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Insights into COVID-19's aftermath: 2-year study examines lasting health effects

Researchers comprehensively assessed the risks and burdens of post-acute sequelae of coronavirus disease 2019.

28 Aug 2023

A review of the neurological imaging techniques in dementia diagnosis

Researchers reviewed existing data on the contribution of neuroimaging modalities such as magnetic resonance imaging.

28 Aug 2023

Ciliopathies: A new understanding of the role of the NSL complex

The non-specific lethal (NSL) complex is a chromatin-associated factor that has been shown to regulate the expression of thousands of genes in both fruit flies and mammals.

25 Aug 2023

Processing speed influences memory rehabilitation outcomes in TBI patients

Scientists at Kessler Foundation reported results from a randomized controlled trial examining the influence of processing speed on treatment benefits of the Kessler Foundation modified Story Memory Technique (KF-mSMT) in individuals with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI).

25 Aug 2023

Cardio or cerebrovascular mortality of AF patients has declined in the UK over 16 years

Patients living with one of the UK's most common heart rhythm conditions are 50% less likely to die from a heart attack or stroke than they were at the start of the millennium, new research has found.

25 Aug 2023

UC researchers study parasite that causes Chagas disease

Almost everything about insects called kissing bugs is revolting, from the insidious way they bite people's faces at night to drink their blood while they sleep to the way they spread disease through their poop.

23 Aug 2023

NIH awards $3 million grant to study synbiotic medical food for bone health in older women

The NIH/National Institute on Aging has awarded a R01 $3 million grant to study the impact of a probiotic/prebiotic (synbiotic) medical food developed by Solarea Bio on maintaining bone health of older women.

23 Aug 2023

Kinesiophobia is negatively associated with physical activity: What factors influence this relationship?

Researchers examined the association between physical activity and kinesiophobia.

23 Aug 2023

The painful pandemic lessons Mandy Cohen carries to the CDC

As covid-19 devastated communities across the nation in spring 2020, a group of Black ministers in this racially divided city made an urgent plea for more testing in their neighborhoods.

23 Aug 2023

$UAB researchers secure PCORI funding to compare two pathways of post-fracture patient care$

UAB researchers secure PCORI funding to compare two pathways of post-fracture patient care

In osteoporosis, bones become brittle and fragile, putting them at high risk of fractures or breaks. These "fragility fractures" can cause pain, suffering, disability and even death, and patients have increased risks of repeat fractures.

22 Aug 2023

Fallout from COVID-19 may persist even two years after infection

In the spring, the U.S. government and the World Health Organization declared an end to the COVID-19 global health emergency.

22 Aug 2023

Prolonged pain after myocardial infarctions associated with increase in risk of all-cause mortality

Researchers examined the association between different severity levels of pain a year after myocardial infarction and the risk of all-cause mortality.

22 Aug 2023

The causal effect of gut microbiota on psoriasis

The potential relationship between gut microbiota and different subtypes of psoriasis.

22 Aug 2023

Nearly 1 billion people likely to live with osteoarthritis by 2050, study estimates

A new study projects nearly 1 billion people will be living with osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis, by 2050. Currently, 15% of individuals aged 30 and older experience osteoarthritis.

21 Aug 2023

Has Long Covid contributed to labor market inactivity in the UK?

Researchers investigated the association between Long Covid and subsequent labor market outcomes in working-age adults from the UK.

21 Aug 2023

Remote curriculum delivery during the pandemic creates optimal learning environment for medical students with disabilities

Medical students who reported a disability to their school increased by more than 25% during the COVID-19 pandemic, a study shows.

18 Aug 2023

Disability News and Research

Insights into COVID-19's aftermath: 2-year study examines lasting health effects

A review of the neurological imaging techniques in dementia diagnosis

Ciliopathies: A new understanding of the role of the NSL complex

Processing speed influences memory rehabilitation outcomes in TBI patients

Cardio or cerebrovascular mortality of AF patients has declined in the UK over 16 years

UC researchers study parasite that causes Chagas disease

NIH awards $3 million grant to study synbiotic medical food for bone health in older women

Kinesiophobia is negatively associated with physical activity: What factors influence this relationship?

The painful pandemic lessons Mandy Cohen carries to the CDC

UAB researchers secure PCORI funding to compare two pathways of post-fracture patient care

Fallout from COVID-19 may persist even two years after infection

Prolonged pain after myocardial infarctions associated with increase in risk of all-cause mortality

The causal effect of gut microbiota on psoriasis

Nearly 1 billion people likely to live with osteoarthritis by 2050, study estimates

Has Long Covid contributed to labor market inactivity in the UK?

Remote curriculum delivery during the pandemic creates optimal learning environment for medical students with disabilities

A new Medicare proposal would cover training for family caregivers

The association between diet pattern and depressive and anxiety symptoms

Phase I trial shows promise: Brain stimulation spurs upper-extremity recovery in stroke patients

Is shift work associated with depression and anxiety, and if so, does lifestyle mediate the associations?

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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