nTIDE January 2021 jobs report: Recovery stalls for people with disabilities
National Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) - issued semi-monthly by Kessler Foundation and the University of New HampshireCredit: Kessler Foundation ...
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Intensity not paramount for physical training during cancer therapy
Credit: Mikael Wallerstedt People receiving treatment for cancer are known to feel better with physical training. But does it make ...
New policy guidance highlights urgent global need for post-fracture care programs
'Capture the Fracture® (CTF) Partnership - Guidance for Policy Shaping' sets out a step-by-step approach to building secondary fracture prevention ...
Robotic exoskeleton training expands options for stroke rehabilitation
Researchers find high-dose gait training with robotic exoskeleton during acute inpatient rehabilitation may aid early recoveryCredit: Karen Nolan East Hanover, ...
New treatment helps patients with a spinal cord injury
Spinal cord injuries disrupt the mechanism by which our bodies regulate blood pressure; a team of Swiss and Canadian scientists ...
New benchmark set to deliver optimal osteoporosis care throughout Asia Pacific
Launch of first pan-Asia Pacific minimum clinical standards for the screening, diagnosis & management of osteoporosisCredit: The Asia Pacific Consortium ...
Impact of patient-reported symptom information on lumbar spine MRI Interpretation
Patient-reported symptom information from a brief questionnaire can be correlated with MRI findings to distinguish presumptive pain generators from incidental ...
Brain-to-brain communication demo receives DARPA funding
Wireless linkage of brains may soon go to human testingCredit: Photo by Tommy LaVergne/Rice University HOUSTON - (Jan. 25, 2021) ...
Kessler Foundation studies effects of Tysabri on cognitive fatigue in multiple sclerosis
MS research team led by John DeLuca, PhD, will conduct study to assess effects of Tysabri on cognitive fatigue, a ...
Electromagnetic stimulation may improve arm and hand function after spinal cord injury
BrainQ Technologies awards funding to Drs. Androwis and Kirshblum for pilot study of BQ therapy at Kessler Foundation for restoring ...
Tapping the brain to boost stroke rehabilitation
Clinical trial suggests brain-machine interface coupled with robot offers increased benefits for stroke survivorsCredit: University of Houston Stroke survivors who ...
Rice model offers help for new hips
Unique study incorporates fluid dynamics and more to evaluate, enhance future implantsCredit: Wikipedia HOUSTON - (Jan. 11, 2021) - Rice ...
A brain mechanism underlying ‘vision’ in the blind is revealed
Credit: The Weizmann Institute of Science Some people have lost their eyesight, but they continue to "see." This phenomenon, a ...
Scientists explore deficits in processing speed in individuals with spinal cord injury
Research team finds persons with spinal cord injury and older healthy individuals have similar brain activation during processing speed tasks. ...
New Jersey Commission on Brain Injury Research funds Kessler Foundation study in children
Dr. Lengenfelder of Kessler Foundation will test new treatment for emotional processing deficits in children with traumatic brain injuryCredit: Kessler ...
Scientists find out how nutrition affects the recovery of patients after cardiac surgery
People with valvular heart disease have appeared to be at risk.Credit: SPbU Nutrients are the structural components of food that ...
The iCub humanoid robot enters healthcare facility to be used by children with autism
For the first time in the world, the IIT's humanoid robot iCub is part of an experimental therapy in the ...
Researchers explore why some MS patients experience seizures
UC Riverside study examines molecular pathways that may instigate seizures in some multiple sclerosis patientsCredit: Tiwari-Woodruff lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, ...
nTIDE COVID Update November 2020: Surge takes its toll on jobseekers with disabilities
Following months of decline, furloughs increased for people with disabilities in November while continuing to decline for workers without disabilitiesCredit: ...
‘No such thing as a little bit of pain:’ More cancer patients could benefit from rehabilitation
Credit: Aira Burkhart/WVU Cancer treatment isn't just a matter of shrinking or removing a tumor. It also involves preserving or ...