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$Study suggests Vitamin D prescription lowers hip fracture incidence$

Study suggests Vitamin D prescription lowers hip fracture incidence

Researchers examined the relationship between vitamin D supplementation and osteoporosis-related fracture incidence.

14 Aug 2023

$Patients prescribed corticosteroids less likely to receive fracture preventive care$

Patients prescribed corticosteroids less likely to receive fracture preventive care

Prolonged use of corticosteroids, such as prednisolone, has been shown to cause osteoporosis and therefore increases the risk of breaking a bone.

10 Aug 2023

Can social robots and brain-computer interface video games help manage ADHD?

Scientists have discussed the utility of social robots and brain-computer interface video games in treating young people with ADHD.

10 Aug 2023

Have social determinants of health affected COVID-19 vaccine uptake?

Researchers investigated clinically significant predictors of COVID-19 vaccination uptake among individuals with social and medical susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection.

10 Aug 2023

Particulate matter air pollution linked to increased cardiovascular disease death and disability worldwide

The impact of particulate matter air pollution on death and disability is on the rise worldwide, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

9 Aug 2023

Pioneering study links testicular cancer among military personnel to ‘forever chemicals’

Gary Flook served in the Air Force for 37 years, as a firefighter at the now-closed Chanute Air Force Base in Illinois and the former Grissom Air Force Base in Indiana, where he regularly trained with aqueous film forming foam, or AFFF — a frothy white fire retardant that is highly effective but now known to be toxic.

9 Aug 2023

Antimicrobial resistance linked to 569,000 deaths in the Americas in 2019

569,000 deaths were linked to bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in all 35 countries of the WHO Region of the Americas, according to a new peer-reviewed paper published in The Lancet Regional Health – Americas.

8 Aug 2023

Is a Western diet a risk factor for major depressive disorder?

Researchers investigated whether the Western diet (WD) was a risk element for major depressive disorder (MDD) patients.

8 Aug 2023

Physical effects of bedrest on older hospital patients can be countered by 25 minutes of walking

As little as 25 minutes a day of slow walking seems to be enough to counter the detrimental physical effects of bedrest on older hospital patients, finds a pooled data analysis of the available evidence, published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

4 Aug 2023

COVID-19's impact on persons with disabilities in Africa

In 2017, a road accident left Anna Nzioka with two fractures in her right leg. After a series of operations and physiotherapy, she has slowly learned to walk again, although with the aid of a crutch.

3 Aug 2023

Stroke risk factor disparities between Black and non-Black adults may be resolved with intensive care

Significant stroke risk factor disparities exist between Black adults and non-Black adults who have had a stroke.

3 Aug 2023

Childhood trauma can lead to physical and cognitive impairments in old age

Adverse childhood experiences have impacts deep into old age, especially for those who experienced violence, and include both physical and cognitive impairments.

2 Aug 2023

Does long-term, daily low-dose aspirin treatment affect the incidence of stroke or intracerebral bleeding?

Researchers found that older adults who took aspirin had a 38% higher risk of intracranial bleeding.

2 Aug 2023

The number of deaths attributable to second hand smoke exposure has increased between 1990 and 2019

Researchers estimated the prevalence of and assessed trends in exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS)

2 Aug 2023

Penn Medicine and CHOP receive $26 million NIH grant to develop treatments for three rare genetic diseases

A Penn Medicine and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) team will seek to develop treatments for three rare, incurable genetic diseases with the help of a $26 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

1 Aug 2023

Anemia: A global health problem with wide disparities

Anemia affected nearly 2 billion people in 2021, impacting women to a greater degree than men. In a new study covering three decades of global anemia data (1990–2021), a complex picture emerges of how several key factors play into the divergence in success stories among men, women, and children.

31 Jul 2023

COVID-19 led to increased anxiety for families with children with neurodevelopmental conditions

A peer-reviewed study published in the Journal of Global Health analyzed data from more than 6,600 families with a child with a neurodevelopmental condition (NDC) - autism, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, developmental language disorder, Down syndrome, Williams syndrome, and intellectual disability - from 70 countries, including the United States.

31 Jul 2023

Disability News and Research

Study suggests Vitamin D prescription lowers hip fracture incidence

Patients prescribed corticosteroids less likely to receive fracture preventive care

Can social robots and brain-computer interface video games help manage ADHD?

Have social determinants of health affected COVID-19 vaccine uptake?

Particulate matter air pollution linked to increased cardiovascular disease death and disability worldwide

Pioneering study links testicular cancer among military personnel to ‘forever chemicals’

Antimicrobial resistance linked to 569,000 deaths in the Americas in 2019

Is a Western diet a risk factor for major depressive disorder?

Physical effects of bedrest on older hospital patients can be countered by 25 minutes of walking

COVID-19's impact on persons with disabilities in Africa

Stroke risk factor disparities between Black and non-Black adults may be resolved with intensive care

Childhood trauma can lead to physical and cognitive impairments in old age

Does long-term, daily low-dose aspirin treatment affect the incidence of stroke or intracerebral bleeding?

The number of deaths attributable to second hand smoke exposure has increased between 1990 and 2019

Penn Medicine and CHOP receive $26 million NIH grant to develop treatments for three rare genetic diseases

Anemia: A global health problem with wide disparities

COVID-19 led to increased anxiety for families with children with neurodevelopmental conditions

New criteria could dramatically increase rates of endovascular thrombectomy

Using geospatial mapping techniques to assist burn injury survivors

New study findings underscore the importance of timely newborn screenings in early care for cystic fibrosis

Industry Focus eBook - Cell biology (5th edition) eBook

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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