Researchers identify facilitators for rehabilitation care for people with spatial neglect
Inpatient rehabilitation is shown to be effective, and ample opportunities exist to facilitate optimal outcomes; experts identify innovative approaches to ...
Tag: Disabled Persons
nTIDE April 2021 COVID Update: Declines in furloughs may be early signs of recovery
National Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) - issued semi-monthly by Kessler Foundation and the University of New HampshireCredit: Kessler Foundation ...
Lockdown led to positive lifestyle changes in older people
Credit: University of Stirling The COVID-19 lockdown was a catalyst for many older people to embrace technology, reconnect with friends ...
Autologous adipose injection for shoulder pain in wheelchair users with spinal cord injury
Pilot study of micro-fragmented adipose tissue injection suggests that the biologic is an effective treatment option for wheelchair users with ...
Composing thoughts: Mental handwriting produces brain activity turned into text
NIH BRAIN Initiative-funded project could help people with paralysis to communicateCredit: Image courtesy of Shenoy lab & Erika Woodrum (artist) ...
Gout treatment success doubled by combining two drugs, study finds
The findings are a promising step for a disease with limited treatment optionsCredit: Michigan Medicine - Jacob Dwyer By combining ...
Cell reprogramming could aid spinal cord injury recovery
Credit: Chris Thelen, Freelance Photographer Cells called astrocytes normally support our neurons, and now scientists are working to reprogram the ...
nTIDE April 2021 Jobs Report: Job gains harbinger of recovery of labor market
National Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) - issued monthly by Kessler Foundation and the University of New HampshireCredit: Kessler Foundation ...
Social cognition plays a key role in everyday lives of people with multiple sclerosis
Longitudinal study by international MS research team shows that people with relapsing-remitting MS performed significantly lower in several social cognition ...
AGS honors Dr. Megan Huisingh-Scheetz with Arti Hurria Memorial Award
Credit: Megan Huisingh-Scheetz New York (April 26, 2021)--The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) and the AGS Health in Aging Foundation today ...
Verbal fluency deficits in multiple sclerosis may reflect impaired language ability
Researchers at Kessler Foundation upend long-held assumption that language ability is largely intact in individuals with multiple sclerosis, suggesting the ...
Pandemic led to profound changes in multiple sclerosis clinical practice
UC Riverside-led national survey of MS specialists finds nearly 10% had been redeployed to the front lines of COVID-19 patient ...
Study shows powered prosthetic ankles can restore a wide range of functions for amputees
Credit: Aaron Fleming A recent case study from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel ...
Computer model fosters potential improvements to ‘bionic eye’ technology
Researchers at Keck School of Medicine of USC develop signals that could bring color vision and improved clarity to prosthesis ...