Peer-Reviewed Publication Simon Fraser University A recent study from Simon Fraser University researchers has revealed how an overlooked type of indirect brain damage contributes to ongoing disability after a stroke. The paper, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shows how the thalamus – a sort of central networking hub that regulates functions such as...
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Scientists may have found the reason why people with schizophrenia hear voices
People with schizophrenia often “hear” voices and sounds even when there are none — up to 80% of people with the mental illness have auditory hallucinations. Scientists have theorized that this happens when a person with schizophrenia struggles to recognize inner speech as self-generated. But nobody had been able to fully explain the mechanisms behind this...
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Early treatment significantly reduces long-term disability in children with multiple sclerosis, new study finds
September 17, 2024 by European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research presented today at European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis 2024 reveals that initiating monoclonal antibody therapy during childhood, rather than delaying treatment until early adulthood, significantly reduces long-term disability in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients....
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Long COVID puzzle pieces are falling into place—the picture is unsettling
JULY 21, 2024 by Ziyad Al-Aly, The Conversation Credit: Andrea Piacquadio from PexelsSince 2020, the condition known as long COVID-19 has become a widespread disability affecting the health and quality of life of millions of people across the globe and costing economies billions of dollars in reduced productivity of employees and an overall drop in...
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Immediate Statin After Acute Stroke Reduces Disability
Liam Davenport June 09, 2023 MUNICH — Giving intensive statin therapy to patients with acute mild ischemic stroke or with high-risk for transient ischemic attack (TIA) immediately after onset significantly reduces the risk for a poor functional outcome compared with delaying treatment, without compromising safety, results of the INSPIRES trial show. The research, presented at the 9th...
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TRANS ADULTS HAVE 39% CHANCE OF DISABILITY BY AGE 55
The paper by Madeline Smith-Johnson, a doctoral student and graduate research assistant in the Rice University sociology department, appears in the journal Health Affairs. “I’m really interested in LGBTQ elders, and as I think about aging and the different types of things that expose people to faster biological aging at a younger chronological age, the first...
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When is a condition ‘chronic’ and when is it a ‘disability?’ The definition can determine the support you get
by Elizabeth Kendall, Connie Allen, Kelsey Chapman and Maretta Mann, The Conversation Credit: Unsplash, CC BY “Chronic conditions” and “disability” are not just words. They can determine the funding and supports we can access, how we’re treated and how we feel about ourselves. For population data purposes, disability is defined as a limitation or impairment lasting at least six...
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How having a disability can spur the brain to develop new abilities
Professor Kimitaka Nakazawa, a specialist in neurorehabilitation, first had the opportunity to study the brain activity of a Paralympic gold medalist in January 2016, when he visited a university pool in the United States as part of an NHK television program called “Chojin-tachi no Paralympic” [The superhuman Paralympians]. He was struck by what he could...
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eSight 4 Vision Assistive Glasses Unveiled
MEDGADGET EDITORS eSight, a company based in Toronto, Canada, is releasing the latest version of its vision-improving electronic glasses for people with poor eyesight and even legal blindness. The eSight 4 sports two 1280×960 screens that display images captured and processed from the forward facing camera on the glasses. It’s indicated for people with all...
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Putting the spring-cam back into stroke patients steps
TOHOKU UNIVERSITY LIGHTWEIGHT AND MOTOR-LESS SPRING-CAM ATTACHED TO AN ANKLE SUPPORT DEVICE PROVIDES STROKE PATIENTS WITH GREATER PUSH-OFF POWER – STABILIZING THEIR WALKING AND REDUCING FALLS view more CREDIT: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY A research group has developed a new, lightweight and motor-less device that can be easily attached to an ankle support device – otherwise known...