Scientists have revealed the key causes of dyslexia — and how it may shrink parts of the brain. The learning difficulty, which causes sufferers to frequently spell and read words wrong, is known to ...

Parenting is tough. From the everyday things like getting them out of bed and off to school, to watching for learning milestones and identifying their skills. Now a parenting expert has shared five ...

With dexterous childlike hands and cheeky “masks,” raccoons are North America’s ubiquitous backyard bandits. The critters are so comfortable in human environments, in fact, that a new study finds that ...

California is requiring all public schools to screen students in kindergarten through second grade for reading difficulties, including signs of dyslexia. Trump’s shutdown win just landed Republicans ...

On a recent sunny fall day, Harper, a 9-year-old fourth grader, beamed with joy as she read aloud from a book while seated next to her mother, Ashley Edwards, at the kitchen island of their east ...

Aimee Grant receives funding from The Wellcome Trust and UKRI. Jennifer Leigh is a co-director of LLB Inclusive Employment Ltd. She has received funding from UKRI and The Royal Society of Chemistry ...

Even when blood pressure is well controlled, older adults whose blood pressure fluctuates widely from one heartbeat to the next may be at greater risk for brain shrinkage and nerve cell injury, ...

Brain research can provide valuable information about children who may need extra support before they start struggling with reading in the classroom. Talking, singing, or listening to music strengthen ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Bathrooms in Rhode Island will soon be more accessible for people with disabilities and their caretakers. Gov. Dan McKee signed a bill into law on Tuesday, requiring all ...

Private tutor Vanessa Silver, who helps young children struggling with dyslexia, works with Liina Yerro, 9, who works on an enunciation exercise in Granada Hills on Oct. 1, 2025. For the first time ...

They aren’t all sudden or intense, experts says. By Jancee Dunn I had a relative who experienced chest pain one afternoon. He brushed it off, and said that he’d sleep on it and that if he still felt ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. To the editor: The fact that California is starting to test for dyslexia in elementary schools is wonderful news ( ...