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Depression: Talking can be first step towards treatment and recovery

Depression is the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide. According to the latest estimates from the World Health Organization, more than 300 million people are now living with depression, an increase of more than 18% between 2005 and 2015.

3 Apr 2017

Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare commends CMS for stopping pre-claim review demonstration

The Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare — a coalition of home health providers dedicated to improving the integrity, quality, and efficiency of home healthcare for our nation's seniors — today commended the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for stopping the planned implementation of a Pre-Claim Review Demonstration in Florida, which would have applied new, mandatory regulatory requirements on all home health agenciesoperating across the state on April 1.

31 Mar 2017

WHO launches global initiative to reduce medication-related harm in next 5 years

WHO today launched a global initiative to reduce severe, avoidable medication-associated harm in all countries by 50% over the next 5 years.

30 Mar 2017

New study reveals economic burden of emergency department visits for traumatic brain injury

A new study that looked at nearly 134,000 emergency department visits for traumatic brain injury, including concussion, during a one year period in Ontario estimated that those visits had a total cost of $945 million over the lifetimes of those patients.

29 Mar 2017

FDA approves new therapy for adult patients with relapsing and primary progressive MS

On March 28, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Ocrevus (ocrelizumab) to treat adult patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS) and primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS).

29 Mar 2017

Breakthrough technique harvests stem cells from urine to study Down syndrome

One of the biggest challenges in studying Down syndrome is finding the right research model. Animals and established cell lines are limited in their ability to mimic human disease, and results don't always translate to patient populations.

28 Mar 2017

Researchers use machine learning approach to accurately predict risk of depression

Depression affects more than 15 million American adults, or about 6.7 percent of the U.S. population, each year. It is the leading cause of disability for those between the ages of 15 and 44.

27 Mar 2017

Study shows existence of numerous, varied genetic syndromes linked to obesity than previously thought

A new study led by researchers from McMaster University has shown that, while relatively rare in the general population, there are a large number of varied, genetic syndromes associated with obesity.

27 Mar 2017

Multipronged study of schizophrenia-associated syndrome receives $3.1 million NIH grant

A research team at Emory University is embarking on a multipronged study of 3q29 deletion syndrome, a genetic mutation associated with a 40-fold increased risk for schizophrenia and a range of other neuropsychiatric conditions including mild to moderate intellectual disability, autism and anxiety.

24 Mar 2017

Americans with lower socioeconomic status have highest smoking rates

After decades of declining US smoking rates overall, most remaining smokers have low income, no college education, no health insurance or a disability, according to research from the Colorado School of Public Health at CU Anschutz.

24 Mar 2017

SLU researchers aim to tackle diabetes and obesity by capturing benefits of exercise in pill form

With a series of new grants, Saint Louis University researchers will tackle the twin epidemics of diabetes and obesity by tapping into the potential of two nuclear receptors that control muscle metabolism.

24 Mar 2017

OTUD6B gene mutations linked to physical and intellectual deficits

An international team of researchers from institutions around the world, including Baylor College of Medicine, has discovered that mutations of the OTUD6B gene result in a spectrum of physical and intellectual deficits.

24 Mar 2017

Regular exercise linked to slower HRQL and mobility decline in PD patients

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive condition that often results in mobility impairments and can lead to decreased health-related quality of life (HRQL) and death. There is evidence that physical activity can delay decline in PD patients.

23 Mar 2017

Penn researcher wins Scientific Innovations Award from Chicago-based Brain Research Foundation

James Eberwine, PhD, the Elmer Holmes Bobst Professor of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, has received the 2017 Scientific Innovations Award from the Chicago-based Brain Research Foundation, which supports research for preventing and treating neurological diseases.

22 Mar 2017

Early treatment with stem cells can safely help recovery in stroke patients, study shows

A multicenter trial looking at whether a single dose of millions of adult, bone-marrow-derived stem cells can aid stroke recovery indicates it's safe and well-tolerated by patients but may not significantly improve their recovery within the first three months, researchers report.

20 Mar 2017

World's first licence for mitochondrial donation IVF may enable women to have disease-free babies

Eminent UK reproductive and genetics experts have become the first in the world licensed to provide a revolutionary IVF procedure using donor DNA – which they spent decades developing – enabling women carrying potentially fatal mitochondrial disease to have healthy, genetically-related babies.

20 Mar 2017

Many Canadian family doctors still use manual devices to measure blood pressure, study shows

A study by researchers at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) shows that more than half of family doctors in Canada are still using manual devices to measure blood pressure, a dated technology that often leads to misdiagnosis.

20 Mar 2017

Mount Sinai researchers review progress made in using ketamine and other therapies to treat depression

Major depressive disorder (MDD) impacts 15 million Americans and is the leading cause of disability, yet current treatments possess limited efficacy.

17 Mar 2017

First physiological test opens door to early diagnosis of autism

An algorithm based on levels of metabolites found in a blood sample can accurately predict whether a child is on the Autism spectrum of disorder (ASD), based upon a recent study.

16 Mar 2017

New biomarker may predict trajectory of TBI recovery in children

A new biomarker may help predict which children will take longer to recover from a traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to a preliminary study published in the March 15, 2017, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

16 Mar 2017

Disability News and Research

Depression: Talking can be first step towards treatment and recovery

Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare commends CMS for stopping pre-claim review demonstration

WHO launches global initiative to reduce medication-related harm in next 5 years

New study reveals economic burden of emergency department visits for traumatic brain injury

FDA approves new therapy for adult patients with relapsing and primary progressive MS

Breakthrough technique harvests stem cells from urine to study Down syndrome

Researchers use machine learning approach to accurately predict risk of depression

Study shows existence of numerous, varied genetic syndromes linked to obesity than previously thought

Multipronged study of schizophrenia-associated syndrome receives $3.1 million NIH grant

Americans with lower socioeconomic status have highest smoking rates

SLU researchers aim to tackle diabetes and obesity by capturing benefits of exercise in pill form

OTUD6B gene mutations linked to physical and intellectual deficits

Regular exercise linked to slower HRQL and mobility decline in PD patients

Penn researcher wins Scientific Innovations Award from Chicago-based Brain Research Foundation

Early treatment with stem cells can safely help recovery in stroke patients, study shows

World's first licence for mitochondrial donation IVF may enable women to have disease-free babies

Many Canadian family doctors still use manual devices to measure blood pressure, study shows

Mount Sinai researchers review progress made in using ketamine and other therapies to treat depression

First physiological test opens door to early diagnosis of autism

New biomarker may predict trajectory of TBI recovery in children

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