sp.advanceweb.comADVANCE for Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists is a weekly publication reporting on up-to-the-minute developments, the latest technology, and current trends in speech-language pathology and audiology. <P>Here at <I>ADVANCE</I> we receive numerous calls and e-mails from readers interested in accessing specific articles or topics that we have covered in the magazine. Many have expressed an interest in a repository for articles on specific topics. We heard your requests and have responded accordingly. Consider this your invitation to visit our latest online destination. You can now access specialty sites, located on the <I>ADVANCE</I> Web site (<A href="http://www.advanceweb.com/speech">www.advahttp://Speech-Language-Pathology-Audiology.advanceweb.com/Article/Choose-Your-Specialty-Online.aspxNovember 6, 2009By Alyssa BanotaiFor first and second languages.http://Speech-Language-Pathology-Audiology.advanceweb.com/Article/Distinct-Language-Areas-Possible.aspxNovember 5, 2009A study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine reports a significant breakthrough in explaining gaps in scientists' understanding of human brain function. The study provides a picture of language processing in the brain with unprecedented clarity [<em>Science</em>, 326 (5951): 445-449].<br> "Two central mysteries of human brain function are addressed in this study: one, the way in which higher cognitive processes such as language are implemented in the braihttp://Speech-Language-Pathology-Audiology.advanceweb.com/Article/How-the-Human-Brain-Computes-Language.aspxNovember 5, 2009Making telephone communication part of the AAC evaluation.http://Speech-Language-Pathology-Audiology.advanceweb.com/Article/Improving-Telephone-Communication-for-AAC-Users-2.aspxNovember 5, 2009By Jason MosheimFor older patients with dementia.http://Speech-Language-Pathology-Audiology.advanceweb.com/Article/Increased-Risk-for-Flu-Mortality.aspxNovember 5, 2009For older patients with dementia.http://Speech-Language-Pathology-Audiology.advanceweb.com/Article/Increased-Risk-of-Flu-Mortality.aspxNovember 5, 2009Role of brain structure and function.http://Speech-Language-Pathology-Audiology.advanceweb.com/Article/Learning-Capacity-and-Intelligence.aspxNovember 5, 2009Clinicians can help students make more progress by developing the necessary skill set.http://Speech-Language-Pathology-Audiology.advanceweb.com/Article/Learning-Readiness-Skills-for-Students.aspxNovember 5, 2009By Rosemarie Donatelli, MA, CCC-SLP New study finds similar mercury levels in children with autism, typical peers.http://Speech-Language-Pathology-Audiology.advanceweb.com/Article/Mercury-and-Autism-2.aspxNovember 5, 2009Scientists from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, have been awarded a $3.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to learn more about the nerve and muscle-wasting disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) using stem cells developed from the skin of patients with ALS. The award, given over a two-year span, will be shared with three other laboratories, including one at Harvard University and two at Columbia University.<br> <br> The Johns Hopkins team, led by neurolhttp://Speech-Language-Pathology-Audiology.advanceweb.com/Article/NIH-Funds-Study-on-Stem-Cells-from-Patients-with-ALS.aspxNovember 5, 2009<DIV class=contentWrapper> <TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD class=content> <DIV class=cm_contentWrapper> <DIV class=cm_primaryContent> <DIV class=cm_TOCphoto><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="MainImage" --><A href="http://speech-language-pathology-audiology.advanceweb.com/ebook/magazine.aspx?EBK=SP110209#"><IMG src="http://www.advanceweb.com/sharedresources/images/2009/cover/SP_cover_11020http://Speech-Language-Pathology-Audiology.advanceweb.com/Article/November-2-2009-volume-19-number-29.aspxNovember 4, 2009<b>New Feature!</b> Click the links below to access the digital version.T. Alan Hurwitz, EdD, the president of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute of Technology, has been selected to become the next president of Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C.<br> <br> Dr. Hurwitz was among the four finalists announced for the position in September. The Gallaudet Board of Trustees announced their decision today after an intensive search process culminating with in-depth interviews with each of the four candidates.<br> <br> Dr. Hurwitz cahttp://Speech-Language-Pathology-Audiology.advanceweb.com/Article/NTID-President-Selected-to-Lead-Gallaudet.aspxNovember 5, 2009Individuals whose occupation involves contact with pesticides appear to have an increased risk of having Parkinson's disease, according to a recent report [<em>Archives of Neurology</em>, 66(9):1106-1113].<br> <br> The development of Parkinson's disease related to chemical exposure was identified in the late 20th century, according to background information in the article. Since then, occupations such as farming, teaching and welding have all been proposed to increase the risk of Parkinson's dhttp://Speech-Language-Pathology-Audiology.advanceweb.com/Article/On-the-Job-Pesticide-Exposure-Associated-with-Parkinsons.aspxNovember 5, 2009http://Speech-Language-Pathology-Audiology.advanceweb.com/Article/Telephones-and-AAC.aspxNovember 5, 2009