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Researchers reveal childhood trauma raises risk of chronic pain in adultho
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
According to new research, physical, sexual, or emotional abuse or neglect, either alone or in combination with other types of childhood trauma, increases the likelihood of chronic pain and accompanying disability in adulthood.
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Researchers find genes linked to increased risk for neurodevelopmental dis
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to a recent Paediatrics article, expanding newborn screening (NBS) to include identifying genes associated with an elevated risk of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) will cause more harm than good. While some experts believe that identifying NDDs in the newborn period would be a
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Study reveals why those with autism avoid eye contact
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Eye contact is a crucial component of everyday interactions but researchers revealed that people with autism find it difficult to make eye contact in natural situations.
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Study develops novel gene therapy method to help children with neurologica
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Ohio [US], July 12 (ANI): Researchers recently developed a novel method of gene therapy that can help children born with a rare genetic disorder called AADC deficiency. This deficiency causes severe physical and developmental disabilities.
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Physical activity in youth with autism can be boosted by picture books
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 27 (ANI): The findings of recent research have suggested that people with developmental disabilities don't exercise as often as their typically developed peers. In an effort to close this disparity, a researcher at the University of Missouri recently created fitness
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Hyderabad-based organisation supporting families of children with intellec
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], February 19 (ANI): A Hyderabad-based organisation 'Nayi Disha Resource Centre' is assisting the families of children diagnosed with intellectual and developmental disabilities by providing information that is critical for child's development through its mobile-
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TN Govt increasing access to early intervention therapy for children with
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Feb 11 (ANI/NewsVoir): The school enrollment rate of children with special needs improved from 69 per cent to 85 per cent when they received early intervention therapy, finds a study by Amar Seva Sangam, Ayikudi (ASSA), a premier non-profit organization in the f
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New design of laundry packet risky for children
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jun 3 (ANI): Traditional laundry detergent packaging is a safer alternative than the new one as it poses a risk to adults with developmental disabilities and young children, who might swallow the detergent accidentally, observed researchers.
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Cognitive function does not measure weight-loss effect for adolescents
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 15 (ANI): In a new study, researchers have revealed that cognitive function does not affect the weight loss trajectory after bariatric surgery.
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Repeat pregnancy higher in women with intellectual, developmental disabili
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Aug 13(ANI): Turns out, women having both intellectual and developmental disabilities have higher chances of having a baby within a year as compared to the ones without such disabilities.
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Parents of disabled children don't often make care plans
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Feb. 10 (ANI): A new study has revealed that fewer than half of parents of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities make long-term plans about who will take over their child's care if the parent or other relative providing care dies or becomes incap
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