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Young people with self-determination training could help shift focus to students' strengths LAWRENCE -- The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a new world of challenges for education. But a new study from the University of Kansas shows the…

The findings are a promising step for a disease with limited treatment optionsCredit: Michigan Medicine - Jacob Dwyer By combining two medications, researchers at Michigan Medicine optimized a therapy for people with gout, a…

Credit: Chris Thelen, Freelance Photographer Cells called astrocytes normally support our neurons, and now scientists are working to reprogram the star-shaped cells into neurons that help reconnect the brain and body after a spinal…

National Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) - issued monthly by Kessler Foundation and the University of New HampshireCredit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ - May 7, 2021 - Incremental gains in the economic indicators…

Longitudinal study by international MS research team shows that people with relapsing-remitting MS performed significantly lower in several social cognition domains, despite being classified as "cognitively normal."Credit: Kessler…

Customised medicines could one day be manufactured to patients' individual needs, with University of East Anglia (UEA) researchers investigating technology to 3D 'print' pills. The team, including Dr Andy Gleadall and Prof Richard…

Credit: Megan Huisingh-Scheetz New York (April 26, 2021)--The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) and the AGS Health in Aging Foundation today conferred one of their newest honors on Megan Huisingh-Scheetz, MD, MPH, a geriatrician…

Largest study of its kind shows infected babies face greater risk of neurodevelopmental impairments and underlines need for follow-up care for survivors and maternal GBS vaccines Invasive Group B Streptococcus (GBS) disease, notably…

Researchers at Kessler Foundation upend long-held assumption that language ability is largely intact in individuals with multiple sclerosis, suggesting the need for more comprehensive neuropsychological testingCredit: Kessler…

A new Portland State study challenges the idea that youth with cognitive disabilities are unable or lack potential to pursue a career in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. In a study using national data on more than…

An analysis of published studies indicates that pharmacist-led efforts can reduce medication-related harms--such as cognitive impairment, falls, drug-drug interactions, and bacterial infections--in older adults in residential aged care…

A team of researchers from Dartmouth has been awarded nearly $225,000 from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to develop and test "BandPass," a remote-sensing resistance band exercise…

UC Riverside-led national survey of MS specialists finds nearly 10% had been redeployed to the front lines of COVID-19 patient careCredit: C. Rosema. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A survey of U.S. multiple sclerosis, or MS, specialist…

The new cutoff values for a metric widely used by geriatricians, physical therapists and nutritionists are more accurate, facilitate early diagnosis and contribute to preventive treatment  Aging entails a loss of muscle mass and strength,…

Credit: Aaron Fleming A recent case study from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill demonstrates that, with training, neural control of a powered prosthetic ankle can restore a wide…

Researchers at Keck School of Medicine of USC develop signals that could bring color vision and improved clarity to prosthesis for the blindCredit: Gianluca Lazzi There are millions of people who face the loss of their eyesight from…

Expressive language sampling (ELS) is a useful tool for measuring communication development in youth with Down syndrome, a new multi-site study has found. The study, co-led by Angela Thurman and Leonard Abbeduto from the UC Davis MIND…

In a study of 558 college students, those who reported more symptoms associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) also reported higher levels of stress. Students reporting higher levels of ADHD symptoms also reported…

A new large-scale study led by UC Davis Health and UC San Francisco researchers assessed the risks of leukemia in children with Down syndrome. It pointed to stronger than expected associations between Down syndrome and acute myeloid…

National Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) -- issued semi-monthly by Kessler Foundation and the University of New HampshireCredit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ - April 2, 2021 - The job numbers flattened for people…