Therapeutic Resources Blog
Educator Raising Funds for PT Research while Sailing the Globe
January 6, 2014
At age 76, adventurer Stanley Paris, PT, PhD, FAPTA, FAAOMPT, set sail Dec. 2 on a quest to become the oldest and fastest person to solo circumnavigate the globe nonstop...Before setting sail, he already had raised more than $200,000, and he will continue to encourage donations throughout the trip. Read More »
Sounds are Sound Among Dyslexics, but Access May Lag
January 6, 2014
A faulty connection between where the brain stores the auditory building blocks of language and where it processes them may be to blame for dyslexia, a new study suggests. Read More »
New Hurdles for Premature Babies
January 6, 2014
Middle-income countries in Asia and Latin America have been doing better at saving premature infants, experts report, but blindness and cerebral palsy are on the rise among the babies saved. Read More »
‘Love Hormone’ Oxytocin May Help Children With Autism
January 6, 2014
For children with autism, a dose of oxytocin — the so-called "love hormone" — seems to fine-tune the activity in brain areas linked to social interactions, according to a new study. Read More »