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Researchers link balance dysfunction after traumatic brain injury with diminished sensory acuity

Kessler Foundation researchers have linked balance dysfunction in individuals with traumatic brain injury with diminished sensory acuity.

11 Nov 2020

Grants give military veterans better access to cancer clinical trials

SWOG Cancer Research Network and its charity, The Hope Foundation for Cancer Research, announce the award of two grants designed to give military veterans better access to cancer clinical trials.

11 Nov 2020

Study focuses on efficacy of cognitive rehabilitation across a range of neurological conditions

A new text by Kessler Foundation scientists focuses on the efficacy of cognitive rehabilitation across a variety of neurological conditions, with specific emphasis on treatment-related changes in the brain detectable via neuroimaging.

11 Nov 2020

Study could provide a new tool to predict relapse in bipolar disorder

Relapse in people with bipolar disorder can be predicted accurately by their tendency towards having pessimistic beliefs, according to a study published today in eLife.

10 Nov 2020

Daily walnut consumption may reduce the risk of heart disease

Findings from a randomized controlled trial recently published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, indicate that people in their 60s and 70s who regularly consume walnuts may have reduced inflammation, a factor associated with a lower risk of heart disease, compared to those who do not eat walnuts.

10 Nov 2020

Children with exclusion policies unfairly targeted in Australian schools

Australian schools are unfairly suspending and excluding students - particularly boys, Indigenous students, and students with a disability - according to new research from the University of South Australia.

10 Nov 2020

New report highlights the value in preventing and reducing stroke

A report released today has found thousands of lives and billions of dollars could be saved annually by preventing stroke and improving access to treatment and care.

10 Nov 2020

Three-nation project to examine link between epigenetics and social factors

A new three-nation project will examine how social, economic, psychological, environmental and behavioral circumstances in childhood influence gene expression and affect health and aging later in life.

10 Nov 2020

Virginia Tech professor expands caregiving study during COVID-19 pandemic

Toni Calasanti was conducting a study on older adults who care for spouses or partners with Alzheimer's disease or dementia when the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in the United States.

9 Nov 2020

UT research enables intuitive human control of wearable robots to improve mobility of paretic patients

Wearable robots such as exoskeletons are often used in the rehabilitation of paretic patients (people with paralysis, for example after a stroke or spinal cord injury).

9 Nov 2020

Mymee's clinical trial demonstrates health-related quality of life improvements in lupus patients

Mymee Inc., the leading digital health company that empowers those who suffer from autoimmune disease to reclaim their health, today announced the publication of it’s study assessing the Mymee Program as adjunct care in patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in the Journal of Medical Internet Research .

9 Nov 2020

Air pollution accounts for premature deaths from cardiovascular disease

In a current opinion article "Reduction of environmental pollutants for prevention of cardiovascular disease: it's time to act", published in the European Heart Journal this week.

9 Nov 2020

People with mental health conditions may not fully benefit from “green prescriptions”

Spending time in nature is believed to benefit people's mental health. However, new research suggests that giving people with existing mental health conditions formal 'green prescriptions', may undermine some of the benefits.

6 Nov 2020

How do low levels of oxygen damage the brain?

In this interview, Professor Paul Tesar and Kevin Allan speak to News-Medical about how low levels of oxygen damage the brain.

6 Nov 2020

COVID-19 patients who experience strokes appear to have worse outcomes

People who experience strokes while infected with COVID-19 appear to be left with greater disability after the stroke, according a study led by UCL and UCLH researchers.

5 Nov 2020

UCF researcher leads project to identify factors linked to preterm births among Black women

The rate of preterm births in the U.S. has been on the rise during the past six years, with a stark difference in the rate of preterm births among non-Hispanic Black women compared to non-Hispanic white women.

5 Nov 2020

Illustrations by Nigerian artist kickstart debate on neglected tropical disease

Illustrations by a local artist in Nigeria are helping health workers and policy makers understand what it's really like to live with a neglected tropical disease (NTD).

5 Nov 2020

Study explains the global burden of disability from musculoskeletal conditions

Musculoskeletal disorders--which affect muscles, tendons, ligaments, bones, and joints--can severely affect individuals' physical and mental health, and they're especially prevalent among aging adults.

5 Nov 2020

Researchers to use new app data to prevent anxiety, improve wellbeing in young people

Young people across Europe are being recruited to a trial to put their smartphone addiction to good use, via an app designed to prevent anxiety and depression and improve wellbeing.

4 Nov 2020

Channel 7 grants fund new projects focusing on care for homeless children

Nurse practitioners working with social service agencies is one way to help the estimated 22% of Australian children living in temporary or precarious conditions, with families hit hard by unemployment and other problems created by the pandemic.

2 Nov 2020

Disability News and Research

Researchers link balance dysfunction after traumatic brain injury with diminished sensory acuity

Grants give military veterans better access to cancer clinical trials

Study focuses on efficacy of cognitive rehabilitation across a range of neurological conditions

Study could provide a new tool to predict relapse in bipolar disorder

Daily walnut consumption may reduce the risk of heart disease

Children with exclusion policies unfairly targeted in Australian schools

New report highlights the value in preventing and reducing stroke

Three-nation project to examine link between epigenetics and social factors

Virginia Tech professor expands caregiving study during COVID-19 pandemic

UT research enables intuitive human control of wearable robots to improve mobility of paretic patients

Mymee's clinical trial demonstrates health-related quality of life improvements in lupus patients

Air pollution accounts for premature deaths from cardiovascular disease

People with mental health conditions may not fully benefit from “green prescriptions”

How do low levels of oxygen damage the brain?

COVID-19 patients who experience strokes appear to have worse outcomes

UCF researcher leads project to identify factors linked to preterm births among Black women

Illustrations by Nigerian artist kickstart debate on neglected tropical disease

Study explains the global burden of disability from musculoskeletal conditions

Researchers to use new app data to prevent anxiety, improve wellbeing in young people

Channel 7 grants fund new projects focusing on care for homeless children

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