brain are responsible for allowing humans to read. The findings open up the possibility that individuals who have difficulty reading may only need additional training for specific parts of the brain - targeted therapies that could more directly address their individual weaknesses. "Reading is a complex task...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 7, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Dyslexia Source Type: news