Therapeutic Resources Blog
For Kids With Tourette’s, At-Home Training Could Help
July 31, 2015
If you've ever had hiccups in a quiet room, you know how embarrassing and completely uncontrollable they can feel. What if, instead of the hiccups, your body jerked involuntarily or you blurted out words without meaning to? That's a rough idea of what living with Tourette syndrome can be like. Designers of a new computer program called TicHelper hope that they will be able to help children recognize and control these impulses themselves. Read More »
Women’s Brains Appear More Vulnerable To Alzheimer’s Than Men’s
July 30, 2015
There's new evidence suggesting that women's brains are especially vulnerable to Alzheimer's disease and other problems with memory and thinking. Read More »
Younger Adults With Alzheimer’s Are Key To Drug Search
July 29, 2015
The face of Alzheimer's isn't always old. Sometimes it belongs to someone like Giedre Cohen, who is 37, yet struggles to remember her own name. Read More »
An Artificial Limb Can Bring Hope — But Who’s Going To Make It?
July 28, 2015
Learn about the new initiative to open and schools and train clinicians in building and fitting artificial limbs in India. Read More »