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LearningRx reviews study on sex differences in dyslexia

Jun 14, 2017 by

Study provides clues to sex differences in dyslexia Researchers found that males’ processing speed had greater variability than females’ processing speed, and that males have a lower average reading performance compared to females....

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LearningRx reviews study on heart defects and learning challenges...

May 29, 2017 by

Kids with heart defects face learning challenges According to a new study, children with congenital heart defects are less likely to meet the minimum standards for reading and math in testing at the end of third grade....

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Healthy diet boosts kids’ reading skills

Nov 17, 2016 by

A study of 161 kids between 6 and 8 years old found that those who ate a healthy diet had better reading skills in the first three years of school....

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Sentences show up as predictable patterns in your brain

Oct 20, 2016 by

Scientists can now correctly predict brain activity patterns about 70% of the time just by analyzing words in sentences. The study was published in the journal “Cerebral Cortex.”...

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Study finds brain connections key to reading

Sep 30, 2016 by

MIT researchers have found that pathways that exist even more a child learns to read may determine development of the brain’s word-recognition area. They found that they could predict the exact location where each child’s visual word form area...

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Atomoxetine improves critical reading skills in kids with dyslexia...

Sep 29, 2016 by

A new study has found that giving kids Atomoxetine (brand name: Strattera) improves the critical components of reading, including decoding and vocabulary. The drug is approved for the treatment of ADHD....

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