Category Archives: Research In Brief

Research In Focus for Burn Awareness Week

This week is Burn Awareness Week, organized by the American Burn Association to bring attention to burn and fire prevention and to advocate for burn injury survivors and their families. Burns injuries are damage to the body caused by exposure … Continue reading

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Research in Brief: Peer Review and Peer Reviewers

NARIC’s Research In Focus series highlights new and interesting findings from NIDILRR-funded studies, presented in lay language summaries. The series covers a wide array of topics, and aims to present peer-reviewed research in readable formats, so our readers can learn … Continue reading

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Resumen de Investigación: Analizadores Colegas

La serie Enfoque De Investigación de NARIC destaca hallazgos nuevos e interesantes de los estudios financiados por NIDILRR, presentados en resúmenes en lenguaje sencillo. La serie cubre una amplia gama de temas y tiene como objetivo presentar investigaciones analizadas por … Continue reading

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Research in Brief: Comorbidity vs Co-occurrence

Have you ever looked up a disability or disorder and found that on the webpage, other disorders or medical conditions were listed as possibly being related to it? That’s because researchers and health professionals have found that some people with … Continue reading

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Resumen De Investigación: Comorbilidad Frente a Enfermedades Concurrentes

¿Alguna vez buscó información sobre una discapacidad o un trastorno y descubrió que en la página web figuraban otros trastornos o afecciones médicas que posiblemente estuvieran relacionados con él? Esto se debe a que los investigadores y profesionales de la … Continue reading

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Research In Brief: Prevalence Studies

What are prevalence studies and how can they help us understand the health of our communities? Continue reading

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Resumen de investigación: Estudios de prevalencia

La serie Enfoque De Investigación de NARIC destaca hallazgos nuevos e interesantes de los estudios financiados por NIDILRR, presentados en resúmenes en lenguaje sencillo. La serie cubre una amplia gama de temas y tiene como objetivo presentar investigaciones analizadas por … Continue reading

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ADA Anniversary Month: Challenges Persist but There Is Progress #ThanksToTheADA

#ThanksToTheADA, we have made much progress toward full participation of people with disabilities. We look at recent #NIDILRR funded research on persistent challenges and solutions to removing these barriers. Continue reading

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Research In Focus for Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week

For #MSAwarenessWeek we’re exploring some of our recent Research In Focus articles highlighting research and development to support people with MS at home, at work, and in the community. Continue reading

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El Enfoque De Investigación para la Semana de Concientización sobre la Esclerosis Múltiple

Esta es la Semana de Concientización sobre la Esclerosis Múltiple (EM) (en inglés), celebrada por la Sociedad Nacional de EM y otras organizaciones de apoyo. La EM es una enfermedad del sistema nervioso central que impacta el cerebro, la médula … Continue reading

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