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• 1 : Texting May Speed Up Decision-Making in Nursing Homes

  Texting may help reduce avoidable hospitalizations, speed up decision-making, and improve the quality of care in nursing homes.
  Category: Disability Chat Rooms
  Author: University of Missouri-Columbia
  Publish Date: 2022-09-25

• 2 : 20-20-20 Screen Rule: Does it Help Prevent Eye Strain?

  Researchers confirm that computer users taking a short break to look away from a device screen every 20 minutes improves symptoms of eye strain.
  Category: Electronics/Software
  Author: Aston University
  Publish Date: 2022-09-24 - Updated: 2022-09-25

• 3 : Monkeypox Outbreak Highlights Need to Prevent Future Zoonotic Diseases

  The current global outbreak of monkeypox is a warning for the adoption of a preventative, One Health approach to minimize the future emergence of known and unknown zoonotic pathogens.
  Category: Monkeypox Virus
  Author: CABI
  Publish Date: 2022-09-24

• 4 : Waist-to-hip Ratio Predicts Early Death Better Than BMI

  Waist-to-hip ratio measurement should replace BMI as a simple measure of healthy weight as it better predicts early death than BMI.
  Category: Longevity and Life Span
  Author: European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD)
  Publish Date: 2022-09-23

• 5 : CAPRIN1 Gene Mutation Causes ADHD, ASD, Myasthenia, Language Impairment

  Studies reveal insufficient production of protein CAPRIN1 in the brain can lead to impairments, including ASD, ADHD, language disorders, and myasthenia.
  Category: Cognitive Disabilities
  Author: University of Cologne
  Publish Date: 2022-09-22

• 6 : AccessAbilities Expo 2022: ImInclusive Connecting People with Disability to Employers

  ImInclusive brings together applicants and employers in the public and private sectors for inclusive employment. 10-15% of the population are disabled, and the majority of them are unemployed.
  Category: Disability Events - Public Notices
  Author: AccessAbilities Expo 2022
  Publish Date: 2022-09-22

• 7 : Don't Look at Me Like That - Gazes and Facial Expressions

  Researchers decode new information about how humans process gazes and facial expressions.
  Category: Medical Research News
  Author: University of Würzburg
  Publish Date: 2022-09-21

• 8 : Mutations and Evolution: Tracking a Network of 100,000 Mutants

  Researchers experimentally show a concept about mutations and evolution previously only theoretically predicted. Called a neutral network, it is thought to be vital for increasing genetic diversity in a population.
  Category: Anthropology and Disabilities
  Author: Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University
  Publish Date: 2022-09-20 - Updated: 2022-09-21

• 9 : Obesity Associated with Higher Risk of COVID and Long COVID

  Excess weight, not high blood sugar, associated with increased risk of COVID-19 infection and long COVID.
  Category: Coronavirus Information
  Author: Diabetologia
  Publish Date: 2022-09-18

• 10 : COVID Deadlier for Those with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

  COVID was the top cause of death for people with Intellectual and Development Disabilities (IDD), while it was the third leading cause of the death for people without.
  Category: Coronavirus Information
  Author: Syracuse University
  Publish Date: 2022-09-15 - Updated: 2022-09-17

• 11 : Monkeypox: Risk, Concerns, Awareness and Vaccines

  Answers from a survey in regards to questions about Monkeypox disease, including risks, concerns, misinformation, and conspiracy theories.
  Category: Monkeypox Virus
  Author: Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania
  Publish Date: 2022-09-15

• 12 : Chavez Twins and Abi Baker at Lauderdale House London

  Acclaimed visually impaired musicians the Chavez Twins and Abi Baker team up for Classic Women with Inner Vision event at Lauderdale House London.
  Category: Disability Events - Public Notices
  Author: Disabled World
  Publish Date: 2022-09-15

• 13 : Panopreter Speech Software for Business and Personal Use

  Review of Panopreter, a text-to-speech program that reads words on digital devices like smartphones or computers with a touch or a click and converts them into speech or audio.
  Category: Electronics/Software
  Author: Panopreter
  Publish Date: 2022-09-15

• 14 : No Sleep by Rapper Jus Daze From His Runtz & Rants EP

  Rapper Jus Daze, is back with No Sleep off his upcoming Runtz & Rants EP, the sequel to his Raps & Rants LP.
  Category: Recreation and Entertainment
  Author: Disabled World
  Publish Date: 2022-09-14

• 15 : Employers Encouraged to Embrace Neurodiversity

  Report provides practical recommendations for multinational corporations (MNCs) to improve their neurodiversity inclusion.
  Category: Neurodiversity - Neurodivergent
  Author: University of Otago
  Publish Date: 2022-09-14

• 16 : How to Make a Baby Stop Crying Using Transport Response

  Comparing the effects of the transport response, the relaxed reaction while being carried, with motionless maternal holding or rocking and examining if the effects persist with longer carrying in infants.
  Category: Pediatric Health Concerns
  Author: Cell Press
  Publish Date: 2022-09-13

• 17 : Universities Can Do More to Support Students with Disability

  A study by experts at the UOC explores the outlook and perceptions of students with disabilities within the context of an online university.
  Category: Disability Education
  Author: Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)
  Publish Date: 2022-09-13

• 18 : Why Humans Walk Upright

  Study shows that many of the features essential for human walking and birth form around the 6 to 8-week mark during pregnancy. This includes key pelvic features unique to humans.
  Category: Anthropology and Disabilities
  Author: Harvard University
  Publish Date: 2022-09-12

• 19 : Diarrhea Medication May Help Treat Autism and ASD

  Medication to help treat core autism symptoms study uses protein interaction networks to examine whether existing drugs could treat autism, finds potential in an antidiarrheal drug.
  Category: Autism Information
  Author: Frontiers
  Publish Date: 2022-09-12

• 20 : MCED Blood Test for Early Cancer Detection

  A simple blood test can now detect common cancer signal across over 50 types of cancer from tumor DNA in blood.
  Category: Treatment of Cancer
  Author: European Society for Medical Oncology
  Publish Date: 2022-09-11

• 21 : Desmoid Tumor Drug Shows Promise

  Significant improvement in progression-free survival and response rate combined with reduced symptoms and better quality of life outcome of new treatment approach for patients with desmoid tumors.
  Category: Treatment of Cancer
  Author: European Society for Medical Oncology
  Publish Date: 2022-09-11

• 22 : Obese Pregnant Women with Diabetes Twice as Likely to Have ADHD Child

  The study found pregnant women with obesity and gestational diabetes had children with long-term mental health disorders such as ADHD.
  Category: ADHD and ADD
  Author: The Endocrine Society
  Publish Date: 2022-09-09 - Updated: 2022-09-10

• 23 : Bruno the Brake Car First Autistic Character in Thomas & Friends Franchise

  Voiced by an autistic actor, Bruno is the first autistic character in Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go developed in collaboration with respected writers and figures with autism.
  Category: Films, Radio and TV
  Author: Easterseals Southern California
  Publish Date: 2022-09-08

• 24 : Parents May No Longer Argue Gamers Indulge in Brainless Activities

  Video games can be made to engage and characterize distinct cognitive abilities while still retaining the entertainment value that popular titles offer.
  Category: Accessible Games and Gaming
  Author: Kyoto University
  Publish Date: 2022-09-08

• 25 : Potential Buyers Consider Assistive Device Aesthetics

  Study reveals people often consider the look, texture, and smell of assistive devices in online reviews of the products before purchase.
  Category: Assistive Technology
  Author: North Carolina State University
  Publish Date: 2022-09-08

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