Modularity metric summarizes network fragmentation to explain aphasia recovery differences
Investigators report that white matter network fragmentation in relatively spared brain areas explains variations in aphasia recovery after strokes. Source SNH Newsbot: Science Daily
Developmentally Disabled, and Going to College
Work-readiness programs for the intellectually challenged aim to prepare students for a dream job. Less than half will find one. Source SNH Newsbot: NY Times – Well Blog
Design Thinking for Doctors and Nurses
In recent years, a growing number of health care workers have been stepping up to create innovations by applying a human-centered approach to creating new products. Source SNH Newsbot: NY Times – Well Blog
Maine Raises Smoking Age to 21 After Lawmakers Override Veto
The regulations, which also apply to e-cigarettes and hookah pipes, make Maine the fourth state to raise the legal age for buying tobacco products. Source SNH Newsbot: NY Times – Well Blog
Video: Ankle sprain
Source SNH Newsbot: Mayo Clinic
Teens and sex: Protecting your teen’s sexual health
Source SNH Newsbot: Mayo Clinic
Cancer surgery: Physically removing cancer
Source SNH Newsbot: Mayo Clinic
Modern Love Podcast: June Diane Raphael Reads ‘A Flower Delivery That Brought More Pain Than Pleasure’
On this week's podcast, the “Grace and Frankie” actress reads Ellen Urbani's essay about a well-intentioned gift that goes horribly awry. Source SNH Newsbot: NY Times – Well Blog
How to Thrive in an Empty Nest
The transition to college can be an opportunity for growth for parents as well as students. Source SNH Newsbot: NY Times – Well Blog
Music therapy helps people with Parkinson’s build strength through song
A music therapy class is helping people with Parkinson's disease build strength through song. A new study shows singing improves the muscles used for swallowing and respiratory control -- two functions complicated by Parkinson's. Source [...]
Gum Disease Tied to Cancer Risk in Older Women
Periodontal disease was associated with an increased risk of esophageal and gallbladder cancers, cancers of the breast and lung, and melanoma. Source SNH Newsbot: NY Times – Well Blog
Maternal Instinct, or O.C.D.?
Where is the line between normal parental instinct — that natural drive to keep our children safe — and true mental disorder? Source SNH Newsbot: NY Times – Well Blog