Posts Tagged ‘disability’
Few options for job seekers with disabilities
U. KANSAS (US)—Two major federal programs to assist the unemployed have inadequacies in aiding people with physical or mental health impairments, new research shows. Continue…
Tuesday, September 14, 2010 17:10 - 1 Comment
Health & Medicine - Aug 6, 2010 14:57 - 6 Comments
Back pain eased by a little adversity
U. BUFFALO (US)—A little adversity may actually be beneficial and protective to those with chronic back pain, a new study finds. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 26, 2010 12:15 - 0 Comments
Disabled kids more apt to live in poverty
U. WARWICK (UK)—Families of disabled children in the U.K. are more likely to live with low incomes, debt, and poor housing. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 27, 2010 12:42 - 0 Comments
Taking a good hard look at staring
EMORY (US)—Staring is both a natural impulse and a social blunder—a response to novelty and a dopamine rush. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 17, 2009 13:30 - 1 Comment
Progesterone’s double life
EMORY (US)—Twenty-five years ago neuroscientist Donald Stein began to suspect that women’s brains differed from men’s when it came to recovering from traumatic brain injuries. Specifically, Stein observed that female lab rats recovered more readily than males—thanks to progesterone. (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 20, 2009 11:48 - 14 Comments
For kids, pen’s mightier than keyboard
U. WASHINGTON (US)—Children with and without handwriting disabilities were able to write more—and more quickly—when using a pen rather than a keyboard to compose essays, according to new research. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 22, 2009 15:03 - 4 Comments
Gene linked to aggression in disabled adults
“Problem behaviors in these populations account for billions of dollars in intervention costs each year, but nearly all of these interventions occur after the fact,” says study coauthor Craig Kennedy.
