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Dyslexics can go a long way with a little extra time

Dyslexics can go a long method with a little extra timeWorkshop by the Dyslexia Association of Singapore (DAS). Job interview speaker, Mr Ashraf Samsudin, the Director of Specialised Educational Services, ...See all stories on this topic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zafiGBrFkRM A Different Type of Summer ReadingThey would not sit still long enough for her to find any [...]

By | December 9th, 2014|dyslexia|0 Comments

Bridgwater-Raritan School District standing up to dyslexia

Bridgwater-Raritan School District withstanding dyslexiaDyslexia. It'' s among a host of reading disabilities one in every five students face every day as they go to class. Now, more than 500 students across all ...See all stories on this subject http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zafiGBrFkRM Search for the capability in disabilityThose failing to meet teacher expectations are commonly referred [...]

By | December 8th, 2014|dyslexia|0 Comments

Dr. Murtuza Kothawala Earns Epilepsy Certification from The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Dr. Murtuza Kothawala Makes Epilepsy Accreditation from The American Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyIn ending up being Board accredited, Dr. Kothawala has completed rigorous training and attained the gold requirement in each of the 6 core competencies of patient care, clinical understanding, interpersonal and communication abilities, professionalism, systems-based ...See all stories on this subject http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZB28gfSmz1Y [...]

By | December 8th, 2014|Medical|0 Comments

Fareham man creates Dyslexia Toolbox app

Fareham guy produces Dyslexia Toolbox appBUSINESSMAN Gary Smith was not going to let his dyslexia hold him back-- he created an app to assist other individuals suffering from the same knowing ...See all stories on this subject http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zafiGBrFkRM Dyslexia Toolbox appDyslexia Tool kit app. Fareham business owner Gary Smith develops an app for dyslexic [...]

By | December 7th, 2014|dyslexia|0 Comments

Brain Activity Just After Quitting Smoking May Predict Relapse

Brain Activity Just After Giving up Cigarette smoking May Predict Relapse"This is the first time abstinence-induced changes in the working memory have been revealed to accurately forecast relapse in cigarette smokers," stated senior author Caryn Lerman, Ph.D. a professor of Psychiatry and director of Penn's Center for Interdisciplinary ...See all stories on this topic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II96QkZaz1E [...]

By | December 7th, 2014|Medical|0 Comments

Cognitive test battery developed to measure impact of spaceflight stressors on cognitive performance

Cognitive test battery developed to determine impact of spaceflight stress factors on cognitive performanceThe Penn team, led by Mathias Basner, MD, PhD, MSc, assistant teacher of sleep and chronobiology in Psychiatry, David F. Dinges, PhD, professor and chief, Department of Sleep and Chronobiology, Department of Psychiatry, and Ruben C. Gur, PhD, professor of ...See all [...]

By | December 7th, 2014|Medical|0 Comments

Con Ed Athlete of Week: Mamaroneck's Heather Gardiner

Con Ed Athlete of Week: Mamaroneck'' s Heather GardinerRegardless of being detected with dyslexia in first grade, the Mamaroneck senior is a state champ field hockey player who hopes of being a ...See all stories on this subject http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBIK0XVPbXo The concept behind Dyslexie-- the font style for people with dyslexiaDutch freelance graphic designer Christian [...]

By | December 6th, 2014|dyslexia|0 Comments

Tenet Healthcare Names Dr. Freda C. Lewis-Hall to Board of Directors

Tenet Healthcare Names Dr. Freda C. Lewis-Hall to Board of DirectorsPrior to joining the biopharmaceutical industry, she served as vice chairperson and associate professor of the Department of Psychiatry at Howard University College of Medication and was a consultant to the National Institute of Mental Health. "We're ...See all stories on this subject http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZB28gfSmz1Y [...]

By | December 6th, 2014|Medical|0 Comments

The concept behind Dyslexie – the font for those with dyslexia

The concept behind Dyslexie-- the typeface for those with dyslexiaDutch freelance graphic designer Christian Boer produced a font specifically developed for dyslexic people in 2008, as part of a final university project.See all stories on this topic The idea behind Dyslexie-- the font for those with dyslexia Dutch freelance graphic designer Christian Boer produced a [...]

By | December 6th, 2014|dyslexia|0 Comments

Glucocorticoids and Mood: Clinical Manifestations, Risk Factors, and Molecular Mechanisms

Glucocorticoids and Mood: Scientific Manifestations, Danger Aspects, and Molecular SystemsModified by Lewis L. Judd (Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego) and Esther Sternberg (Integrative Neural Immune Program, Section on Neuroendocrine Immunology and Behavior, NIMH, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland)See all stories on this topic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZB28gfSmz1Y Brain Stimulation in Neurology and Psychiatry: Advances, Opportunities, and [...]

By | December 5th, 2014|Medical|0 Comments