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Florida Atlantic University $1.5 million grant for the FAU Academy for Community Inclusion

Florida Atlantic University's College of Education has received a three-year $1.5 million grant through the Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities (FCSUA) for the FAU Academy for Community Inclusion.

12 Jun 2023

Women's use of contraceptive pills linked to greater risk of depression

Women who used combined contraceptive pills were at greater risk of developing depression than women who did not, according to a new study from Uppsala University. Contraceptive pills increased women's risk by 73 per cent during the first two years of use.

12 Jun 2023

Combining blood biomarkers with genomics could provide useful information about disease risk

Being to identify people at high risk of chronic disease means that they can be targeted with prevention measures before they become sick.

9 Jun 2023

Study finds disparities in patient portal use

People who sign up for and use their healthcare provider's online portal differ in some key characteristics from those who do not use patient portals, reports a survey study in Medical Care

9 Jun 2023

Examining accrual of intellectual disability diagnoses in autistic adolescents

Autistic individuals often rely on Medicaid for insurance, but the transition to adulthood can, and often does, impact their enrollment status.

8 Jun 2023

Colorful fruits and vegetables in the diet could improve athletes’ visual range

Nutrition is an important part of any top athlete's training program. And now, a new study by researchers from the University of Georgia proposes that supplementing the diet of athletes with colorful fruits and vegetables could improve their visual range.

8 Jun 2023

Most adults with diabetes do not receive prompt outpatient care after heart failure hospitalization

More than half of Medicaid-covered adults in Alabama with Type 2 diabetes did not receive follow-up health care within the recommended two-week period following hospitalization for newly-diagnosed heart failure, according to new research.

7 Jun 2023

Study focuses on contraceptive and pregnancy counseling for women with congenital heart defects

A new study shows that among women with congenital heart defects (CHD), reproductive counseling, concerns, and experiences differ by disability status.

7 Jun 2023

Study finds an increased disease burden in middle-aged and older autistic adults

Older autistic adults have a significantly higher risk of injury, especially self-inflicted, and physical conditions such as type 2 diabetes, anemia, heart failure and COPD.

7 Jun 2023

Leucine deficient diet has antidepressant effects on chronic restraint stress-induced depression-like behaviors

Depression is a leading cause of disability around the world and contributes greatly to the global burden of disease.

6 Jun 2023

Simple blood test for the diagnosis of Glut1 deficiency syndrome

Glut1 deficiency syndrome is a rare and disabling neurological disease still relatively unknown to the medical community.

5 Jun 2023

New campaign launched to raise awareness of the key role played by MS Nurses

MS Australia has today launched a new campaign at Parliament House on World MS Day (30 May) to raise awareness of the crucial role played by MS Nurses.

5 Jun 2023

Smoke alarm: France's high maternal smoking rates fuel prematurity and low birth weight

Research highlights the adverse effects of active and passive maternal smoking on low birth weight and preterm delivery rates. It emphasizes the importance of smoking cessation and tobacco control policies to improve maternal and child health outcomes.

1 Jun 2023

Disability News and Research

Florida Atlantic University $1.5 million grant for the FAU Academy for Community Inclusion

Women's use of contraceptive pills linked to greater risk of depression

Combining blood biomarkers with genomics could provide useful information about disease risk

Study finds disparities in patient portal use

Examining accrual of intellectual disability diagnoses in autistic adolescents

Colorful fruits and vegetables in the diet could improve athletes’ visual range

Most adults with diabetes do not receive prompt outpatient care after heart failure hospitalization

Study focuses on contraceptive and pregnancy counseling for women with congenital heart defects

Study finds an increased disease burden in middle-aged and older autistic adults

Leucine deficient diet has antidepressant effects on chronic restraint stress-induced depression-like behaviors

Simple blood test for the diagnosis of Glut1 deficiency syndrome

New campaign launched to raise awareness of the key role played by MS Nurses

Smoke alarm: France's high maternal smoking rates fuel prematurity and low birth weight

Special issue aims to deepen the conversation around cerebral palsy

Strengthening emergency, critical and operative care services in low and middle-income countries

Personalized video exercises may be useful to support rehabilitation for people with RMD

New insight into how click chemistry EV/peptide/chemokine nanomissiles repair CNS injuries

Hypertension is silent culprit in 15.8% of global dementia cases

NJHF grants awards to two Kessler Foundation scientists to advance stroke, spinal cord injury research

Computational approach could help pinpoint causal variants in the noncoding genome

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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