Disability News

Posted March 4, 2012:

• Study Shows Brain Flexibility, Gives Hope for Natural-Feeling Neuroprosthetics

Posted March 2, 2012:

• New High Definition Fiber Tracking Reveals Damage Caused by Traumatic Brain Injury

Posted February 28, 2012:

• Enhanced Brain-Computer Interface Promises Unparalleled Autonomy for Disabled
• Eye Movement Not Engaged in 'Arms Race'

Posted February 21, 2012:

• Molecular Basis of Touch Sensation: Researchers Identify New Function of a Well-Known Gene
• Brain Makes Call on Which Ear Is Used for Cell Phone

Posted February 20, 2012:

• Tongue Drive System Goes Inside the Mouth to Improve Performance and User Comfort

Posted February 14, 2012:

• Zebrafish May Hold Key to Repairing Serious Eye Conditions

Posted February 13, 2012:

• Hearing Aid Gap: Millions Who Could Benefit Remain Untreated

Posted February 10, 2012:

• Drug Halts Organ Damage in Inflammatory Genetic Disorder, Study Suggests
• Cochlear Implants May Be Safe, Effective for Organ Transplant Patients

Posted February 9, 2012:

• Gene Therapy Boosts Brain Repair for Demyelinating Diseases

Posted February 8, 2012:

• Stress Pathway Identified as Potential Therapeutic Target to Prevent Vision Loss

Posted February 7, 2012:

• First Remote-Control Leg Lengthening Implant Cleared by the FDA

Posted February 3, 2012:

• New Drug Doesn't Improve Disability Among Stroke Patients, Researchers Find

Posted February 1, 2012:

• Sleep Apnea Linked to Silent Strokes, Small Lesions in Brain
• Tinnitus: New Evidence Touch-Sensing Nerve Cells May Fuel 'Ringing in the Ears'

Posted January 30, 2012:

• Music Training Has Biological Impact on Aging Process

Posted January 25, 2012:

• Scorpions Inspire Scientists in Making Tougher Surfaces for Machinery

Posted January 22, 2012:

• New Understanding of Chronic Pain

Posted January 19, 2012:

• How Immune Cells Move Against Invaders

Posted January 18, 2012:

• Saving Dogs With Spinal Cord Injuries

Posted January 17, 2012:

• Umbilical Cord Stem Cells Converted Into Brain Support Cells

Posted January 16, 2012:

• No Walk in the Park: Factors That Predict Walking Difficulty in Elderly
• Broken Arm? Brain Shifts Quickly When Using a Sling or Cast
• Improved Ergonomics for Wheelchair Users: Anatomically Designed Seat Developed for Wheelchairs Encourages User Movement

Posted January 15, 2012:

• Quantitative Imaging Application to Gut and Ear Cells

Posted January 13, 2012:

• Opioids Erase Memory Traces of Pain

Posted January 12, 2012:

• Deaf Sign Language Users Pick Up Faster on Body Language
• 'Open-Source' Robotic Surgery Platform Going to Top Medical Research Labs
• How Stem Cell Implants Help Heal Traumatic Brain Injury
• Gene Crucial to Normal Development of Lungs and Brain: Discovery May Lead to New Ways to Replace Damaged Lung Tissues With Stem Cells

Posted January 11, 2012:

• Omega-3 Fatty Acids Could Prevent and Treat Nerve Damage, Research Suggests
• Touching a Nerve: How Every Hair in Skin Feels Touch and How It All Gets to the Brain

Posted January 6, 2012:

• Hopes for Reversing Age-Associated Effects in MS Patients

Posted January 5, 2012:

• World’s First Primate Chimeric Offspring Produced: Research Demonstrates Not All Embryonic Stem Cells Are Equal
• Why People Choose Running Over Walking
• Diabetic Mice Provide a Surprising Breakthrough for Multiple Sclerosis Research

Posted January 4, 2012:

• The Cost of Disabilities Could Reach 77.2% of Household Income

Posted January 3, 2012:

• New Clues to Human Deafness Found in Mice

Posted December 28, 2011:

• Using MP3 Players at High Volume Puts Teens at Risk for Early Hearing Loss, Say Researchers

Posted December 22, 2011:

• Hips That Function Better and Last Longer: Lubricant in Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants Found to Be Graphite, Not Proteins
• How Skin Is Wired for Touch

Posted December 20, 2011:

• New Device for Rapid, Mobile Detection of Brain Injury

Posted December 19, 2011:

• Gene Therapy for Ears
• Knee Pain Common Complaint in Middle-Aged and Mature Women

Posted December 16, 2011:

• Researchers Urge Caution When Buying Noisy Toys

Posted December 15, 2011:

• Robotic Therapy May Provide Lasting Gains for Immobilized Stroke Survivors
• Changes to the Brain in Patients With Spinal Cord Compression Identified

Posted December 13, 2011:

• High Levels of Tau Protein Linked to Poor Recovery After Brain Injury

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