Researchers use national study to enhance understanding of late-life disability and care
A new supplemental issue to The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences features papers examining outcomes ...
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Protein linked to intellectual disability has complex role
Fragile X syndrome, the leading inherited cause of intellectual disability, is due to a genetic mutation that largely eliminates the ...
Joubert Syndrome: the link between intellectual disability and defects in the hippocampus
An important link has been found between the intellectual disability experienced by children with the rare disease Joubert Syndrome (JS) ...
Risk of homelessness or incarceration among foster youth varies by type of disability
Ages 17-21 are important transitional years as young adults learn to become adults with more responsibilities. Many youth have family ...
What factors might put older adults at higher risk of experiencing greater disability after major surgery?
In an analysis published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society that included 247 adults aged 70 years or ...
Older Japanese dog owners may face lower risk of disability than non-dog owners
An analysis of data from more than 11,000 older Japanese adults suggests that seniors who own a dog may be ...
Research in brief: Science one step closer to “turning off” seizures, sleep disturbances linked to intellectual disability
Science is one step closer to developing targeted drug therapies that may reduce seizures, sleep disorders, and related symptoms common ...
Study finds hydroxychloroquine delays disability for least treatable form of multiple sclerosis
A University of Calgary study has found promising results for the generic drug hydroxychloroquine when used to treat the evolution of ...
“They do not care about us. They have forgotten us.” New research shows disability organisations were ‘unsung heroes’ of the COVID-19 pandemic
Three new publications by Inclusive Futures have revealed how people with disabilities were not only disproportionately and ‘catastrophically’ excluded from ...
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Data contradict fears of COVID-19 vaccine effects on pregnancy and fertility
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Price and convenience can drive consumers to purchase cannabis from illegal, rather than legal, sources: Study
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Atom-by-atom growth chart for shells helps decode past climate
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‘Democracy’ governs mass jackdaw take-offs
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Long-duration energy storage beats the challenge of week-long wind-power lulls
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COVID vaccine trial locations influenced in vaccine efficacy results