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Serologic status and autoimmune cerebellar ataxia type predict treatment response

Patients with autoimmune cerebellar ataxia have better treatment responses and outcomes if they have the nonparaneoplastic form of the condition and are seropositive for neural plasma membrane protein or glutamic acid decarboxylase 65 antibodies, suggests research.

29 Sep 2015

SLU participates in Phase III clinical trial to treat early-onset preeclampsia

Saint Louis University is participating in a Phase III clinical trial for a drug to treat early-onset preeclampsia in pregnant women that could increase the length of pregnancy, resulting in improved fetal outcomes and reduced infant mortality.

26 Sep 2015

Kessler Foundation study may simplify cognitive assessment for MS in clinical settings

Kessler Foundation scientists found that the Brief International Cognitive Assessment for Multiple Sclerosis (BICAMS) predicted performance of activities of daily living using Actual Reality (AR). The article, "Brief International Cognitive Assessment for Multiple Sclerosis (BICAMS) and performance of everyday life tasks," was published in Multiple Sclerosis Journal.

25 Sep 2015

Prevalence of frailty in older people varies by region and race

A large-scale survey of older Americans living at home or in assisted living settings found that 15 percent are frail, a diminished state that makes people more vulnerable to falls, chronic disease and disability, while another 45 percent are considered pre-frail, or at heightened risk of becoming physically diminished.

25 Sep 2015

Progression confirmation period too short to define disability persistence in MS

Researchers recommend extending the minimum timeframe for confirming disability progression in multiple sclerosis from 3–6 months to 12 or 24 months to better distinguish true irreversible disability from relapse-associated transient disability.

23 Sep 2015

New SeeAbility research shows nearly four in ten children attending special schools miss out on eye tests

New research from SeeAbility, the national sight loss and disability charity, shows nearly four in ten (37%) pupils attending special schools have no history of eye tests.

22 Sep 2015

Novel study provides new information on acute effects of TBI on cognition

Researchers published results of a novel study of the functional activation patterns of working memory after mild traumatic brain injury (TBI). This study, the first to enroll subjects during their initial evaluation in the emergency room, provides new information on the acute effects of TBI on cognition.

22 Sep 2015

New research supports health strategies to reduce harmful alcohol use in low-income countries

A new study of alcohol use in countries of all income levels shows that current use increases the risk of alcohol-related cancers and injury, with no reduction in risk of mortality or cardiovascular disease overall.

18 Sep 2015

New report calls for greater focus to address quality of life issues in prostate cancer patients

A new report released today entitled Prostate Cancer: Living, not Just Surviving, which details the findings from a large pan-European survey of 765 prostate cancer patients, 335 caregivers and 400 healthcare professionals, reveals that only 14 per cent of healthcare professionals feel that they have sufficient resources to address quality of life issues, such as fatigue, pain and intimacy problems.

18 Sep 2015

Advances in rehabilitation devices improve quality of life for impaired patients, finds Frost & Sullivan

In today’s increasingly independent and active lifestyle, patients with physical impairment due to age or a strokefeel the need for improved devices capable of helping them lead a quality life.

18 Sep 2015

$Fragility fractures projected to rise dramatically within next three decade$

Fragility fractures projected to rise dramatically within next three decade

Nyon, Switzerland A study from the University of Southampton and Sheffield Medical School in the UK projects a dramatic increase in the burden of fragility fractures within the next three decades.

16 Sep 2015

World Scientific's latest book to be launched on Stem Cell Awareness Day

While the world knows the $3 billion California Institute for Regenerative Medicine sprang from the citizen's initiative, Proposition 71, few people know the struggle required, nor what happened after California said "Yes!"

16 Sep 2015

USF study shows spleen may be a new target for treating stroke-induced chronic inflammation

Stroke injures the brain, but a new University of South Florida study indicates an abdominal organ that plays a vital role in immune function, the spleen, may be a target for treating stroke-induced chronic inflammation leading to further brain cell death.

16 Sep 2015

PHE-led study shows England has huge opportunity for lowest disease burden, preventive public health

For the first time, a new PHE led study published in The Lancet ranks the diseases and risk factors that cause death and disability in England compared with other high-income countries, revealing the nation’s potential to have the lowest total disease burden (years of life lost to death and lived with disability) in the world.

16 Sep 2015

Yoga improves physical, mental wellbeing of people living with common forms of arthritis

A randomized trial of people with two common forms of arthritis has found that yoga can be safe and effective for people with arthritis. Johns Hopkins researchers report that 8 weeks of yoga classes improved the physical and mental wellbeing of people with two common forms of arthritis, knee osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

16 Sep 2015

Disability News and Research

Serologic status and autoimmune cerebellar ataxia type predict treatment response

SLU participates in Phase III clinical trial to treat early-onset preeclampsia

Kessler Foundation study may simplify cognitive assessment for MS in clinical settings

Prevalence of frailty in older people varies by region and race

Progression confirmation period too short to define disability persistence in MS

New SeeAbility research shows nearly four in ten children attending special schools miss out on eye tests

Novel study provides new information on acute effects of TBI on cognition

New research supports health strategies to reduce harmful alcohol use in low-income countries

New report calls for greater focus to address quality of life issues in prostate cancer patients

Advances in rehabilitation devices improve quality of life for impaired patients, finds Frost & Sullivan

Fragility fractures projected to rise dramatically within next three decade

World Scientific's latest book to be launched on Stem Cell Awareness Day

USF study shows spleen may be a new target for treating stroke-induced chronic inflammation

PHE-led study shows England has huge opportunity for lowest disease burden, preventive public health

Yoga improves physical, mental wellbeing of people living with common forms of arthritis

UT Southwestern evaluates allopurinol drug to prevent nephropathy in Type I diabetes patients

WFU awarded $6 million federal grant to further study knee osteoarthritis

Earliest known case of rickets in the UK identified in Neolithic Tiree skeleton

A growing number of deaths attributed to avoidable risk factors

Modified Story Memory Technique improves memory in adults with moderate to severe TBI

Lab Matters host Harriet Gould on building a more connected lab community

The Critical Role of Sample Storage in Drug Discovery and Development

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

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