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Alzheimer Europe launches new report on dementia, recommends future priorities across Europe

At an online European Parliament workshop hosted by Sirpa Pietikäinen, MEP (Finland), Alzheimer Europe launched a new report "Dementia as a European Priority - A Policy Overview" which takes stock of dementia policy at an EU level and sets out recommendations for future priorities across Europe.

10 Dec 2020

Wearable technology could transform how patients manage type 1 diabetes

A PRODUCT design graduate from the University of Huddersfield has defeated thousands of entries from around the world to become one of the finalists of the 2020 Global Grad Show with their design for a discrete earring that monitors blood sugar levels and delivers feedback in real-time.

9 Dec 2020

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

Study reveals COVID-19 outcomes for Californians with intellectual and development disabilities

A new study published recently in ScienceDirect by researchers from Syracuse University and SUNY Upstate Medical University shows that California residents who receive services for intellectual and development disabilities (IDD) have lower COVID-19 case rates but a higher case-fatality rate than the general population.

9 Dec 2020

RA patients in remission display higher temperatures than healthy individuals

A pioneering study carried out among patients in remission from Rheumatoid Arthritis has determined that they display significantly higher temperatures than healthy individuals.

9 Dec 2020

Autistic children show significant IQ increases between the ages of 12 to 23 years

Individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) face a lifelong challenge characterized by qualitative impairments in both communication and social interaction.

9 Dec 2020

WHO highlights leading causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide from 2000 to 2019

Noncommunicable diseases now make up 7 of the world's top 10 causes of death, according to WHO's 2019 Global Health Estimates, published today.

9 Dec 2020

Many older adults experience persistent functional decline following hospitalization with flu

In a study of older adults admitted to the hospital with influenza and other acute respiratory illnesses during the 2011-2012 flu season, functional decline was common--and for some, this decline was persistent and catastrophic.

9 Dec 2020

New report underscores the need to implement home care in all pandemic planning

Tens of thousands of Massachusetts residents depend on home care to support their health as they age or cope with physical challenges. That care often requires close personal contact, increasing the risk of contracting COVID-19 among both home-care clients and the aides who provide their care.

8 Dec 2020

Iceland joins with WHO to support work towards integrated brain health

His Excellency Mr Harald Aspelund, Ambassador of the Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva and Ms Jane Ellison, WHO Executive Director for External Relations and Governance signed a new contribution agreement to support work towards integrated brain health, that will be led by a newly established unit within the Department of Mental Health and Substance Use.

8 Dec 2020

More years of obesity means higher risk of disease, study finds

The results of a new study have revealed that the duration of obesity is correlated with worse values for all cardiometabolic disease factors.

8 Dec 2020

Study: Innate lymphoid cells are involved in many aspects of human health, disease

Children's Hospital Colorado (Children's Colorado) Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders (CCBD) announced today that a study about the manipulation of bone marrow stem cells into innate lymphoid and natural killer cells will be published in Science Immunology, a well-respected, high-impact medical journal.

8 Dec 2020

Kessler Foundation receives COVID-19 crisis funding to support spinal cord injury community

Kessler Foundation received a $10,000 grant from the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation's crisis funding to support the spinal cord injury (SCI) community and critical research amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

7 Dec 2020

New study finds link between gestational age and ADHD in children with Down syndrome

A new study by the UC Davis MIND Institute finds a connection between gestational age and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in children with Down syndrome.

4 Dec 2020

After a deadly COVID outbreak, Maryland County takes steps to protect health workers

A Maryland health department is taking new steps to protect its workers six months after a COVID-19 outbreak killed a veteran employee who was twice denied permission to work from home.

4 Dec 2020

Repetitive behaviors and gastrointestinal problems may be connected in children with autism

In children with autism, repetitive behaviors and gastrointestinal problems may be connected, new research has found.

3 Dec 2020

Researchers successfully edit SIV virus from genomes of non-human primates

Taking a major step forward in HIV research, scientists at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University have successfully edited SIV - a virus closely related to HIV, the cause of AIDS - from the genomes of non-human primates.

1 Dec 2020

New study could help treat people with reading disorders

The uniquely human ability to read is the cornerstone of modern civilization, yet very little is understood about the effortless ability to derive meaning from written words.

1 Dec 2020

New technique may help assess hand injuries

Scratch your nose. Write a text message. Reach for a glass of water. Most people take these simple movements -- brain-hand behaviors -- for granted.

1 Dec 2020

Researchers receive three-year grant to develop treatment for traumatic brain injury

Researchers at Montclair State University and Kessler Foundation received a three-year $456,710 grant from the New Jersey Commission on Brain Injury Research to develop treatment interventions for the deficits in long-term memory that hinder recovery after traumatic brain injury (TBI).

30 Nov 2020

Disability News and Research

Alzheimer Europe launches new report on dementia, recommends future priorities across Europe

Wearable technology could transform how patients manage type 1 diabetes

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

Study reveals COVID-19 outcomes for Californians with intellectual and development disabilities

RA patients in remission display higher temperatures than healthy individuals

Autistic children show significant IQ increases between the ages of 12 to 23 years

WHO highlights leading causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide from 2000 to 2019

Many older adults experience persistent functional decline following hospitalization with flu

New report underscores the need to implement home care in all pandemic planning

Iceland joins with WHO to support work towards integrated brain health

More years of obesity means higher risk of disease, study finds

Study: Innate lymphoid cells are involved in many aspects of human health, disease

Kessler Foundation receives COVID-19 crisis funding to support spinal cord injury community

New study finds link between gestational age and ADHD in children with Down syndrome

After a deadly COVID outbreak, Maryland County takes steps to protect health workers

Repetitive behaviors and gastrointestinal problems may be connected in children with autism

Researchers successfully edit SIV virus from genomes of non-human primates

New study could help treat people with reading disorders

New technique may help assess hand injuries

Researchers receive three-year grant to develop treatment for traumatic brain injury

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