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Study: Neurofeedback holds potential to treat people suffering from treatment-resistant depression

A small pilot study has indicated that neurofeedback - where patients concentrate on modifying their own brainwave patterns - has potential to treat many of the 100m people worldwide who suffer from Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD).

4 Sep 2017

Vaccination efforts in poor countries prevent 20 million deaths, provide economic benefits

Vaccination efforts made in the world's poorest countries since 2001 will have prevented 20 million deaths and saved $350 billion in health-care costs by 2020, according to a new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

1 Sep 2017

Healthy lifestyle may help reduce individual's disabled end-of-life period

New research published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society indicates that a healthy lifestyle may help reduce the duration of an individual's disabled period near the end of life.

1 Sep 2017

Podcast: ‘What the health?’ Hurricane Harvey and health costs

Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen of Politico, and Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times discuss the potential health impact of Hurricane Harvey on the Texas Gulf Coast, and what impact the relief effort in Washington could have on an already jam-packed September agenda.

31 Aug 2017

Researchers develop new assessment to predict risk of falls in long-term care patients

Researchers from Hebrew SeniorLife's Institute for Aging Research have developed and validated a new assessment to predict the risk of falls in long-term care patients. The study on the assessment titled "Fracture Risk Assessment in Long-term Care (FRAiL)" was published today in the Journal of Gerontology Medical Science.

31 Aug 2017

Prolonged sitting and TV watching linked to mobility disability risk in older adults

Older people who watched more than five hours of TV per day and reported three or fewer hours per week of total physical activity had more than a three-fold higher risk of being unable to walk or having difficulty walking at the end of an 8-year study.

30 Aug 2017

Study: People with shorter LTL have more benefits on cognition following lifestyle intervention

Is telomere length associated with the cognitive response to a lifestyle intervention? Supporting evidence from the FINGER trial.

29 Aug 2017

Studies reveal strategies for using shingles vaccine in arthritis patients

New research indicates that the live varicella-zoster vaccine--which is given to protect against shingles--elicits robust immune responses in patients when administered several weeks prior to the start of treatment with the arthritis drug tofacitinib.

28 Aug 2017

ESC recommendations on management of patients with peripheral arterial diseases published

European Society of Cardiology Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Diseases, developed in collaboration with the European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS), are published online today in European Heart Journal, European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, and the ESC website.

26 Aug 2017

Purdue startup wins SAH Assistive Technology Grant to improve veterans’ ability to live independently

Prehensile Technologies, a company developing robotic assistive technology devices, is developing RoboTable, a robotic over-the-bed table, to help veterans and others with disabilities or mobility impairments better use their laptop computers and mobile devices while restricted to bed, allowing them to be more independent and remain productive with work or school.

26 Aug 2017

New study highlights role played by demographics in the spread of measles

Even if measles infection incidence has decreased by at least 90% all over the world since the introduction of the vaccine, measles is still one of the major causes of death in children among vaccine-preventable diseases.

26 Aug 2017

LGB older adults found to be in poorer health than heterosexuals

Lesbian and bisexual older women are more likely than heterosexual older women to suffer chronic health conditions, experience sleep problems and drink excessively, a new University of Washington study finds.

24 Aug 2017

ARDS survivors often leave hospital ICU with prolonged post-intensive care syndrome

Patients who survive acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) often leave a hospital intensive care unit with debilitating mental, physical, or cognitive problems that may limit their quality of life.

24 Aug 2017

Study: Tired family caregivers linked to greater ER visits, higher health care costs for disabled elders

Emergency room staff call it a "pop drop" - when a disabled older person comes in for medical attention, but it seems like the person who takes care of them at home is also seeking a break from the demands of caregiving.

24 Aug 2017

New strategy allows researchers to identify potential treatments for altered levels of MeCP2

Having twice the normal amount of the protein MeCP2, a condition called MECP2 duplication syndrome, causes severe progressive neuropsychiatric disorders that include intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorders, motor dysfunction and other medical complications.

24 Aug 2017

Disability News and Research

Study: Neurofeedback holds potential to treat people suffering from treatment-resistant depression

Vaccination efforts in poor countries prevent 20 million deaths, provide economic benefits

Healthy lifestyle may help reduce individual's disabled end-of-life period

Podcast: ‘What the health?’ Hurricane Harvey and health costs

Researchers develop new assessment to predict risk of falls in long-term care patients

Prolonged sitting and TV watching linked to mobility disability risk in older adults

Study: People with shorter LTL have more benefits on cognition following lifestyle intervention

Studies reveal strategies for using shingles vaccine in arthritis patients

ESC recommendations on management of patients with peripheral arterial diseases published

Purdue startup wins SAH Assistive Technology Grant to improve veterans’ ability to live independently

New study highlights role played by demographics in the spread of measles

LGB older adults found to be in poorer health than heterosexuals

ARDS survivors often leave hospital ICU with prolonged post-intensive care syndrome

Study: Tired family caregivers linked to greater ER visits, higher health care costs for disabled elders

New strategy allows researchers to identify potential treatments for altered levels of MeCP2

Researchers use small molecule to relieve symptoms of Rett syndrome in mouse model

Study findings may help develop marker to identify anxiety in fragile X syndrome patients

Using liquid spring technology to create bionic knee braces

Kessler Foundation receives Wallerstein Foundation grant to advance stroke rehabilitation research

International research group to explore underlying genetic causes of cerebral palsy

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

Exploring the G:Box and for high-quality imaging

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