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Clinically, the term special needs is used to describe individuals who require additional assistance due to medical, physical, or psychological disabilities. Special needs can also refer to individuals with delayed functional development.
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AUG 25, 2015Cancer
“Second cancers are on the rise,” according to an article by Marilynn Marchione, AP medical writer, that app ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 19, 2015Neuroscience
The brain can compartmentalize and hide traumatic experiences in a special chemical pathway, according to a new study. L ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 17, 2015Cancer
There is good news for children with neuroblastoma, the second most common solid-tumor childhood cancer. Donald L. Durde ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 12, 2015Technology
Holograms are a three dimensional display of light that appear to come to life in mid-air. They've been a huge part of s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 12, 2015Space & Astronomy
The crew of the International Space station is well into their yearlong mission and lots of experiments are being done e ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 05, 2015Genetics & Genomics
While skeletal muscle is abundant in the human body, it been difficult for researchers to derive muscle cells from precu ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 04, 2015Health & Medicine
3D printing is a wonderful technology that involves a special printer capable of printing layer upon layer of printable ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 01, 2015Neuroscience
American seniors are getting attention for mental health issues - but maybe too much of the wrong kind. According to a U ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 29, 2015Neuroscience
About 50,000 people with autism spectrum disorder turn 18, graduate from high school and need help finding jobs. These " ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 25, 2015Neuroscience
More than 5,000 scientists specializing in dementia met at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) J ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 14, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Diseases of the airways -- emphysema, bronchitis, asthma and cystic fibrosis -- are the second leading cause of death wo ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 02, 2015Technology
Car manufacturers have used robotic arms and other forms of mechanical assistance for years to make car production quick ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 15, 2015Neuroscience
How well can robots mimic humans to help the latter complete their everyday tasks in an unobtrusive way? What is the ide ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 29, 2015Cancer
Molecular Health announced it has been granted a patent in Europe entitled "Tissue Protective Erythropoietin Receptor". ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 29, 2015Space & Astronomy
All over the world there are thousands of astronomy enthusiasts, from dedicated hardcore hobbyists with their own comput ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 27, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Caltech researchers have found how an abundant class of RNA genes-called long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs, pronounced link ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 24, 2015Neuroscience
The study looked at 10 healthy infants aged between one and six days old and 10 healthy adults aged 23-36 years. Infants ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 24, 2015Health & Medicine
The Italian doctor who has claimed that he could transplant a man's head onto a donor's body has said that he could do m ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 22, 2015Technology
To be able to sing or speak, about 100 different muscles in our chest, neck, jaw, tongue, and lips must work together to ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 17, 2015Neuroscience
Learning, it is widely believed, is based on changes in the connections between nerve cells. Knowing which nerve cells a ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 16, 2015Genetics & Genomics
A new collaborative study describes a way that lung tissue can regenerate after injury. The team found that lung tissue ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 14, 2015Health & Medicine
The body of the tiny 78-year-old woman, gray hair falling over stiffened shoulders, was brought to a hillside at Western ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 14, 2015Microbiology
How bacterial cells recognize their own DNA.
It may come as a bit of a surprise to learn that bacteria have a ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 13, 2015Neuroscience
Is visual input essential to how the topographical map of the visual cortex develops in the human brain?
In n ...Written By: Will Hector
AUG 25, 2015
Cancer
“Second cancers are on the rise,” according to an article by Marilynn Marchione, AP medical writer, that app
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 19, 2015
Neuroscience
The brain can compartmentalize and hide traumatic experiences in a special chemical pathway, according to a new study. L
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 17, 2015
Cancer
There is good news for children with neuroblastoma, the second most common solid-tumor childhood cancer. Donald L. Durde
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 12, 2015
Technology
Holograms are a three dimensional display of light that appear to come to life in mid-air. They've been a huge part of s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 12, 2015
Space & Astronomy
The crew of the International Space station is well into their yearlong mission and lots of experiments are being done e
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 05, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
While skeletal muscle is abundant in the human body, it been difficult for researchers to derive muscle cells from precu
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 04, 2015
Health & Medicine
3D printing is a wonderful technology that involves a special printer capable of printing layer upon layer of printable
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 01, 2015
Neuroscience
American seniors are getting attention for mental health issues - but maybe too much of the wrong kind. According to a U
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 29, 2015
Neuroscience
About 50,000 people with autism spectrum disorder turn 18, graduate from high school and need help finding jobs. These "
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 25, 2015
Neuroscience
More than 5,000 scientists specializing in dementia met at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) J
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 14, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Diseases of the airways -- emphysema, bronchitis, asthma and cystic fibrosis -- are the second leading cause of death wo
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 02, 2015
Technology
Car manufacturers have used robotic arms and other forms of mechanical assistance for years to make car production quick
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 15, 2015
Neuroscience
How well can robots mimic humans to help the latter complete their everyday tasks in an unobtrusive way? What is the ide
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 29, 2015
Cancer
Molecular Health announced it has been granted a patent in Europe entitled "Tissue Protective Erythropoietin Receptor".
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 29, 2015
Space & Astronomy
All over the world there are thousands of astronomy enthusiasts, from dedicated hardcore hobbyists with their own comput
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 27, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Caltech researchers have found how an abundant class of RNA genes-called long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs, pronounced link
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 24, 2015
Neuroscience
The study looked at 10 healthy infants aged between one and six days old and 10 healthy adults aged 23-36 years. Infants
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 24, 2015
Health & Medicine
The Italian doctor who has claimed that he could transplant a man's head onto a donor's body has said that he could do m
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 22, 2015
Technology
To be able to sing or speak, about 100 different muscles in our chest, neck, jaw, tongue, and lips must work together to
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 17, 2015
Neuroscience
Learning, it is widely believed, is based on changes in the connections between nerve cells. Knowing which nerve cells a
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 16, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
A new collaborative study describes a way that lung tissue can regenerate after injury. The team found that lung tissue
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 14, 2015
Health & Medicine
The body of the tiny 78-year-old woman, gray hair falling over stiffened shoulders, was brought to a hillside at Western
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 14, 2015
Microbiology
How bacterial cells recognize their own DNA.
It may come as a bit of a surprise to learn that bacteria have a ...
It may come as a bit of a surprise to learn that bacteria have a ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 13, 2015
Neuroscience
Is visual input essential to how the topographical map of the visual cortex develops in the human brain?
In n ...
In n ...
Written By:
Will Hector