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[TOPIC 01] Korean Scientists Discover Genetic Link to ADHD

A team of scientists at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology has discovered a potential cause of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

According to the KAIST team on Monday, a lack of an adaptor protein called GIT-1 shows a strong association with ADHD susceptibility in humans.

The researchers compared the gene sequences of two groups of children with and without ADHD and discovered that those with a GIT-1 deficiency were more prone to the disorder. 

The results of the study were published on Sunday on the website of Nature Medicine, a leading biomedical research journal.

1. Have you heard about ADHD? Do you know it? If yes, could you explain what it is?
2. Why do you think many children are diagnosed with ADHD?
3. Have you ever experienced ADHD or seen someone who has got it?
4. If your child got ADHD, how would you deal with or take care of it?
5. Do you have any specific disease which you want to be removed?

[TOPIC 02] Rainy Season to Start Early This Year

This year, the monsoon will arrive earlier than at any time since the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) began compiling statistics in 1973 -- seven days earlier than last year and nine or 10 days earlier than the average in previous years.

"The monsoon front was created earlier than in previous years as a hot and humid North Pacific anticyclone expanded north faster than ever," a KMA weatherman said. "The rain will start falling in Jeju on Friday, and the monsoon front will spread to the southern coast late in the afternoon or at night."

However, this year's first monsoon front will probably not reach the central part of the country but travel back south on Saturday afternoon.

KMA chief weather forecaster Chung Jun-suk said, "It's highly likely that the monsoon season will start earlier and end earlier than in previous years. Caution is required because we'll probably have heavier rain this year."

1. How do you feel when monsoon season comes in Korea?
2. The article said Korea will have heavier rain this year. What do you think of this? Are you ready to experience more rain this year?
3. What do you think of the sound and smell of rain?
4. Has the rain ever ruined your summer vacation?
5. How does rainy season affect your life?

[Eunice]

그림 이쁘네요... ADHD 정말 머리아픈 문제거리였는데, 이점에 대해서 다시 생각해보게 됐네욤...^^;
Thanks for preparing topics . c u on sat.

[Teddy(斗熙)]

wow~ 굿잡~ 두~ 재미나게 토론해 보아요~ ^0^

[까미]

비가와도 좋고 눈이 와도 좋고 다 좋아요 아즈 그냥^^ 토픽 감사 ㅎ

[Gina(진아)]

와우~ 아주 시기적절한 토픽이네~~~^^/ 땡큐 두~^^/

[김광현]

첨 가는데 참석할께요..

[kate NY]

jun & kate 갑니다용^^

[kaiㆀ]

ㅋㅋ 수고하셨습니당 ㅋㅋ

[jaguar]

굿 토픽..^^