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Different types of stroke have diverse risk profiles in overweight or obese women

According to new research, women who are overweight or obese may have an increased risk of the most common kind of stroke, called ischemic stroke, but a decreased risk of a more often deadly stroke, called hemorrhagic stroke.

8 Sep 2016

Strong social support may lead to shorter stay in rehab facility, better recovery of patients

Sometimes the best medicine is the care of family and friends. A recent study from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston showed that patients with strong social support from family and friends spend less time in an inpatient rehabilitation facility.

7 Sep 2016

Research provides deeper understanding of what happens in the brain when occupied by visual task

When we are busy with something that requires the use of sight, the brain reduces hearing to make it easy for us.

7 Sep 2016

WPA-funded global survey reveals level of discrimination faced by people with mental health problems

On World Mind Matters Day 2016, a global survey funded by the World Psychiatric Association (WPA), of laws and policies in 193 United Nations (UN) member states reveals the level of discrimination faced by people with mental illness in the areas of marriage, voting rights employment and right to contract.

6 Sep 2016

Researchers describe how genetic mutations cause unnamed neurological disorder

In rare cases -- for instance, among siblings in two families from Pakistan and Oman described in a new study -- children have been born with an unnamed neurological disorder.

6 Sep 2016

Foul smelling gas could help people with diabetes recover from heart complications

A gas that was formerly known for its noxious qualities could help people with diabetes recover from common heart and blood vessel complications, concludes research led by the University of Exeter Medical School.

1 Sep 2016

CFS possesses objectively identifiable chemical signature in men and women, study reveals

Dauer is the German word for persistence or long-lived. It is a type of stasis in the development in some invertebrates that is prompted by harsh environmental conditions. The findings are published online in the August 29 issue of PNAS.

29 Aug 2016

Study results confirm safety and efficacy of INSIGHTEC’s Exablate Neuro system for the treatment of essential tremor

INSIGHTEC, the leader in MR-guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) therapy, has announced that the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) has published the results of a pivotal study of their Exablate Neuro system for the non-invasive treatment of essential tremor (ET). The study met its primary endpoint with patients treated with Exablate Neuro demonstrating a clinically significant 47% improvement in a composite tremor score at three months as compared to no change in the sham cohort.

29 Aug 2016

Researchers estimate asthma costs the UK health care £1.1 billion every year

Asthma costs the UK health service at least £1.1 billion each year, researchers have estimated.

28 Aug 2016

Direct catheter-based thrombectomy equally effective to bridging thrombolysis in acute ischaemic stroke

Direct catheter-based thrombectomy is equally effective to bridging thrombolysis in the treatment of acute ischaemic stroke, according to results from the observational PRAGUE-16 registry study presented at ESC Congress 2016 today.

28 Aug 2016

New oral anticoagulants offer same stroke prevention, but cause less intracranial bleeding than warfarin

The new oral anticoagulants provide the same stroke prevention as warfarin but cause less intracranial bleeding, reports an observational study in more than 43 000 patients presented at ESC Congress 2016 today by Dr Laila Staerk, a research fellow at Herlev and Gentofte University Hospital, Denmark.

28 Aug 2016

RPB continues research initiative to address urgent needs in treating low vision

Research to Prevent Blindness is continuing its research initiative to address urgent needs in understanding and treating low vision.

28 Aug 2016

Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation awards Quality of Life grants to 79 nonprofit organizations

The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, a national nonprofit dedicated to improving quality of life for individuals living with paralysis, announced it has awarded $575,704 in Quality of Life grants to 79 nonprofit organizations nationwide.

27 Aug 2016

SSRI treatment improves cognitive and social functioning in young children with fragile X

Treatment with sertraline may provide nominal but important improvements in cognition and social participation in very young children with fragile X syndrome, the most common genetic cause of intellectual disability and the leading single-gene cause of autism, a study by researchers with the UC Davis MIND Institute has found.

26 Aug 2016

Arab uprising linked to detrimental effects on health and life expectancy in several countries

The Arab uprising in 2010 and subsequent wars in the eastern Mediterranean region have had serious detrimental effects on the health and life expectancy of the people living in many of the 22 countries in the region, according to a major new analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 (GBD 2013), published in The Lancet Global Health journal.

26 Aug 2016

First trial of Cognition Kit wearables demonstrates effectiveness in measuring mental health

The neuroscience company Cambridge Cognition Holdings PLC, which develops near patient technologies for the assessment of brain health, has announced results from a new technology feasibility study. The results demonstrate for the first time that consumer grade wearables such as the Apple Watch® and Microsoft Band can be used to accurately measure clinically relevant cognitive performance in everyday life using the Company’s new Cognition Kit software.

26 Aug 2016

Study shows prehospital thrombolysis delivered in STEMO improves outcomes in stroke patients

When treating a patient with stroke, every minute counts. A specialized stroke ambulance (Stroke Emergency Mobile or STEMO) allows physicians to start specific treatment, such as thrombolysis, at scene.

25 Aug 2016

Childhood brain injury increases chances of mental illness, poor school attainment and premature death

Childhood brain injuries, including concussions, are associated with an increased risk of subsequent mental illness, poor school attainment and premature death, according to a study published today in PLOS Medicine.

24 Aug 2016

Tendon transfer for quadriplegics greatly underused, article reveals

A surgery for quadriplegics called tendon transfer can significantly improve hand and elbow function, but the procedure is greatly underused, according to an article in the journal Hand Clinics by Loyola Medicine hand surgeon Michael S. Bednar, MD, FAAOS.

24 Aug 2016

Researchers investigate link between diet, obesity-linked Type 2 diabetes, and spinal disc degeneration

Can a diet high in processed fat and sugar and Type 2 diabetes cause degeneration of intervertebral discs in the spine? If so, what is happening, and can it be prevented? As part of an ongoing collaboration between Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai - a partnership that draws upon the expertise of both schools to address significant health problems - researchers hope to answer those questions by investigating the link between diet, obesity-linked Type 2 diabetes, and intervertebral disc degeneration.

23 Aug 2016

Disability News and Research

Different types of stroke have diverse risk profiles in overweight or obese women

Strong social support may lead to shorter stay in rehab facility, better recovery of patients

Research provides deeper understanding of what happens in the brain when occupied by visual task

WPA-funded global survey reveals level of discrimination faced by people with mental health problems

Researchers describe how genetic mutations cause unnamed neurological disorder

Foul smelling gas could help people with diabetes recover from heart complications

CFS possesses objectively identifiable chemical signature in men and women, study reveals

Study results confirm safety and efficacy of INSIGHTEC’s Exablate Neuro system for the treatment of essential tremor

Researchers estimate asthma costs the UK health care £1.1 billion every year

Direct catheter-based thrombectomy equally effective to bridging thrombolysis in acute ischaemic stroke

New oral anticoagulants offer same stroke prevention, but cause less intracranial bleeding than warfarin

RPB continues research initiative to address urgent needs in treating low vision

Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation awards Quality of Life grants to 79 nonprofit organizations

SSRI treatment improves cognitive and social functioning in young children with fragile X

Arab uprising linked to detrimental effects on health and life expectancy in several countries

First trial of Cognition Kit wearables demonstrates effectiveness in measuring mental health

Study shows prehospital thrombolysis delivered in STEMO improves outcomes in stroke patients

Childhood brain injury increases chances of mental illness, poor school attainment and premature death

Tendon transfer for quadriplegics greatly underused, article reveals

Researchers investigate link between diet, obesity-linked Type 2 diabetes, and spinal disc degeneration

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