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Grace Satellite shows ice loss in East Antarctica

Mon, 11/23/2009 - 16:36 by Ishita Sood

New York, November 23 -- According to a recent study by scientists at the University of Texas, East Antarctica’s ice has started melting at a faster rate since 2006 which could do some serious destruction to the sea level.

Language and reading problems are linked

Fri, 08/28/2009 - 00:37 by surajdogra

Lawrence, Kan. -- A U.S.-led study has found a new candidate gene for specific language impairment disorder by studying genes linked with reading impairment or sound disorders.

Specific language impairment disorder is a developmental language disorder that's not related to or caused by other developmental disorders, hearing loss or acquired brain injury, according to Wikipedia.

A team led by University of Kansas Professor Mabel Rice, in collaboration with University of Nebraska Medical Center Professor Shelley Smith and Javier Gayan of Neocodex in Seville, Spain, said the finding suggests the likelihood of multiple genes contributing to language impairment, some of which also contribute to reading or speech impairment.