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Study shows antidepressant drugs are largely ineffective for back and osteoarthritis pain

Antidepressant drugs are largely ineffective for back and osteoarthritis pain, despite being widely used for these conditions, suggests a review of the evidence published by The BMJ today.

20 Jan 2021

Antidepressants are not effective for treating back pain, osteoarthritis, shows study

Antidepressants are commonly used worldwide to treat pain, however new research from the University of Sydney shows they offer little to no help for people suffering chronic back pain and osteoarthritis and may even cause harm.

20 Jan 2021

Hematopoietic stem cell transplants may prevent worsening of MS disability

A new study shows that intense immunosuppression followed by a hematopoietic stem cell transplant may prevent disability associated with multiple sclerosis (MS) from getting worse in 71% of people with relapsing-remitting MS for up to 10 years after the treatment.

20 Jan 2021

Sex disparity is not a risk factor for stroke mortality

An analysis of data collected from patients treated for ischemic stroke at Geisinger shows no disparity in outcomes based solely on sex.

19 Jan 2021

World Health Assembly calls for urgent action on prevention and control of meningitis

At the 73rd Session of the World Health Assembly, Member States overwhelmingly endorsed a resolution calling for urgent action on meningitis prevention and control through the implementation of a bold, comprehensive global roadmap to defeat meningitis by 2030.

18 Jan 2021

UW–Madison tool aids in equitable vaccine distribution

The demand for COVID-19 vaccines continues to outpace supply, forcing public health officials to decide who should be first in line for a shot, even among those in the same pool of eligible vaccine recipients.

16 Jan 2021

Researchers to study potential treatment for limb dysfunction in patients with chronic spinal cord injury

Ghaith Androwis, PhD, and Steven Kirshblum, MD, received a grant from BrainQ Technologies to study a potential treatment for arm and hand dysfunction in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury.

15 Jan 2021

Study reveals cardiac protein as a new target for different types of heart disease

Like a failing fuel pump that causes a loss of engine power in a car, a diseased heart can take a serious toll on the body's performance. For some patients, tasks like walking up a flight of stairs or walking across a room eventually turn into exhausting endeavors.

13 Jan 2021

Medical institutions should support health care workers with COVID-19 infection, say experts

By mid-November, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had reported that 218,439 health care workers in the U.S. had been infected with COVID-19 -- a likely underestimate due to incomplete data from states.

13 Jan 2021

$Incidence of osteoporotic hip fractures expected to escalate in some Eurasian countries$

Incidence of osteoporotic hip fractures expected to escalate in some Eurasian countries

A detailed analysis of the burden of osteoporosis in eight Eurasian countries has found that osteoporosis is a significant and growing health problem in the region that will escalate in the future due to expected demographic changes.

12 Jan 2021

Cats may help improve autistic children’s social skills and reduce anxiety

As a former school nurse in the Columbia Public Schools, Gretchen Carlisle would often interact with students with disabilities who took various medications or had seizures throughout the day.

12 Jan 2021

Vanderbilt researcher proposes an explanatory paradigm for the cause of autism

A unifying explanation of the cause of autism and the reason for its rising prevalence has eluded scientists for decades, but a theoretical model published in the journal Medical Hypotheses describes the cause as a combination of socially valued traits, common in autism, and any number of co-occurring disabilities.

8 Jan 2021

Study reveals racial-ethnic inequities among people with type 1 diabetes and COVID-19

Black and Hispanic people with COVID-19 and diabetes are more likely than Caucasians to die or have serious complications, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

7 Jan 2021

Study reveals molecular machinery that regulates membrane association of Arf proteins

The small GTPases of the ADP-ribosylation factor (Arf) family are key initiators of various physiological processes including secretion, endocytosis, phagocytosis, and signal transduction. Arf family proteins function to mediate the recruitment of cytosolic effectors to specific subcellular compartments.

7 Jan 2021

Scientists to help nursing homes implement best practices to mitigate COVID-19 impact

Researchers in Georgia State University's School of Public Health and Emory University's School of Medicine have received a $600,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to help nursing homes implement practices to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 and stop the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

7 Jan 2021

Disability News and Research

Study shows antidepressant drugs are largely ineffective for back and osteoarthritis pain

Antidepressants are not effective for treating back pain, osteoarthritis, shows study

Hematopoietic stem cell transplants may prevent worsening of MS disability

Sex disparity is not a risk factor for stroke mortality

World Health Assembly calls for urgent action on prevention and control of meningitis

UW–Madison tool aids in equitable vaccine distribution

Researchers to study potential treatment for limb dysfunction in patients with chronic spinal cord injury

Study reveals cardiac protein as a new target for different types of heart disease

Medical institutions should support health care workers with COVID-19 infection, say experts

Incidence of osteoporotic hip fractures expected to escalate in some Eurasian countries

Cats may help improve autistic children’s social skills and reduce anxiety

Vanderbilt researcher proposes an explanatory paradigm for the cause of autism

Study reveals racial-ethnic inequities among people with type 1 diabetes and COVID-19

Study reveals molecular machinery that regulates membrane association of Arf proteins

Scientists to help nursing homes implement best practices to mitigate COVID-19 impact

Self-control in childhood may help set people up for healthy midlife aging

Experts assess the impact of COVID-19 on pediatric patients with special needs

Study explores perspectives of patients and their families during and after critical illness

Seniors face crushing drug costs as Congress stalls on capping Medicare out-of-pockets

Study examines neural mechanisms of specific cognitive tasks of individuals with spinal cord injury

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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