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Scientists from gnomAD Consortium release first set of discoveries on human genetic variation

For the last eight years, the Genome Aggregation Database Consortium (and its predecessor, the Exome Aggregation Consortium, or ExAC), has been working with geneticists around the world to compile and study more than 125,000 exomes and 15,000 whole genomes from populations around the world.

28 May 2020

Experts issue new guidance to improve stroke care amid COVID-19

Top stroke experts have issued new guidance to ensure stroke patients receive safe, timely care while preventing the transmission of COVID-19.

28 May 2020

CBD treatment improves arthritis symptoms in dogs, study finds

A team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in collaboration with Medterra CBD conducted the first scientific studies to assess the potential therapeutic effects of cannabidiol for arthritic pain in dogs, and the results could lead the way to studying its effect in humans.

28 May 2020

Clinical trial advances treatment for multiple sclerosis

Researchers conducting a clinical trial to advance the treatment of multiple sclerosis successfully applied a new drug testing methodology which allows several treatment options to be trialled at once.

27 May 2020

$Despite extended nursing home admissions, hip fracture rates remain persistently high$

Despite extended nursing home admissions, hip fracture rates remain persistently high

A recent study of hip fracture rates in nursing homes in the U.S. reports a slight rise in the rate of hip fractures among long-stay residents in recent years.

27 May 2020

Blanket prescription of do-not-resuscitate orders in COVID-19 patients may be unwarranted

It's inappropriate to consider blanket do-not-resuscitate orders for COVID-19 patients because adequate data is not yet available on U.S. survival rates for in-hospital resuscitation of COVID-19 patients and data from China may not relate to U.S. patients, according to a new article published today in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association journal.

22 May 2020

Despite low stroke rates among COVID-19 patients, cases are still more severe

The rate of strokes in COVID-19 patients appears relatively low, but a higher proportion of those strokes are presenting in younger people and are often more severe compared to strokes in people who do not have the novel coronavirus.

22 May 2020

Researchers to use digital technologies to help tackle chronic disease

Sedentary behaviours, poor sleep and questionable food choices are major contributors of chronic disease, including diabetes, anxiety, heart disease and many cancers.

22 May 2020

Medical rationing could cause unlawful death from COVID-19

While the initial coronavirus peak is starting to pass - in Europe, at least - without the ventilator shortages many feared, the spectre of a second wave or future outbreak means questions of medical rationing still hold sway.

21 May 2020

Children exposed to maternal antenatal corticosteroids have more behavioral disorders

Maternal antenatal corticosteroid treatment is standard care when there is a risk for preterm delivery. The treatment improves the prognosis of babies born preterm.

20 May 2020

New article gives policy recommendations to optimize health outcomes and disability rights

Disability rights advocates are concerned that crisis triage protocols aimed at allocating scarce health care resources to save the most lives could be biased against people with disabilities.

20 May 2020

Single Use Surgical donates 5p from every product sold in the UK to Cavell Nurses’ Trust

Single Use Surgical will donate 5p from the sale of every disposable surgical instrument sold in the UK to Cavell Nurses’ Trust to help support the nursing family in their time of need.

20 May 2020

Experts define TRAF7 syndrome-associated phenotype spectrum

An international multicentre study describes a rare disease characterized by a series of recognizable facial features, cardiac defects and intellectual disability, which they propose to name as TRAF7 syndrome -according to the name of the gen that causes this pathology.

19 May 2020

Cord blood can improve social communication skills in autistic children

In a recent study, Duke researchers tested whether a single infusion of a unit of a child's own or donor cord blood could improve social communication skills in children between the ages of 2-7 diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.

19 May 2020

CU researchers identify new way that nerve cells regenerate and repair after damage

Researchers from the University of Colorado School of Medicine have identified a new way that cells in the central nervous system regenerate and repair following damage.

18 May 2020

Yoga eases depressive symptoms in people with other mental health issues

Researchers have found that the practice of yoga could help those with mental health problems by easing symptoms of depression effectively. Their study titled, "Effects of yoga on depressive symptoms in people with mental disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis," was published in the latest issue of the British Journal of Sports Medicine. The study was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and Health Education England.

18 May 2020

Study finds high variability in access to, and quality of, bone density scanning facilities worldwide

There is high variability in access to, and quality of, bone density scanning facilities worldwide, according to a landmark global study carried out at the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit in collaboration with the International Osteoporosis Foundation and the International Society for Clinical Densitometry.

15 May 2020

Disability News and Research

Scientists from gnomAD Consortium release first set of discoveries on human genetic variation

Experts issue new guidance to improve stroke care amid COVID-19

CBD treatment improves arthritis symptoms in dogs, study finds

Clinical trial advances treatment for multiple sclerosis

Despite extended nursing home admissions, hip fracture rates remain persistently high

Blanket prescription of do-not-resuscitate orders in COVID-19 patients may be unwarranted

Despite low stroke rates among COVID-19 patients, cases are still more severe

Researchers to use digital technologies to help tackle chronic disease

Medical rationing could cause unlawful death from COVID-19

Children exposed to maternal antenatal corticosteroids have more behavioral disorders

New article gives policy recommendations to optimize health outcomes and disability rights

Single Use Surgical donates 5p from every product sold in the UK to Cavell Nurses’ Trust

Experts define TRAF7 syndrome-associated phenotype spectrum

Cord blood can improve social communication skills in autistic children

CU researchers identify new way that nerve cells regenerate and repair after damage

Yoga eases depressive symptoms in people with other mental health issues

Study finds high variability in access to, and quality of, bone density scanning facilities worldwide

Media representations are changing to reflect new public attitudes toward autism

Study: Most uncommon infections and major vascular events are likely to be misdiagnosed

Adaptations to COVID-19 can be used improve other health challenges

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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