Unique insight into the mists of infancy

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A 20,000 pounds sterling studentship has been granted for a three-year research project to examine the development of blind babies. The researcher will assess how the pattern of communication development is affected by visual impairment. Language between baby and parent generally commences with eye contact and smiles, with the parent later responding to the child's needs by determining what he is looking at. The researcher, herself blind, will also examine if blind children can use touch to develop pretend play in the same way as sighted children.

Research, Visually disabled persons, Visually impaired persons, Communications, Children, Blind, Blind children

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Move over the Bill, here comes The Lab

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Science could be better undertood by the public if it were represented more on television. A Public Awareness of Science award for drama has been set up in the UK with sponsorship from the public and private sectors. Scientists themselves tend to lose credibility when they appear on TV and explain scientific ideas to the public, so non-scientists have tended to apply for the award. They have to carry out research to make their dramas appear credible.

United Kingdom, Portrayals, Science, Science television programs

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Day to day, a life worth living

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New developments in medicine mean that patients who might have died previously can now be kept alive. There is increasing concern in the medical profession about the quality of life for these people. The Netherlands has pioneered debate in euthanasia, 8,500 people ask to die each year but 6,000 are given other treatments to keep them alive. Education on caring for the dying and efficent pain relief can go some way to influence the debate.

Study and teaching, Euthanasia

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