What is a stroke? Risk factors, symptoms, and treatments

A stroke happens when blood flow to the brain is disrupted. Symptoms include slurring of speech, lightheadedness, and loss of ...

The do’s and dont’s of caring for someone after a stroke

Adderley says fatigue is a big problem after a stroke, and points out: “We hear all the time from stroke survivors that ...
Purdue University

Purdue researcher among first to explore children’s language abilities in relation to speech sound disorder

Roughly 8-9% of young children have a speech sound disorder, which results in difficulties producing speech sounds correctly and often has no known cause, according to the National Institute on ...
Medicine Buffalo

Brain networks rewire to compensate for difficulty hearing speech in noisy environments

As they age, some people find it harder to understand speech in noisy environments. Now, UB researchers have identified the area in the brain, called the insula, that shows significant changes in ...
Missoulian

Scout the Lab helps children with speech difficulties, special needs

Something magical happens in the Jefferson School classroom on "Scouty day," because words suddenly come easier for autistic and special needs preschoolers and the air is filled with the joy of ...