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How does the Indian diet fit in with the EAT-Lancet Reference Diet?

Research compared food consumption patterns in India to the EAT-Lancet reference diet, highlighting variations across income groups, regions, and sectors. It aims to assess the alignment with sustainable and healthy eating recommendations.

14 Jun 2023

Risk of disability and cancer among future generations may have gone high due to Bhopal explosions

The Bhopal gas explosion in 1984-;one of India's worst industrial disasters-;may have heightened the risk of disability and cancer in later life among future generations, curbed their educational attainment, and prompted a fall in the proportion of male births the following year, suggests research in the open access journal BMJ Open.

14 Jun 2023

Connecting the inflammatory dots: Obesity, depression, and Alzheimer's linked by neuroinflammation

Obesity-induced neuroinflammation significantly contributes to the pathophysiology of depression and Alzheimer's disease. Targeting midlife stage for intervention is crucial to potentially prevent Alzheimer's pathology.

13 Jun 2023

On the brink of homelessness, San Diego woman wins the Medi-Cal lottery

Annie Malloy started getting sick in 2020. Fits of uncontrolled vomiting would hit, causing debilitating nausea and severe dehydration that would send her to the emergency room. She couldn't keep weight on, and the vomiting got so bad she was admitted to the hospital 26 times that year.

13 Jun 2023

New study may help improve diagnosis of cognitive disability in Parkinson's disease

A few minutes of data recorded from a single electrode placed on top of the head may be sufficient to predict thinking problems, including dementia, in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD).

12 Jun 2023

New data challenge seeks to unravel how lipoprotein(a) levels impact risk of cardiovascular disease

The American Heart Association, the world's leading voluntary organization focused on heart and brain health, invites scientific researchers across the globe to compete in a new data challenge to better inform the scientific understanding of how lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] levels impact the risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke.

12 Jun 2023

Florida Atlantic University $1.5 million grant for the FAU Academy for Community Inclusion

Florida Atlantic University's College of Education has received a three-year $1.5 million grant through the Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities (FCSUA) for the FAU Academy for Community Inclusion.

12 Jun 2023

Women's use of contraceptive pills linked to greater risk of depression

Women who used combined contraceptive pills were at greater risk of developing depression than women who did not, according to a new study from Uppsala University. Contraceptive pills increased women's risk by 73 per cent during the first two years of use.

12 Jun 2023

Combining blood biomarkers with genomics could provide useful information about disease risk

Being to identify people at high risk of chronic disease means that they can be targeted with prevention measures before they become sick.

9 Jun 2023

Study finds disparities in patient portal use

People who sign up for and use their healthcare provider's online portal differ in some key characteristics from those who do not use patient portals, reports a survey study in Medical Care

9 Jun 2023

Examining accrual of intellectual disability diagnoses in autistic adolescents

Autistic individuals often rely on Medicaid for insurance, but the transition to adulthood can, and often does, impact their enrollment status.

8 Jun 2023

Colorful fruits and vegetables in the diet could improve athletes’ visual range

Nutrition is an important part of any top athlete's training program. And now, a new study by researchers from the University of Georgia proposes that supplementing the diet of athletes with colorful fruits and vegetables could improve their visual range.

8 Jun 2023

Most adults with diabetes do not receive prompt outpatient care after heart failure hospitalization

More than half of Medicaid-covered adults in Alabama with Type 2 diabetes did not receive follow-up health care within the recommended two-week period following hospitalization for newly-diagnosed heart failure, according to new research.

7 Jun 2023

Study focuses on contraceptive and pregnancy counseling for women with congenital heart defects

A new study shows that among women with congenital heart defects (CHD), reproductive counseling, concerns, and experiences differ by disability status.

7 Jun 2023

Study finds an increased disease burden in middle-aged and older autistic adults

Older autistic adults have a significantly higher risk of injury, especially self-inflicted, and physical conditions such as type 2 diabetes, anemia, heart failure and COPD.

7 Jun 2023

Leucine deficient diet has antidepressant effects on chronic restraint stress-induced depression-like behaviors

Depression is a leading cause of disability around the world and contributes greatly to the global burden of disease.

6 Jun 2023

Simple blood test for the diagnosis of Glut1 deficiency syndrome

Glut1 deficiency syndrome is a rare and disabling neurological disease still relatively unknown to the medical community.

5 Jun 2023

New campaign launched to raise awareness of the key role played by MS Nurses

MS Australia has today launched a new campaign at Parliament House on World MS Day (30 May) to raise awareness of the crucial role played by MS Nurses.

5 Jun 2023

Smoke alarm: France's high maternal smoking rates fuel prematurity and low birth weight

Research highlights the adverse effects of active and passive maternal smoking on low birth weight and preterm delivery rates. It emphasizes the importance of smoking cessation and tobacco control policies to improve maternal and child health outcomes.

1 Jun 2023

Special issue aims to deepen the conversation around cerebral palsy

Although cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common childhood-onset disability, there are very few evidence-based clinical practice guidelines or recommendations on how to treat and manage this condition.

31 May 2023

Disability News and Research

How does the Indian diet fit in with the EAT-Lancet Reference Diet?

Risk of disability and cancer among future generations may have gone high due to Bhopal explosions

Connecting the inflammatory dots: Obesity, depression, and Alzheimer's linked by neuroinflammation

On the brink of homelessness, San Diego woman wins the Medi-Cal lottery

New study may help improve diagnosis of cognitive disability in Parkinson's disease

New data challenge seeks to unravel how lipoprotein(a) levels impact risk of cardiovascular disease

Florida Atlantic University $1.5 million grant for the FAU Academy for Community Inclusion

Women's use of contraceptive pills linked to greater risk of depression

Combining blood biomarkers with genomics could provide useful information about disease risk

Study finds disparities in patient portal use

Examining accrual of intellectual disability diagnoses in autistic adolescents

Colorful fruits and vegetables in the diet could improve athletes’ visual range

Most adults with diabetes do not receive prompt outpatient care after heart failure hospitalization

Study focuses on contraceptive and pregnancy counseling for women with congenital heart defects

Study finds an increased disease burden in middle-aged and older autistic adults

Leucine deficient diet has antidepressant effects on chronic restraint stress-induced depression-like behaviors

Simple blood test for the diagnosis of Glut1 deficiency syndrome

New campaign launched to raise awareness of the key role played by MS Nurses

Smoke alarm: France's high maternal smoking rates fuel prematurity and low birth weight

Special issue aims to deepen the conversation around 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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