Interactive Game Helps Autistic Children Recognize Emotions

Children with autism spectrum disorders are better able to recognize faces, facial expressions and emotions with the help of an interactive computer program called FaceSay, according to newly published research from psychologists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham...

Boxing Injuries On The Rise; Youth Head Injury Rates Also Concerning

The risk and nature of injury in the sport of boxing has generated a great deal of controversy in the medical community, especially in relation to youth boxing. A new study, conducted by researchers in the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, examined boxing injuries among participants 6 years of age and older from 1990 to 2008...

Group B Strep Is Still Main Cause Of Bacterial Meningitis In Newborns

The Group B Streptococcus is still the most common cause of bacterial meningitis in newborns, concludes a seven-year French study in the March issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health...

Training For Medical Staff To Reduce Mother And Baby Deaths In Malawi

Warwick Medical School has just begun a 2.6 million euro three year research and training programme to train Malawian clinical officers in a bid to reduce the country's high death rate for pregnant mothers and babies. In a country with a population of just over 14 million, only 40 doctors complete their training each year and there is a chronic shortage of skilled obstetricians...

Cerebral Palsy Rate Drop Among Premature Babies Suggests Better Perinatal Care

Incidence of cerebral palsy, a neurodevelopmental condition that undermines motor function, is significantly higher among babies born prematurely. Because cerebral palsy is a result of brain injury received shortly before, during, or soon after birth, the number of infants being diagnosed with the condition is a good indicator of the quality of perinatal and neonatal care...