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Children with disabilities endure long waits for life-changing medical equipment
Bev Baker-Ajene waited so long to get an adult-sized wheelchair for her teenage daughter, Savitri, that she eventually forgot she'd ordered it.
14 hours ago - News Medical
Hidden Signals in RNAs That Regulate Protein Synthesis Revealed
Scientists leveraged an enzyme that is part of the protein-making machinery-called Ded1p. Mutations in the human version of Ded1p are linked to tumors and cognitive disabilities.
1 day ago - Medindia Health
The ‘Plastic Straw Ban' Hurts People With Disabilities
Brookie loves her dogs. She adores lip-syncing to Imagine Dragons and going off the diving board. She goes fishing. She has girls' days. She cuts sunflowers with her mom. She...
2 days ago - Scary Mommy
Majority of older adults with probable dementia are likely unaware they have it, study suggests
An analysis of information gathered for an ongoing and federally sponsored study of aging and disability adds to evidence that a substantial majority of older adults with...
2 days ago - ScienceDaily - 2 articles
Advanced MRI technique predicts risk of disease progression in MS
An advanced MRI technique could help to identify patients with MS who are at an increased risk of developing a physical disability.
2 days ago - News Medical
Brain iron levels may predict multiple sclerosis disabilities
A new, highly accurate MRI technique can monitor iron levels in the brains of multiple sclerosis patients and help identify those at a higher risk for developing physical...
2 days ago - ScienceDaily - 4 articles
Most older adults with probable dementia found to be either undiagnosed or unaware of it
A Johns Hopkins Medicine analysis of information gathered for an ongoing and federally sponsored study of aging and disability adds to evidence that a substantial majority of...
2 days ago - News Medical - 2 articles
Does When You Die Depend on Where You Live? Evidence from Hurricane Katrina - by Tatyana Deryugina, David Molitor
We follow Medicare cohorts over time and space to estimate Hurricane Katrina's long-run mortality effects on elderly and disabled victims initially living in New Orleans...
3 days ago - National Bureau of Economic Research
Nutritional characteristics of the Japanese diet: A cross-sectional study of the correlation between Japanese Diet Index and nutrient intake among community-based elderly Japanese
The Japanese diet has been widely expected to have health benefits that have contributed to the longevity of the Japanese population. Previous studies have reported that the...
3 days ago - Nutrition JRNL - 2 articles
Fragile X: New drug strategy corrects behavior/biochemical measures in mouse model
Research in mice shows that a pharmacological strategy can alleviate multiple behavioral and cellular deficiencies in a mouse model of fragile X syndrome, the most common...
5 days ago - ScienceDaily
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Bitter ‘super-tasters' have a nearly 60% higher risk of cancer
Researchers from Penn State University studied 5,500 British women for 20 years and found those who cannot taste the bitter chemical PTC are less likely to get cancer than...
Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Raw Turkey Sickens 90
Ninety people have gotten sick from raw turkey tainted with salmonella bacteria in 26 states, the CDC and the U.S. Department of Agriculture warned on Thursday. Forty people...
People over the age of 50 who break a bone increase their risk of dying
Hip fractures are known to increase the mortality risk among older people, but the Garvan Institute of Medical Research study is the first to identify how long the risk lasts...
Parents say their children develop extreme behavioral changes after a strep...
Sabrina Smith, 11, from Danbury, Connecticut, was seven years old when she was diagnosed with PANDAS, an autoimmune disorder that creates neurological symptoms after a strep...
Cancer patients who use complementary medicine have higher risk
Complemetary medicine is different to 'alternative'. It is the use of non-traditional treatment with traditional methods, rather than instead of. But still, Yale found these...
Good cholesterol may increase risk of heart disease in older women
Hormonal changes during menopause can cause the 'healthy' HDL blood fat to become harmful - by enlarging the particles, say scientists at the University of Pittsburgh.
An end to paralysis from spinal cord injury?
A new study from Boston Children's Hospital has been able to help mice walk again by injecting a compound which helps reactive nerve pathways that send signals to our leg muscles.
Making This 1 Change to My Diet Helped Me Quickly Lose Belly Fat
Last year, I saw a pretty incredible transformation in my body. There was a particularly stressful period of my life where I gained 40 pounds, so when I was ready to get my...
Bless You, Nordstrom! These Millennial Pink Adidas Sneakers Are on a MAJOR Sale
What's better than pink sneakers? Pink sneakers that are discounted, duh. The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale is in full swing and everyone gets public access to it on July 20. One...
CT Scans may Heighten the Risk of Brain Cancer
CT scans may increase the risk of brain cancer, research at the Oxford University Press finds. This pattern of excess cancer risk may be partly due to confounding by...