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Researchers develop mobile phone app to assist hearing impaired

Hearing the doorbell, the fire alarm or a tap that has not been properly turned off are everyday situations that can become a problem for a person who is hard of hearing.

8 May 2014

New two-year data from Biogen Idec’s Phase 3 trial for peginterferon beta-1a presented at AAN annual meeting

New two-year data from the Phase 3 ADVANCE clinical trial for peginterferon beta-1a in adults with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (RMS) has been presented at the 66th American Academy of Neurology (AAN) annual meeting.

5 May 2014

Cigna profits are up but costs from early marketplace customers also higher than expected

The insurer also said "effective medical management" in its employer plans and Medicare Advantage business was helping rein in expenses, The Wall Street Journal reports.

5 May 2014

Traditional first-line checks not good enough to identify cardiovascular disease in young firefighters

Traditional first-line checks of such heart disease risk factors as cholesterol, blood pressure and smoking habits aren’t nearly good enough to identify cardiovascular disease in otherwise healthy, young firefighters, according to results of a small Johns Hopkins study.

2 May 2014

First Edition: May 2, 2014

Today's headlines include coverage of the latest round of health insurance enrollment data released by the Obama administration.

2 May 2014

Study examines potential benefits of low fat diet on management of MS

People with multiple sclerosis who for one year followed a plant-based diet very low in saturated fat had much less MS-related fatigue at the end of that year - and significantly less fatigue than a control group of people with MS who didn't follow the diet, according to an Oregon Health & Science University study being presented today at the American Academy of Neurology's annual meeting in Philadelphia, Pa.

2 May 2014

Study finds that treating people with arteriovenous malformation increases stroke risk

Treating patients who suffer from a common condition that affects blood vessels in the brain increases their risk of stroke, a study has found.

30 Apr 2014

Viewpoints: Boehner's 'truthful gaffe' on health law; Larry Kramer's AIDS crusade; costly drugs

Although "repeal and replace" has been the Republican position on Obamacare since 2010, "replace" has been there mainly because it polled well. Republicans were satisfied with the health-care status quo in 2009, and would have been glad to repeal Obamacare to return to it. As Steve Benen points out, Republicans voted for just-plain-repeal many times.

29 Apr 2014

Deprivation–schizophrenia link accounted for by crime, low education

Study results indicate that the association between area deprivation and first-onset schizophrenia could be accounted for by high crime and low education levels.

28 Apr 2014

Study: Depression affects more than one out of three critical care survivors

Depression affects more than one out of three survivors of critical illness, according to a Vanderbilt study released in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, and the majority of patients experience their symptoms physically rather than mentally.

26 Apr 2014

New data from EMD Serono's multiple sclerosis portfolio to be presented at the 66th AAN Annual Meeting

EMD Serono, Inc., a subsidiary of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, announced today that new data from the company's multiple sclerosis (MS) portfolio will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 66th Annual Meeting, taking place from April 26 – May 3, in Philadelphia, PA.

26 Apr 2014

New computer program could help doctors predict patients’ stroke treatment

A new computer program could help doctors predict which patients might suffer potentially fatal side-effects from a key stroke treatment.

25 Apr 2014

Education is associated with better recovery from traumatic brain injury, says study

People with more years of education may be better able to recover from a traumatic brain injury, according to a study published in the April 23, 2014, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

25 Apr 2014

Researcher finds relationship between motor skill deficiencies and severity of autism

An Oregon State University researcher has found a relationship between motor skill deficiencies and the severity of the symptoms of autism spectrum disorder in very young children.

25 Apr 2014

Better educated people appear to recover from traumatic brain injury

Better-educated people appear to be significantly more likely to recover from a moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), suggesting that a brain's "cognitive reserve" may play a role in helping people get back to their previous lives, new Johns Hopkins research shows.

25 Apr 2014

Courtagen collaborates with CCMC to identify alterations in genes associated with ASD

Courtagen Life Sciences, Inc., an innovative molecular information company, announced today a collaboration with Connecticut Children's Medical Center to utilize Courtagen's sophisticated Next Generation Sequencing assays to help identify and characterize alterations found in genes associated with ASD.

23 Apr 2014

tPA therapy improves outcomes for patients suffering acute ischemic stroke

Administering a clot-dissolving drug to stroke victims quickly — ideally within the first 60 minutes after they arrive at a hospital emergency room — is crucial to saving their lives, preserving their brain function and reducing disability.

23 Apr 2014

Older parents are more likely to have child with autism spectrum disorder, says study

Older parents are more likely to have a child who develops an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) than are younger parents. A recent study from researchers from the Drexel University School of Public Health in Philadelphia and Karolinska Institute in Sweden provides more insight into how the risk associated with parental age varies between mothers' and fathers' ages, and found that the risk of having a child with both ASD and intellectual disability is larger for older parents.

22 Apr 2014

Cedars-Sinai researchers to receive $8M grant to fund Phase II clinical trial of experimental drug for stroke

Cedars-Sinai stroke intervention researchers have been informed that the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, part of the National Institutes of Health, will award an $8 million grant to fund a multicenter Phase II clinical trial of an experimental drug for stroke.

22 Apr 2014

Findings open up new avenues for research into ADHD and other attention-related problems

In a new study, Indiana University cognitive scientists Catarina Vales and Linda Smith demonstrate that children spot objects more quickly when prompted by words than if they are only prompted by images.

21 Apr 2014

Disability News and Research

Researchers develop mobile phone app to assist hearing impaired

New two-year data from Biogen Idec’s Phase 3 trial for peginterferon beta-1a presented at AAN annual meeting

Cigna profits are up but costs from early marketplace customers also higher than expected

Traditional first-line checks not good enough to identify cardiovascular disease in young firefighters

First Edition: May 2, 2014

Study examines potential benefits of low fat diet on management of MS

Study finds that treating people with arteriovenous malformation increases stroke risk

Viewpoints: Boehner's 'truthful gaffe' on health law; Larry Kramer's AIDS crusade; costly drugs

Deprivation–schizophrenia link accounted for by crime, low education

Study: Depression affects more than one out of three critical care survivors

New data from EMD Serono's multiple sclerosis portfolio to be presented at the 66th AAN Annual Meeting

New computer program could help doctors predict patients’ stroke treatment

Education is associated with better recovery from traumatic brain injury, says study

Researcher finds relationship between motor skill deficiencies and severity of autism

Better educated people appear to recover from traumatic brain injury

Courtagen collaborates with CCMC to identify alterations in genes associated with ASD

tPA therapy improves outcomes for patients suffering acute ischemic stroke

Older parents are more likely to have child with autism spectrum disorder, says study

Cedars-Sinai researchers to receive $8M grant to fund Phase II clinical trial of experimental drug for stroke

Findings open up new avenues for research into ADHD and other attention-related problems

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