Disabled Persons

Biases toward people with disabilities increase with age and over timeCredit: Robert Ruggiero via Upsplash Needing to ride in a wheelchair can put the brakes on myriad opportunities - some less obvious than one might think. New research…

Unique sensor system responds 1,000 times faster than the human sense of touch, the fastest ever achieved for an e-skinCredit: National University of Singapore Robots and prosthetic devices may soon have a sense of touch equivalent to, or…

Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Baylor College of Medicine researchers, in collaboration with the University of California, Los Angeles and Second Sight Medical Products (Los Angeles, Calif.) are using a visual cortical…

Researchers have developed a new technique to help doctors more quickly and accurately detect autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children. In a study led by the University of Waterloo, researchers characterized how children with ASD scan…

13 young adults with tetraplegia are able to feed themselves, hold a drink, brush their teeth, and write as a result of a novel surgical technique which connects functioning nerves with injured nerves to restore power in paralyzed muscles…

CORVALLIS, Ore. - Broader monitoring of patients is needed to reduce the number of people who develop a urinary tract infection after being discharged from the hospital, new research by Oregon State University suggests. Findings were…

$3 million grant extends 30-year study, one of the longest on premature birthCredit: URI photo KINGSTON, R.I. -- June 25, 2019 -- The stress premature infants experience can carry on throughout their adult life, causing cognitive…

Employers who don't step up to help with workplace supports may make informal caregiving 'an even tougher role,' Baylor University researcher saysCredit: Baylor University People who care for their elderly parents outside of their…

Study by MS research team finds evidence for differential effects of progressive MS on cognitive and affective Theory of MindCredit: Kessler Foundation/Jody Banks East Hanover, NJ. June 25, 2019. A recent study by Kessler…

Drs. Shenoy Handiru and Lancaster will study novel ways to improve rehabilitative care for disabilities caused by stroke and multiple sclerosisCredit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ. June 21, 2019. Each year, the New Jersey Health…