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Developments regarding ways to connect elderly or disabled people with care

Kaiser Health News reports on how one program helps people on Medicaid move out of institutional settings and return to the community while The New York Times reports on an agreement that might make it easier for people with chronic conditions and disabilities to qualify for Medicare coverage of home health care, skilled nursing home-stays and outpatient therapy.

24 Oct 2012

Kessler Foundation to study role of environmental factors in rehabilitation outcomes in SCI

Amanda Botticello, PhD, MPH, research scientist in Outcomes & Assessment Research at Kessler Foundation, received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to study the role of environmental factors in rehabilitation outcomes in spinal cord injury.

24 Oct 2012

CAMH scientists identify potential new approach to prevent smoking relapse

Scientists at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have identified a potential new approach to preventing smoking relapse, which occurs frequently in smokers who attempt to quit, despite current treatments.

23 Oct 2012

Poverty, collective violence affect mental health of children in the U.S./Mexican border

Collective violence attributed to organized crime and poverty are adversely affecting the mental health of children living near the Texas-Mexico border, according to a poster presented Oct. 19 at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans.

22 Oct 2012

New IOF report clearly outlines osteoporosis care gap in Italy

A newly released IOF report for World Osteoporosis Day, 'Capture the Fracture - A global campaign to break the fragility fracture cycle', clearly outlines the care gap which is leaving millions of fracture patients undiagnosed and without treatment for osteoporosis or assessment for falls risk.

20 Oct 2012

Brain Injury Research Center of Mount Sinai receives fund to research on TBI

The Brain Injury Research Center of Mount Sinai has received two prestigious grants totaling $6.65 million to fund research on traumatic brain injury over the next five years.

20 Oct 2012

Novel insight into impact that Huntington's disease has on the brain

A study led by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) provides novel insight into the impact that Huntington's disease has on the brain.

19 Oct 2012

Study demonstrates cancer control essential for development progress, researcher says

Using data from cancer registries worldwide, researchers from the International Agency for Cancer Research (IACR) found that 169.3 million years of healthy life were lost to cancer in 2008, according to a study published on Tuesday in the Lancet, HealthDay News reports.

19 Oct 2012

Quick, cheap eye scan can predict brain damage in people with multiple sclerosis

An inexpensive, five-minute eye scan can accurately assess the amount of brain damage in people with the debilitating autoimmune disorder multiple sclerosis (MS), and offer clues about how quickly the disease is progressing, according to results of two Johns Hopkins studies.

19 Oct 2012

New book aims to improve treatment and outcomes for people with head and neck injuries

Improving treatment and outcomes for people with life-threatening head and neck injuries is the aim of a comprehensive new book by one of Australia's eminent neurosurgeons.

17 Oct 2012

Kids encouraged to Stand Up for their health and be active

Children and adolescents are accumulating up to eight hours of sitting on a daily basis, research to be presented at Australia’s paramount sports medicine, sports science, sports injury prevention and physical activity promotion conference, be active2012 will show (October 31- November 3, Sydney).

16 Oct 2012

‘Gene for speed’ researcher awarded Ramaciotti Medal

Professor Kathryn North AM, the researcher responsible for discovering the ‘gene for speed’, has been awarded the prestigious Ramaciotti Medal for Excellence in Biomedical Research and a $50,000 grant.

16 Oct 2012

Thrust techniques do not outweigh nonthrust for low-back pain

Early use of thrust manipulation does not offer improved outcomes and a quicker recovery from low-back pain compared with nonthrust techniques, US study findings suggest.

16 Oct 2012

Women with learning disabilities left out of contraception decisions

Women with learning disabilities are frequently left out of decisions concerning contraception, and often use contraceptives despite not being sexually active, show the results of a UK survey.

16 Oct 2012

Taking technology from the lab to the patient: SMART Arm™: Hand of hope for stroke survivors

Creating a viable commercial product from its beginnings as a research concept through to a final product patients can use is a long, difficult and often expensive process. However, as David Henderson, the Managing Director of UniQuest, one of the leading technology transfer companies in the Asia Pacific region explains, a focus on patient needs is vital for developing a successful product.

15 Oct 2012

Ultrasound may help predict future tendon injuries in dancers

Asymptomatic focal hypoechoic changes in the patellar and achilles tendons moderately increase the risk for future injury in professional dancers, show study findings.

15 Oct 2012

‘Daunting’ trajectory of age at first stroke

The incidence of stroke in young people has increased over recent years, shows a US population-based study.

15 Oct 2012

Study assesses ethnic disparities among construction workers with injuries

White non-Hispanic construction workers are awarded higher workers' compensation settlements in Illinois than Hispanic or black construction workers with similar injuries and disabilities, according to researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health.

15 Oct 2012

Genzyme announces key data from AUBAGIO Phase III trial on multiple sclerosis

Genzyme, a Sanofi company announced today that key data from the TOWER trial were presented at the 28th Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS).

15 Oct 2012

ELSA report reveals economic, social, psychological and health concerns of U.K.’s ageing society

One in six people in England aged over 50 are socially isolated. They have few socially orientated hobbies, little civic or cultural engagement with society, and may have very limited social networks. This was a key finding from the most recent report of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), a comprehensive study that aims to understand the economic, social, psychological and health concerns of an ageing society.

15 Oct 2012

Disability News and Research

Developments regarding ways to connect elderly or disabled people with care

Kessler Foundation to study role of environmental factors in rehabilitation outcomes in SCI

CAMH scientists identify potential new approach to prevent smoking relapse

Poverty, collective violence affect mental health of children in the U.S./Mexican border

New IOF report clearly outlines osteoporosis care gap in Italy

Brain Injury Research Center of Mount Sinai receives fund to research on TBI

Novel insight into impact that Huntington's disease has on the brain

Study demonstrates cancer control essential for development progress, researcher says

Quick, cheap eye scan can predict brain damage in people with multiple sclerosis

New book aims to improve treatment and outcomes for people with head and neck injuries

Kids encouraged to Stand Up for their health and be active

‘Gene for speed’ researcher awarded Ramaciotti Medal

Thrust techniques do not outweigh nonthrust for low-back pain

Women with learning disabilities left out of contraception decisions

Taking technology from the lab to the patient: SMART Arm™: Hand of hope for stroke survivors

Ultrasound may help predict future tendon injuries in dancers

‘Daunting’ trajectory of age at first stroke

Study assesses ethnic disparities among construction workers with injuries

Genzyme announces key data from AUBAGIO Phase III trial on multiple sclerosis

ELSA report reveals economic, social, psychological and health concerns of U.K.’s ageing society

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