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Tag Archives: aging
Disability News Weekly Roundup Monday, Jan 20 – Friday, Jan 31
Health: Automated system could efficiently identify high-risk osteoporosis patients (Science Daily) An automated system that identifies high-risk osteoporosis patients being treated for fractures and can generate letters encouraging follow-up is an effective way to promote osteoporosis intervention and prevent future … Continue reading
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Tagged accessibility, aging, assistive technology, autism, Broadway, children, deaf, deafness, diabetes, direct brain interface, early intervention, exercise, follow-up care, insulin pump, medical technology, music, osteoporosis, paralysis, policy, safety, sports, theater, traumatic brain injury
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Disability News Weekly Roundup Monday, Dec 16 – Friday Dec 20
Health: Reuters— Older Women are Sedentary Most of the Day: Study Older women spend about two-thirds of their time sitting, a new study suggests. Sedentary behavior has been linked to disease and disability. “Even people who go to the gym … Continue reading
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Tagged abc news, accessibility, aging, ASD, autism, autism spectrum disorder, autism spectrum disorders, beatles, Catherine A. Sarkisian, child with down syndrome, children, cnn, criminals, Darrell Steinberg, david filiberto, deaf, disability, disability news roundup, down syndrome, employment and disability institute at cornell university, FCC, federal communications commission, green, hard of hearing, hearing impaired, high blood pressure, hormone, los angeles times, mental health, mental well being, mental wellness, minnesota, nfl, obamacare, paralympics, paul mccartney, psychosocial, reuters, science daily, seahawks, sensory, somali children, stress, susanne bruyere, tinnitus, UCLA, weekly, women
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Disability News Weekly Roundup Monday, Nov 18 – Friday Nov 22
Disability News Weekly Roundup Health: Science Daily— Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer at Risk of Early Aging Researchers found that frail health was associated with a greater risk for adult childhood cancer survivors of death and chronic disease. Being frail … Continue reading
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Tagged abc news, accessibility, aging, aid programs, al jazeera, Arthritis, Asperger Syndrome, associated press, autism, autism research, california healthline, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Child Neuropsychology, childhood cancer, cnn, concussion, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), doorknobs, fox news, government shutdown, head injury, health, med page today, mental health, military psychology, nervous system, obama, olympics, owusu, policy, recession, rheumatic conditions, Rheumatoid Arthritis, science daily, seattle times, sports, stroke prevention, teddowusu, teddy, united nations disabilities pact, vancouver sun, veterans
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National Hospice Month
November is National Hospice Month sponsored by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). Hospice care provides a combination of medical services, emotional support, and spiritual resources for people who are in the last stages of a serious illness. … Continue reading
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Tagged aging, care, caregiver, diane rehm, emotional support, end of life, hospice, Hospice care, katy butler, knocking on heaven's door: the path to a better way of death, NARIC, national hospice and palliative care organization, national hospice month, NHPCO, november, owusu, palliative, services, teddowusu, teddy
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Evidence-based Alzheimer Interventions – Conference Call
Join the Alliance for Aging Research, in partnership with the Administration on Aging and with the support of MetLife, for the release of Translating Innovation to Impact, a new white paper outlining research into evidence-based interventions to help people with … Continue reading
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Tagged aging, Alzheimer's Disease, caregiving, conference call, dementia, evidence-based research, independent living
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June 15th is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Friday, June 15th marks the 7th annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD). WEAAD promotes activities to increase public awareness of the mistreatment of older adults throughout the world and highlight the need for appropriate action. Millions of older Americans … Continue reading
NIDRR and AoA Present: Dr. Luis Salvador-Carulla on “International Perspectives on Bridging Knowledge and Practice in Aging and Disability”
On April 13th at 11am, the Administration on Aging and NIDRR present Luis Salvador-Carulla, MD, PhD, discussing “International Perspectives on Bridging Knowledge and Practice in Aging and Disability” Dr. Luis Salvador-Carulla is leading international expert on healthy aging, mental health, … Continue reading
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Tagged aging, AoA, bridging knowledge, disability, knowledge translation, NIDRR, NIDRR Presents, Salvador-Carulla
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Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System Announces two Research Study Opportunities for Individuals with SCI and/or MS
The Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System (NWRSCIS) is now offering two research study opportunities for individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) and/or Multiple Sclerosis (MS): (1) Effectiveness of Physical Activity for Improving Mood in People Aging with MS or … Continue reading
Posted in Clinial/Rehab trials, Project, Research Study
Tagged aging, depression, Effexor XR, low energy, Mood, multiple sclerosis, NIDRR projects, NIDRR research, Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System (NWRSCIS), pain management, physical activity, Research Study, SCI, sleep, Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems, venlafaxine XR
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Aging with HIV/AIDS
It has been approximately 30 years since the discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that is the cause for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Initially individuals being diagnosed as being HIV positive or having AIDS had little options available to … Continue reading
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Tagged aging, AIDS, disability, elderly, HIV, NIDRR research, World AIDS Day
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