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New Study Highlights Potential Missed Diagnoses of Dyslexia in African American Students
Results from a new study suggest that large numbers of African American students with dyslexia may be overlooked in schools.
8 Feb 2024
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Study Following Students with Dyslexia Examines Reading Development from Childhood to Adulthood
A first of its kind study following children with dyslexia from ages 5 to 42 shows that early reading in first grade predicts adult reading, especially reading development from 1st-5th grade.
5 Feb 2024
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School closures impaired reading for disadvantaged children
Yale researchers have found that prolonged school disruptions, such as those endured by so many children during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulted in a significant loss in reading abilities for disadvantaged children.
Source: Yale News
3 Mar 2022
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YSM faculty elected to National Academy of Medicine and AAAS
Daniel A. Colón-Ramos, PhD, and Michelle L.
24 Mar 2021
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Dyslexia center receives Pritzker gift
“If you have dyslexia,” says Karen Pritzker, a filmmaker and philanthropist, “you are part of one of the world’s largest secret fraternities. ” Dyslexia affects one in five Americans, including Pritzker.
24 Mar 2021
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The Couple Who Helped Decode Dyslexia
Sally, 76, and Bennett, 79, both academic physicians, run the Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity. Their goal is not just to widen understanding of the scientific underpinnings of dyslexia, the most common learning disorder in the United States, but to push for public policies aligned with that knowledge.
Source: The New York Times
21 Sep 2018
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Dr. Bennett Shaywitz Is the Inaugural Schwab Professor
Dr. Bennett A. Shaywitz, the inaugural Charles and Helen Schwab Professor in Dyslexia and Learning Development, is chief of pediatric neurology, co-director of the newly established Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity, and a noted leader in the neurobiology of reading and dyslexia.
31 Oct 2008
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$3 billion Yale campaign will benefit science and medicine
Nearly a decade after the close of its last major fundraising campaign, Yale has launched “Yale Tomorrow,” a five-year drive to raise $3 billion, a major portion of which will be directed toward science and medicine. At the public launch of the campaign in September, President Richard C.
1 Mar 2007
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University hopes to build on success in campaign for “Yale Tomorrow”
Nearly a decade after the close of its last major fund-raising campaign, Yale has begun a five-year drive to raise $3 billion, a major portion of which will be directed toward science and medicine. At the public launch of the “Yale Tomorrow” campaign on September 30, President Richard C.
15 Jan 2007
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Novel Discovery of "DCDC2" Gene Associated With Dyslexia
Pediatric researchers at Yale School of Medicine have identified a gene on human chromosome 6 called DCDC2, which is linked to dyslexia, a reading disability affecting millions of children and adults.
28 Oct 2005
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Drug to Treat ADHD Has Similar Effect on Children with Reading Disorders
The drug methylphenidate (brand name Ritalin) increased activity in brains of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as well as those with a reading disorder, researchers at Yale report in the American Journal of Psychiatry.
9 Dec 2004
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Dyslexia's hidden contours
At least one child in five has dyslexia, a congenital “wiring glitch” in the brain that makes it hard to master what neuroscientist and behavioral pediatrician Sally E. Shaywitz, M.
15 Jul 2004
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New York Magazine Names 56 Yale Physicians Among the Region's Best Doctors
New York Magazine has included 56 Yale School of Medicine physicians on a list of the top doctors in the metropolitan area for 2004. The university physicians' clinical practice is known as Yale Medical Group.
16 Jun 2004
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Early Intervention for Reading Disability Aids Development of Brain System Responsible for Skilled Reading and Improves Reading Fluency
Effective reading intervention given to reading disabled children at an early age can change the brain system that underlies skilled reading and improve reading fluency and comprehension, researchers at Yale report.
19 Apr 2004
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Bennett A. Shaywitz, M.D.
Bennett A. Shaywitz, M.
15 Jan 2004
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Estrogen Improves Short Term Memory and Oral Reading in Midlife Postmenopausal Women, Yale Researchers Find
Midlife postmenopausal women who received daily treatment with estrogen showed improved oral reading and verbal memory performance, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in the September issue of the journal Menopause.
9 Sep 2003
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High Resolution
The opening of a new Magnetic Resonance Research Center gives Yale expanded capabilities for advancing imaging science and disease understanding. Improving epilepsy treatment is just one focus.
15 Jul 2003
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Yale Researchers Identify Two Types of Childhood Reading Disability With Different Brain Patterns and Different Outcomes
Yale researchers have, for the first time, identified two types of reading disability: a primarily inherent type with higher cognitive ability (poor readers who compensate for disability), and a more environmentally influenced type with lower cognitive skills and attendance at more disadvantaged schools (persistently poor readers).
30 Jun 2003
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New York Magazine Names 55 Yale Physicians Among the Region's Best Doctors
New York Magazine has included 55 Yale School of Medicine physicians on a list of the top doctors in the metropolitan area for 2003.
17 Jun 2003
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Brain scans reveal disruption in the neural circuitry of children with dyslexia
Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), researchers at Yale have found
15 Jan 2003