‘Too Rare to Care’? A New Center for Rare Diseases Hopes to Change That

A new nonprofit wants to streamline gene therapy for diseases often avoided by pharmaceutical companies — making treatment ...
American Enterprise Institute

Social Media Addiction Lawsuits: The Deceptively Flawed Tobacco Analogy

If one accepts proclamations by plaintiffs’ attorneys in today’s consolidated social media addiction cases in Los Angeles, the companies behind online applications such as Instagram (Meta) and YouTube ...
Medical News Today

What types of aphasia are there, and when should people see a doctor?

Aphasia occurs when a brain disorder affects a person’s language abilities, such as speaking, reading, and writing. The type of aphasia a person has depends on where damage occurs in the brain.
The Independent

The truth about DLD — the little-known disorder as common as autism and dyslexia

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
Drexel University

Master of Arts in Dance/Movement Therapy and Counseling

Established in 1974, the Master of Arts program in Dance/Movement Therapy and Counseling educates students for creative, responsive and effective therapy practice. This unique program addresses both ...
Frontiers

When to screen for developmental language disorder: a review of age-specific evidence

Developmental language disorder (DLD) is a heterogeneous condition with challenges in determining the optimal timing for screening. Despite the complexities of early language development, clinical ...
WebMD

What Is Wernicke’s Aphasia?

Wernicke’s aphasia is a language disorder that makes it hard for you to understand words and communicate. This disorder is caused by damage to the part of your brain that controls language. It leads ...
The Conversation

Not dyslexia, not autism: what is developmental language disorder, and how do we diagnose it?

An increasing amount of attention is being paid to dyslexia and autism. These neurodevelopmental disorders affect a large number of children, to the point where they have become household names for ...
The Atlantic

Europe’s Free-Speech Problem

American officials are waging a multifront attack on Europe’s approach to free speech. This month, a congressional delegation traveled to Dublin, Brussels, and London to probe and decry European ...
WebMD

Speech Therapy: What to Expect and How It Works

Speech therapy is a treatment for speech, language, and voice disorders. During speech therapy, you or your child works with a speech-language pathologist (SLP), who teaches you how to speak more ...
Frontiers

Acquired language disorders beyond aphasia: foreign accent syndrome as a neurological, speech, and psychiatric disorder

This study examines historical conceptualizations of ‘foreign accent syndrome’ after brain trauma or as an aspect of psychiatric presentations, in addition to comparisons with current ...