Columns, September 2010, pages 17, 22-23.
Machine Reads Newborn Minds
Here’s an item that won’t surprise parents: it takes a 1-ton apparatus to figure out what’s going on in a young child’s mind.
Blast Waves and Brain Damage
Understanding hidden injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan veterans.
The Orbit of Influence
Weird neighbors in distant galaxies.
UW & the Big Spill
Estimating the damage from the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
Showing posts with label parenting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label parenting. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Dramatic Regression Leads to Severe Autism, Study Finds
SFARI.org, August 3, 2010.
Toddlers who abruptly lose language, social or other developmental skills are more likely to have severe autism a few years later compared with children who have consistent delays from an early age. That's the conclusion of the largest study thus far of autism onset patterns, published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
Read the full text here.
Toddlers who abruptly lose language, social or other developmental skills are more likely to have severe autism a few years later compared with children who have consistent delays from an early age. That's the conclusion of the largest study thus far of autism onset patterns, published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
Read the full text here.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Vaccines: What Every Parent Should Know
ParentHandbook.com, March 2010.
The whats, whens and whys of your child’s vaccination schedule, from birth to kindergarten.
Read the full text here.
The whats, whens and whys of your child’s vaccination schedule, from birth to kindergarten.
Read the full text here.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Vaccines and Autism
ParentHandbook.com, February 2010.
New developments are changing how parents and doctors think about a decade-old controversy--an article written in the wake of The Lancet's retraction of the paper that started it all.
Read the full text here.
New developments are changing how parents and doctors think about a decade-old controversy--an article written in the wake of The Lancet's retraction of the paper that started it all.
Read the full text here.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Findings, September 2009
Columns, September 2009, pages 22-23.
The Genes That Cause Autism
UW scientists contributed to two recent studies that are beginning to unlock the genetic underpinnings of autism and related disorders.
Leading the Response Against H1N1
UW researchers are working to stop the new "swine flu" virus.
Tablets of Mystery
Using computers to help decode an ancient Indus Valley script.
The Genes That Cause Autism
UW scientists contributed to two recent studies that are beginning to unlock the genetic underpinnings of autism and related disorders.
Leading the Response Against H1N1
UW researchers are working to stop the new "swine flu" virus.
Tablets of Mystery
Using computers to help decode an ancient Indus Valley script.
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medicine,
northwest,
parenting,
public health,
technology
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Findings, June 2009
Columns.
Global Warming, Local Consequences
A report on a recent study of how climate change may affect the Pacific Northwest, and a roundup of other research on climate change at the University of Washington.
One Fish, Two Fish, Weird Fish, New Fish
A trippy finned creature discovered off the waters of Indonesia.
Hitting the Sweet Spot
Understanding why kids clamor for sugar.
Global Warming, Local Consequences
A report on a recent study of how climate change may affect the Pacific Northwest, and a roundup of other research on climate change at the University of Washington.
One Fish, Two Fish, Weird Fish, New Fish
A trippy finned creature discovered off the waters of Indonesia.
Hitting the Sweet Spot
Understanding why kids clamor for sugar.
Labels:
climate change,
Columns,
natural history,
northwest,
parenting
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