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Specific perceptual learning deficit associated with Fragile X Syndrome

Researchers at Children's Hospital Los Angeles have described for the first time a specific perceptual learning deficit in mice with a mutation of the same gene as found in children with Fragile X Syndrome (FXS).

9 Oct 2014

Obama administration delays home-care worker minimum-wage, overtime protections

In a Tuesday announcement, the administration said it won't enforce this rule, which involves an estimated 2 million home-care workers, for the first six months after its Jan. 1, 2015, effective date.

9 Oct 2014

Complex associations underlie functional variance in schizophrenia

The complex associations between predictors and mediators of real-life functioning highlight the need for integrated and personalised treatment for patients with schizophrenia, say researchers in World Psychiatry.

8 Oct 2014

University of Michigan to create center for reproductive health training in Africa

With a $25 million grant from an anonymous donor, the University of Michigan will begin training doctors in Africa in reproductive health services not widely available to many women living in remote areas of the continent.

8 Oct 2014

GW physician highlights equitable, accessible health care for people with disabilities

Nearly 20 percent of Americans have a disability, yet only 25 percent of medical schools include in their curricula caring for people with disabilities. Numerous reports have documented that people with disabilities have poorer health and receive inferior care.

8 Oct 2014

Basic yoga pose reduces idiopathic scoliosis curves for adolescent, adult patients

A basic yoga pose, done for an average of only 1.5 minutes a day, six days a week for two months, reduced idiopathic scoliosis curves for adolescent and adult patients an average of 32% in the first peer-reviewed published clinical trial studying yoga for the reduction of scoliosis curves.

8 Oct 2014

Connecture launches private health insurance exchange solution, On Ramp

Connecture, Inc. ("Connecture"), a leading provider of web-based information systems used to create health insurance marketplaces, today announced the immediate availability of On Ramp, a full service, private health insurance exchange solution and corresponding benefits portal that provides the functionality needed to dramatically enhance the delivery of employee benefits and empower consumers to make more informed health insurance decisions with ease.

7 Oct 2014

Clot-buster shows promise in treating less severe forms of traumatic brain injury

The only drug currently approved for treatment of stroke's crippling effects shows promise, when administered as a nasal spray, to help heal similar damage in less severe forms of traumatic brain injury.

7 Oct 2014

Will Supreme Court hear another health law challenge?

As the court begins its new term, the justices will be asked to consider another challenge to the Affordable Care Act about whether individuals can qualify for federal subsidies if they live in a state with a federal, rather than a state-run, insurance marketplace.

7 Oct 2014

Poor body mechanics cause chronic lower back pain

If you want to steer clear of lower back pain, remember this: Arch is good, flat is bad.

7 Oct 2014

Kessler Foundation's Guang Yue to study impact of high-effort training on muscle weakness

Guang Yue, PhD, of Kessler Foundation has been awarded an NIH grant for$1,962,767 to study the impact of high-effort training on the muscle weakness that impairs quality life among many individuals with cancer.

7 Oct 2014

Care lags for people who have stroke in hospital, study finds

At the first sign of a stroke, time is of the essence. For every minute of delay in treatment, people typically lose almost two million brain cells. Yet a new study presented at the Canadian Stroke Congress reveals that those delays - in getting the right tests and the right drugs - can be longer when people experience a stroke in a hospital.

6 Oct 2014

Damage to right frontal-subcortical network may cause ipsilateral spatial neglect

Stroke researchers have confirmed that damage to the right frontal-subcortical network may cause ipsilateral spatial neglect. Among individuals with ipsilateral neglect, a much greater proportion had frontal subcortical damage than anticipated by the investigators - 83% vs the expected 27%.

5 Oct 2014

Kessler Foundation, NJHF partner to advance biomedical research

The signing of a formal affiliation agreement that allows Kessler Foundation and New Jersey Health Foundation to work together to advance biomedical research, education and patient care programs has been announced by Rodger DeRose, president and chief executive officer of Kessler Foundation and James M. Golubieski, president of New Jersey Health Foundation.

5 Oct 2014

Disability News and Research

Specific perceptual learning deficit associated with Fragile X Syndrome

Obama administration delays home-care worker minimum-wage, overtime protections

Complex associations underlie functional variance in schizophrenia

University of Michigan to create center for reproductive health training in Africa

GW physician highlights equitable, accessible health care for people with disabilities

Basic yoga pose reduces idiopathic scoliosis curves for adolescent, adult patients

Connecture launches private health insurance exchange solution, On Ramp

Clot-buster shows promise in treating less severe forms of traumatic brain injury

Will Supreme Court hear another health law challenge?

Poor body mechanics cause chronic lower back pain

Kessler Foundation's Guang Yue to study impact of high-effort training on muscle weakness

Care lags for people who have stroke in hospital, study finds

Damage to right frontal-subcortical network may cause ipsilateral spatial neglect

Kessler Foundation, NJHF partner to advance biomedical research

Large number of Canadian stroke patients not getting help to get back to active life

Placenta-derived cells are safe for MS patients

State highlights: New Calif. health laws signed; Mass. judge considers partners deal

Dr. Rodrigo Guerrero becomes the first winner of Roux Prize

Research finding opens door to potential treatment for MPS IIIB

NRA announces exclusive member discounts from UnitedHealthcare on manual medical rates

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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