Body language is a broad term for forms of communication using body movements or gestures instead of, or in addition to, sounds, verbal language, or other forms of communication.
July 7, 2022 —When words fail, gestures can help to get the message across -- especially for people who have a language disorder. An international research team has now shown that listeners attend the gestures of ...
July 18, 2022 —Researchers have found that children with autism spectrum disorder may not always process body movements effectively, especially if they are distracted by something ...
Dec. 23, 2021 —Restoring hearing through cochlear implantation for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can help them understand spoken language and enhance social interactions, according to a new ...
Jan. 22, 2021 —New research has found that growing up in a bilingual home can provide unexpected cognitive benefits later in life. The study demonstrates for the first time that adults who acquired their second ...
Nov. 30, 2020 —How people work out the meanings of new words has been revealed by researchers, who say this is similar to the way in which young children learn language. The researchers said: ''A lot of ...
Jan. 13, 2021 —Primary progressive aphasia is a rare neurodegenerative condition characterized by prominent language problems that worsen over time. About 40% of people with the condition have underlying ...
Mar. 31, 2021 —A group of scientists have discovered a node in the brains of male mice that modulates the sounds they make in social situations. This discovery could help identify similar locations in the human ...
June 4, 2021 —Speech rehabilitation experts can predict how well a patient will recover from aphasia, a disorder caused by damage to the part of the brain responsible for producing ...
Aug. 30, 2023 —Disrupted connections between memory and appetite regulating brain circuits are directly proportional to body mass index (BMI), notably in patients who suffer from disordered or overeating that can ...
Aug. 28, 2023 —The world's first case of a new parasitic infection in humans has been discovered by researchers who detected a live eight-centimeter roundworm from a carpet python in the brain of a 64- year-old ...
Aug. 23, 2023 —In a groundbreaking endeavor, researchers have successfully transferred a longevity gene from naked mole rats to mice, resulting in improved health and an extension of the mouse's lifespan. The research opens exciting possibilities for unlocking the ...
Aug. 23, 2023 —Researchers have developed a brain-computer interface (BCI) that has enabled a woman with severe paralysis from a brainstem stroke to speak through a digital ...
Sep. 4, 2023 —Scientists have discovered two new genes that cause head and neck cancer patients to be resistant to chemotherapy, and that silencing either gene can ...
Sep. 1, 2023 —Health benefits that have resulted from reductions in fine particulate air pollution aren't distributed equally among populations in the U.S., a new ...
Aug. 31, 2023 —The largest genetic study of its kind has discovered specific changes in our DNA that increase the risk of developing epilepsy and may inform the ...
Aug. 31, 2023 —A new study shows that young individuals with even mild asthma should remember to turn ventilation all the way up when cooking or burning candles. ...
Aug. 30, 2023 —A man-made antibody successfully prevented organ rejection when tested in primates that had undergone a kidney transplant, Duke Health researchers report. The finding clears the way for the new ...
Aug. 30, 2023 —A new study suggests that extreme dietary habits involving carbohydrates and fats affect life expectancy. Researchers found that a low carbohydrate intake in men and a high carbohydrate intake in ...
Aug. 30, 2023 —Fresh discoveries about a type of immune cells could give lung cancer patients a more accurate prognosis and better identify who will benefit from immunotherapies. Researchers found that the location ...
Aug. 29, 2023 —Selective targeting of cancerous cells poses major clinical challenges during cancer therapy. However, this limitation can be overcome by using bioengineered bacteria with highly optimized chemical ...