theacademic16d
What part of language is unique to humans?
This research fundamentally transforms our understanding of human uniqueness and the evolution of human language.
Scientific American3d
Who Discovered the Cause of Down Syndrome?
It took more than 50 years for Marthe Gautier to set the record straight about her discovery of the genetic cause of Down ...
All About the First Actor with Down Syndrome to Lead an Action Movie: Race Eberhardt 'Has That It Factor'
Race Eberhardt is the first actor with Down syndrome to lead an action movie in 'Strait Undercover,' which is slated for a ...
The Economist26d
Volunteers with Down’s syndrome could help find Alzheimer’s drugs
The easiest way to find out, they say, is to conduct clinical trials on people for whom the onset of Alzheimer’s is nearly guaranteed: those with Down’s syndrome. As the life expectancy of ...
The Herald News20d
New Mass. law focuses on people with Down syndrome. Here's how it helps families.
Landmark legislation that extends at-home behavioral therapies to children diagnosed with Down syndrome has been signed into law as of Jan. 9. Sponsored by the Massachusetts Down Syndrome ...
Salon21d
Contagious peeing discovered in chimpanzees
"Urination, a seemingly simple physiological act, can also spread socially within a group." A recent study in the journal Current Biology led by scientists at Kyoto University's Wildlife Research ...
ESPN22d
Rangers' Jake Burger to wear No. 21 for daughter with Down syndrome
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Jake Burger will wear No. 21 with the Texas Rangers, a number that has special significance for the first baseman's family after his daughter was born with Down syndrome.
NBC DFW11d
Meet the man making history as the 1st actor with Down syndrome to star in an action movie
Eberhardt, 37, is now the first actor with Down syndrome to star in an action film, and he spoke alongside the film's ...
Max Planck Society6d
Dialects in chimpanzees
Researchers from the Taï Chimpanzee Project observed members of the four neighbouring communities of wild chimpanzees every day from the time they left their nests in the morning until they went to ...
Smithsonian Magazine20d
For Chimpanzees, Peeing May Be Contagious—Just Like Yawning Is for Humans, Study Finds
Scientists suggest captive chimpanzees engage in ‘socially contagious urination’—that is, when one primate starts peeing, others quickly follow suit Sarah Kuta Daily Correspondent A new ...
Science Daily21d
In chimpanzees, peeing is contagious
The study in 20 captive chimpanzees living at the Kumamoto Sanctuary ... with a tendency for the behavior to "flow down" the dominance structure, the researchers say. "We were surprised to ...
Human influence has led to loss of dialects in chimpanzees, long-term study suggests
A new study, conducted on wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) in Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire, provides evidence that the gestures used by male chimpanzees from four neighboring communities ...