Advancing knowledge of human development, developmental disabilities, and neurodegenerative diseases.
When Heather Huismann was in middle school she called the police on her teacher. “He was not teaching me very well,” Heather says.
Este artículo es un resumen de un ensayo escrito por Seth Pollak, PhD, y Megan Gunnar, PhD, para la revista Daedelus. Puede ser difícil – y abrumador – tomar ciertas decisiones en cómo criar a un niño. ¿Cómo puedes saber si las decisiones que estás tomando van a hacer alguna diferencia o importar a largo …
A common – and actually important – question caregivers ask is when is the right time to introduce children to a specific experience – foods, activities, languages, motor skills, germs, and more.
Imagine how it would feel to have a child born seemingly healthy, but then he struggles to grow, walk, learn or talk – and no one can figure out why.
A new review paper published in Nature Reviews Neuroscience from Bhattacharyya, associate professor of cell and regenerative biology, pulls together what is currently known about DS’s impact on brain development.
Our brain is big on team work makes the dream work. Not only brain cells, but even smaller units that make up a cell work in cooperation to make the brain work properly.
Brooke Mortensen, NP, always wanted to be a nurse. “I’ve always enjoyed science but I also love human interaction and connection. I feel that nursing really embodies those two spirits equally,”
The influence of culture on an individual’s everyday life, behavior, and values is as ubiquitous as the air we breathe.
Autistic adults may face changes in their autism symptoms, behavioral functioning, and health as they age, with some improving and some worsening, a new study shows. This insight may help autistic individuals and their families prepare and plan for the future.
For young adults with Down syndrome, understanding speech is not only related to hearing abilities, but it may also be impacted by cognition.
