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Slight differences can help distinguish between two similar pediatric brain conditions

Slight differences in clinical features can help physicians distinguish between two rare but similar forms of autoimmune brain inflammation in children, a new study by UT Southwestern scientists suggests.

23 Feb 2021

Scientists find link between developmental coordination disorder risk and difficulties with time perception

Neuroscientists at McMaster University have found a link between children who are at risk for developmental coordination disorder (DCD), a common condition that can cause clumsiness, and difficulties with time perception such as interpreting changes in rhythmic beats.

7 Feb 2021

Weight loss before surgery may not be beneficial for patients with knee osteoarthritis

A new University of Alberta study shows that losing weight before knee replacement surgery doesn't lead to better outcomes for patients.

28 Jan 2021

Proactive management of COVID-19 risk can support employees' return to work

A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation, published by IOS Press, is committed to helping organizations manage the challenges they face during the COVID-19 pandemic by publishing robust, evidence-based research, and commentary. All articles featured here and in the WORK COVID-19 Collection are freely available.

9 Dec 2020

Working from home has negatively impacted physical health and mental health, study finds

What impact has working from home as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic had on our health? In a new study, researchers from USC have found that working from home has negatively impacted our physical health and mental health, increased work expectations and distractions, reduced our communications with co-workers and ultimately lessened our productivity.

3 Dec 2020

Study: Individualized treatment plans can benefit both COVID-19 patients, their caregivers

Returning home after a stay in the hospital and a skilled nursing facility is often overwhelming. New research from Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University shows that individualized treatment plans and instructions would be beneficial to both patients and their caregivers.

2 Dec 2020

Researchers receive $1.1 million NSF grant to improve in-home physical therapy

Scientists at the VTC Smart Rehab Lab are developing breakthrough, affordable technology and methods to connect stroke survivors to physical therapy at home through tele-rehabilitation.

24 Nov 2020

Researchers launch study to determine effects of increased access to rapid COVID-19 testing

Researchers at the University of Chicago Medicine and the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) are launching an investigational study to determine the effects of increased education and access to rapid, FDA-approved COVID-19 testing on community perceptions, access, and use of COVID-19 testing resources.

24 Nov 2020

New series of recommendations to solve the problem of global inactivity

From increasing physical activity in schools and workplaces to investing in active urban design – a researcher at the University of East Anglia has helped design a series of recommendations to help get people moving worldwide.

10 Nov 2020

UMass Lowell researcher to improve workplace health and safety for correctional workers

The U.S. Department of Justice has tapped the expertise of a UMass Lowell researcher to create a program to improve workplace health and safety for the country's 500,000 correctional officers and staff, a population data shows are at high risk for on-the-job injury, stress, obesity and premature death.

9 Nov 2020

Longer period of morning stiffness reported in children from less affluent families

Children with arthritis affecting five or more joints, called polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (polyarticular JIA), living in less affluent families were twice as likely to report more than an hour of morning joint stiffness, compared to their counterparts from more affluent families, according to a study by investigators at Hospital for Special Surgery.

9 Nov 2020

Researchers receive more than $1 million NIH grants for COVID-19 pandemic-related projects

Researchers in Northern Arizona University's Center for Health Equity Research and the Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative recently received four grants totaling more than $1 million from the National Institutes of Health for projects related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

21 Oct 2020

Occupational Therapy News and Research

Slight differences can help distinguish between two similar pediatric brain conditions

Scientists find link between developmental coordination disorder risk and difficulties with time perception

Weight loss before surgery may not be beneficial for patients with knee osteoarthritis

Proactive management of COVID-19 risk can support employees' return to work

Working from home has negatively impacted physical health and mental health, study finds

Study: Individualized treatment plans can benefit both COVID-19 patients, their caregivers

Researchers receive $1.1 million NSF grant to improve in-home physical therapy

Researchers launch study to determine effects of increased access to rapid COVID-19 testing

New series of recommendations to solve the problem of global inactivity

UMass Lowell researcher to improve workplace health and safety for correctional workers

Longer period of morning stiffness reported in children from less affluent families

Researchers receive more than $1 million NIH grants for COVID-19 pandemic-related projects

Older COVID patients battle ‘brain fog,’ weakness and emotional turmoil

New program results in shorter hospital stays, reduces post-surgery delirium in older adults

New strategies may be needed to reduce risk of falls in Alzheimer’s patients

Combination of stem cell therapy and educational intervention can help kids with ASD

Researchers urge healthcare systems to develop ways to support people recovering from COVID-19

Back to life: COVID lung transplant survivor tells her story

Helping older adults to address healthy longevity in the environment, homes, and communities

Many private post-acute care facilities explicitly discriminate patients with substance use disorder

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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