Back-and-forth exchanges boost children’s brain response to language

Study finds engaging young children in conversation is more important for brain development than “dumping words” on them. A landmark 1995 study found that children from higher-income families hear about 30 million more words during their first three years of life than children from lower-income families. This “30-million-word gap” correlates with significant differences in tests

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Advanced Therapies News

Source ARM Organovo Collaborates With MCRI and Leiden University Medical Center to Develop Stem Cell-Based Bioprinted Tissue Treatments for Kidney DiseaseMay 30, 2019 – (Organovo) – This multi-organizational effort integrates Organovo’s leading bioprinting platform with MCRI’s advanced stem cell differentiation technology and LUMC’s cell lines and clinical expertise.  The collaboration has been made possible through generous

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Orchard Therapeutics, Fondazione Telethon and Ospedale San Raffaele Announce Exclusive Worldwide License Agreement for the Treatment of MPS-I

Encouraging Clinical Data Generated from Ongoing Proof-of-Concept Study Conducted by the San Raffaele-Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR-Tiget); Enrollment Expected to Complete in the First Half of 2020 Leverages Orchard’s Expertise in Treating Neurometabolic Diseases Using its Investigational Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Gene Therapy Builds Upon Orchard / SR-Tiget Partnership to Develop Novel Gene Therapy Candidates Orchard Therapeutics, Fondazione

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Organovo Collaborates With MCRI and Leiden University Medical Center to Develop Stem Cell-Based Bioprinted Tissue Treatments for Kidney Disease

Organovo Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:ONVO) (“Organovo”), a biotechnology company pioneering the development of 3D bioprinted tissues aimed at treating a range of serious diseases, today announced a collaboration with Professor Melissa Little at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (“MCRI”), The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia and Ton Rabelink at Universiteit Leiden (“LUMC”), Leiden, Netherlands. The project will expand the use of 3D bioprinted stem

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The Human Microbiome Project expands the toolbox for studying host and microbiome interactions

Results from three long-term studies following host and microbiome characteristics during pregnancy and preterm birth, inflammatory bowel disease, and prediabetes have expanded our understanding of how humans and microbes interact and the resulting consequences for our health. The studies were funded as part of a second phase of the National Institutes of Health’s Human Microbiome Project (HMP).

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Owning Ethical Innovation: Claims about Commercial Wearable Brain Technologies

The wearable neurotechnology market targets consumers with promises of cognitive benefit and personal wellness. Scientific evidence is essential to substantiate claims about utility, safety, and efficacy and for informed choice and public trust. nhance your memory. Boost your mood. Lose weight more easily. Learn golf, CrossFit, or the clarinet faster. Or even: Regain more independence,

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