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New research shows children with autism have excess of duplicated DNA

Children with autism have increased levels of genetic change in regions of the genome prone to DNA rearrangements, so called "hotspots," according to a research discovery to be published in the print edition of the journal Human Molecular Genetics.

4 Apr 2013

Life-changing ChromaGen lenses for people with dyslexia, other reading disorders

Words that move from left to right or up and down, words that are blurry or come in and out of focus or words that appear to float on the page, seeing double words or double sentences, re-reading the same lines - these are some of the reading difficulties that students everywhere are struggling with.

3 Apr 2013

New study suggests targeting mental defeat feelings could prevent severe depression

A new study of Hong Kong chronic pain patients suggests that targeting feelings of mental defeat could prevent severe depression, anxiety and interference with daily activities.

3 Apr 2013

Report shows identical genetic mutations are shared among neurodevelopmental disorders

A paper published this month in the prestigious medical journal The Lancet Neurology suggests that a broad spectrum of developmental and psychiatric disorders, ranging from autism and intellectual disability to schizophrenia, should be conceptualized as different manifestations of a common underlying denominator, "developmental brain dysfunction," rather than completely independent conditions with distinct causes.

3 Apr 2013

NIH awards funding to two recipients of Autism Centers of Excellence program

The National Institutes of Health has awarded $5.3 million in initial one-year funding to the latest two recipients of the Autism Centers of Excellence program. With these awards, announced on World Autism Awareness Day, these and nine other ACE centers around the country are now being funded for up to five years.

3 Apr 2013

Legislation proposed to help vets wrongly denied benefits

Two Minnesota lawmakers are pushing a bill to help veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder who may have been discharged from the military after being diagnosed inaccurately.

3 Apr 2013

Researchers to test cyclodextrin for treating Niemann-Pick Type C disease

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is playing a leading role in one of the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) first clinical trials to improve treatments for rare and neglected diseases.

3 Apr 2013

Minocycline can help reduce hemorrhagic stroke damage

A new study will help determine if an antibiotic is a partial antidote for the poisonous effect blood has on the brain following a hemorrhagic stroke, researchers say.

2 Apr 2013

Post-2015 framework will fail in tackling inequality without inclusion of disability

"The communiqué released at the end of the U.N. high-level panel meeting on the post-2015 development agenda failed to mention disability, repeating in Bali the same omission notable in last month's official communiqué from the Monrovia meeting," Dominic Haslam, director of policy and strategic program support at Sightsavers, and Virginia Kamowa, global advocacy coordinator for the organization, write in The Guardian's "Poverty Matters" blog.

2 Apr 2013

Union Bank earns title of 2012 Top Heart Walk Fundraising Team

The American Heart Association is pleased to announce that Union Bank, N.A., has earned the title of the 2012 Top Heart Walk Fundraising Team in the country for their fundraising efforts last calendar year.

2 Apr 2013

Study: Obstructive sleep apnea increases rates of ADHD-like behavioral problems in children

A new study found that obstructive sleep apnea, a common form of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), is associated with increased rates of ADHD-like behavioral problems in children as well as other adaptive and learning problems.

30 Mar 2013

Viewpoints: Time to focus on health care prices; Entitlement programs and generational warfare; Cigarette tax hikes and smoking cessation

Traditionally, the theory driving discussions on the high cost of health care in the United States has been that there is enormous waste in the system, taking the form of excess utilization of care. From that theory it follows that methods of controlling the growth of health spending should focus on ways to reduce the use of unnecessary or only marginally beneficial health care.

30 Mar 2013

Weekend reading: Seniors smoking marijuana; Same-sex marriage and public health

For Cher Neufer, a 65-year-old retired teacher, socializing with friends (all in their 60s) means using marijuana. Once a week they get together to play Texas Hold 'Em poker "and pass around a doobie," Ms. Neufer said. … Statistics suggest that more members of the older generations, like Ms. Neufer, are using marijuana.

30 Mar 2013

Porter Adventist Hospital to discuss TIA and their connection to future stroke risk

On Tuesday, April 9, Porter Adventist Hospital will be hosting an important community class discussing ministrokes, or transient ischemic attacks (TIA), and their connection to future stroke risk.

29 Mar 2013

Study promises effective treatment for stroke patients

Two molecules may provide, for the first time, an indication of which stroke patients will suffer a further, long-term neurological deficit, allowing doctors to tailor treatment more effectively.

29 Mar 2013

Blog examines funding for MDR-TB versus drug-susceptible TB

In the Center for Global Development's "Global Health Policy" blog, Amanda Glassman, director of global health policy at CGD, and Kate McQueston, program coordinator at the center, examine spending on tuberculosis, including drugs to fight susceptible and multidrug-resistant strains of the bacteria.

28 Mar 2013

Tecfidera gets FDA approval for adults with relapsing forms of MS

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Tecfidera (dimethyl fumarate) capsules to treat adults with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis.

28 Mar 2013

Royal Holloway University supports Muscular Dystrophy Campaign

Royal Holloway University, is today giving money generated by its research into Duchenne muscular dystrophy to the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign.

27 Mar 2013

Health Strategy Associates principal comments on impact of opioid use on workers' compensation

Opioids are the biggest problem facing workers' compensation today. This was the message Joseph Paduda, principal of Health Strategy Associates and author of www.ManagedCareMatters.com, delivered at the California Workers' Compensation Institute's annual meeting in San Francisco last week.

27 Mar 2013

U.S. Office of Global Health Diplomacy should lead G20 efforts to ensure global NTD drug coverage

"Because they strike mostly forgotten people living on less than $2 per day, [neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)] have traditionally been thought of as a problem exclusive to low-income countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa," Peter Hotez, dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine and president and director of the Sabin Vaccine Institute and Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, writes in a Foreign Policy opinion piece

27 Mar 2013

Disability News and Research

New research shows children with autism have excess of duplicated DNA

Life-changing ChromaGen lenses for people with dyslexia, other reading disorders

New study suggests targeting mental defeat feelings could prevent severe depression

Report shows identical genetic mutations are shared among neurodevelopmental disorders

NIH awards funding to two recipients of Autism Centers of Excellence program

Legislation proposed to help vets wrongly denied benefits

Researchers to test cyclodextrin for treating Niemann-Pick Type C disease

Minocycline can help reduce hemorrhagic stroke damage

Post-2015 framework will fail in tackling inequality without inclusion of disability

Union Bank earns title of 2012 Top Heart Walk Fundraising Team

Study: Obstructive sleep apnea increases rates of ADHD-like behavioral problems in children

Viewpoints: Time to focus on health care prices; Entitlement programs and generational warfare; Cigarette tax hikes and smoking cessation

Weekend reading: Seniors smoking marijuana; Same-sex marriage and public health

Porter Adventist Hospital to discuss TIA and their connection to future stroke risk

Study promises effective treatment for stroke patients

Blog examines funding for MDR-TB versus drug-susceptible TB

Tecfidera gets FDA approval for adults with relapsing forms of MS

Royal Holloway University supports Muscular Dystrophy Campaign

Health Strategy Associates principal comments on impact of opioid use on workers' compensation

U.S. Office of Global Health Diplomacy should lead G20 efforts to ensure global NTD drug coverage

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Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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