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Music Makes People Smarter - Offbeat NewsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Regularly playing a musical instrument changes the anatomy and function of the brain and may be used in therapy to improve cognitive skills. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - October 26, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Strange Offbeat News Source Type: info

International Dyslexia Conference FloridaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
3,000 special-education teachers, educators, speech-language pathologists, healthcare professionals and researchers from the US and around the world are expected to attend the International Dyslexia Association 60th Annual Conference. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - October 26, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: November 2009 Events Source Type: info

Possible New Underlying Cause of Multiple SclerosisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Neurologists at the University at Buffalo are beginning a research study that could overturn the prevailing wisdom on the cause of multiple sclerosis (MS). (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - October 25, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Multiple Sclerosis Source Type: info

Peer interactions and academic engagement of youth with developmental disabilities in inclusive middle and high school classrooms.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We examined the peer interactions and academic engagement of 23 middle and high school students with developmental disabilities within inclusive academic and elective classrooms. The extent to which students with and without disabilities interacted socially was highly variable and influenced by instructional format, the proximity of general and special educators, and curricular area. Peer interactions occurred more often within small group instructional formats, when students were not receiving direct support from a paraprofessional or special educator, and in elective courses. Academic engagement also varied, with higher ...
Source: American Journal of Mental Retardation : AJMR - November 1, 2008 Category: Disability Authors: Carter EW, Sisco LG, Brown L, Brickham D, Al-Khabbaz ZA Tags: Am J Ment Retard Source Type: journals

Skin Cancer Risk for 250 Thousand Children Using SunbedsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
An estimated quarter of a million 11-17 year olds in England are being put at increased risk of developing malignant melanoma by using sunbeds, warn researchers in a letter to this week's BMJ. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 13, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Skin Cancer Melanoma Source Type: info

Multiple Sclerosis Relapses and Severe DisabilityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
People with multiple sclerosis (MS) who have relapses within the first five years of onset appear to have more severe disability in the short term compared to people who do not have an early relapse, according to a new study published in the November 4, 2009, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 5, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Multiple Sclerosis Source Type: info

Today is World Osteoporosis Day - 20 Oct 2009Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Speaking in Rome, Italy today on the occasion of World Osteoporosis Day, International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) CEO Patrice McKenney called for individuals and governments around the globe to join the fight against osteoporosis. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - October 20, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Disability Awareness Source Type: info

Bell's Palsy - Facts and InformationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Bell's palsy may also develop over a period of days. Because of the time period that it takes, rather quickly, people may think that they are experiencing a stroke, something that happens when a blood vessel in their brain becomes clogged or bursts. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 12, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Types of Disability Source Type: info

Human Anthrax Vaccines - A Call To ArmsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Human Anthrax Vaccine Program must be stopped. Scott Miller and Company has completed the feature film "A Call to Arms:2009 Edition" and the one-hour television documentary "Fatal Immunity: The Human Anthrax Vaccine Story" to inform the public about the clear and present danger of top secret government science turned into for-profit human anthrax vaccines with no accountability to its victims. It is available for world-wide licensing by motion picture and television distributors and exhibitors. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 5, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Books and Publications Source Type: info

Learning Lab of Brentwood Hosting Dyslexia Awareness EventsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Learning Lab of Brentwood is hosting several free educational events this month which will help parents get a better grasp on dyslexia. All three events are hosted at the Learning Lab of Brentwood located at 5500 Maryland Way, Suite 110. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - October 19, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: October 2009 Events Source Type: info

American Mayapple Found to Have Anticancer CompoundEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A common weed called American mayapple may soon offer an alternative to an Asian cousin that's been harvested almost to extinction because of its anti-cancer properties. The near-extinct Asian plant, Podophyllyum emodi, produces podophyllotoxin, a compound used in manufacturing etoposide, the active ingredient in a drug used for treating lung and testicular cancer. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - September 4, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Herbal Medicine Source Type: info

Young Adults May Outgrow Bipolar DisorderEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Bipolar disorder, or manic-depression, causes severe and unusual shifts in mood and energy, affecting a person's ability to perform everyday tasks. With symptoms often starting in early adulthood, bipolar disorder has been thought of traditionally as a lifelong disorder. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - September 30, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Bipolar Disorder Source Type: info

Current and Future Concerns of Older Parents of Sons and Daughters With Intellectual DisabilitiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Increasingly greater numbers of older parents are providing care at home for their sons and daughters with intellectual disabilities. As attention needs to be paid to the supports needed by such families to assist them with their caregiving activities, it is prudent to identify the types of supports that will be needed when the parents are no longer able to provide care. Working with a cohort of older parent carers in Prince Edward Island, Canada, the authors undertook to examine older carer concerns and planning issues. Using both qualitative and quantitative methods to explore the key issues that older parents of sons an...
Source: Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities - August 31, 2009 Category: Disability Authors: Lori E. Weeks, Thomy Nilsson, Olive Bryanton, Albert Kozma Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

Less than 50% Plan to Vaccinate Their Children Against H1N1 FluEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
With schools back in session, H1N1 flu has become more active across the United States, especially among children. A new vaccine against H1N1 flu, strongly recommended for kids, has been tested and is expected to be available in October. But will parents get their children vaccinated? (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - September 26, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: H1N1 Swine Flu Virus Source Type: info

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and the criminal justice system.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The life-long neurological impairments found in people with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs), including learning disabilities, impulsivity, hyperactivity, social ineptness, and poor judgment, can increase susceptibility to victimization and involvement in the criminal justice system (CJS). Individuals with FASDs become involved in the CJS as complainants, witnesses, and accused. Their disabilities, resulting from the prenatal alcohol exposure, must be considered at all stages in the legal process. Adverse experiences, such as having a dysfunctional family background, mental health problems, and substance use di...
Source: Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews - September 2, 2009 Category: Disability Authors: Fast DK, Conry J Tags: Dev Disabil Res Rev Source Type: journals

Introduction: Family adaptation to intellectual and developmental disabilitiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
No Abstract. (Source: Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews)
Source: Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews - November 3, 2007 Category: Disability Authors: Donald B. Bailey Jr. Source Type: journals

Memory skills of boys with fragile X syndrome.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Multiple aspects of memory were examined in 42 boys with fragile X syndrome and a comparison group of 42 typically developing boys matched on MA. Working memory, incidental memory, and deliberate memory were assessed with a battery that included both free-recall and recognition tasks. Findings indicated that boys with fragile X syndrome performed more poorly than their matches on most measures. The exception was free recall, in which their accuracy was equal to that of the control participants. Results from analyses of a subset of boys with fragile X syndrome who exhibit characteristics of autism and their MA matches, ...
Source: American Journal of Mental Retardation : AJMR - November 1, 2008 Category: Disability Authors: Ornstein PA, Schaaf JM, Hooper SR, Hatton DD, Mirrett P, Bailey DB Tags: Am J Ment Retard Source Type: journals

Heat Therapy Offers New Treatment for Soft Tissue SarcomaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Patients with soft-tissue sarcomas at high risk of spreading were 30% more likely to be alive and cancer free almost three years after starting treatment if their tumours were heated at the time they received chemotherapy, according to new research. The finding bolsters the case for intensifying exploration of the strategy in other types of cancer. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - September 22, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Cancer Source Type: info

Radiation Therapy Treats Pain in Patients with Advanced CancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), a radiation therapy procedure pioneered at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) that precisely delivers a large dose of radiation to tumors, effectively controls pain in patients with cancer that has spread to the spine, according to researchers from UPCI. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 3, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Cancer Treatment Source Type: info

Breast Cancer Treatments ImproveEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
More women are surviving breast cancer as a result of improvements in early detection methods and more effective, targeted treatment, say experts at Baylor College of Medicine. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - October 19, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Breast Cancer Source Type: info