Disability

Disability is an umbrella term that encompasses congenital and acquired impairments to body function or structure, activity limitations and participation restrictions. A disability can be physical, cognitive, mental, sensory, emotional, developmental, or some combination of these.

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Research
23 December 2022 | Open Access

Mutation analysis of the WFS1 gene in a Chinese family with autosomal-dominant non-syndrome deafness
- Jing Zhao
- , Siqi Zhang
- & QingWen Zhu
Scientific Reports 12, 22180
Research
16 December 2022 | Open Access

Impact of leukoaraiosis or blood pressure on clinical outcome, mortality and symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage after mechanical thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke
- Annika Göthel-Ezzeiani
- , Olav Jansen
- & Johannes Hensler
Scientific Reports 12, 21750
Research
23 November 2022 | Open Access

Biomarkers for rhythmic and discrete dynamic primitives in locomotion
- Rui Moura Coelho
- , Hiroaki Hirai
- & Hermano Igo Krebs
Scientific Reports 12, 20165
Research
03 November 2022 | Open Access

Physical performance and maximum tongue pressure associated with oral intake independence: a retrospective study on hospitalized patients with heart failure
- Junichi Yokota
- , Ren Takahashi
- & Keisuke Matsushima
Scientific Reports 12, 18549
Research
27 October 2022 | Open Access

Subclinical diagnosis of cisplatin-induced ototoxicity with biomarkers
- Charles Generotti
- , Brandon C. Cox
- & Daqing Li
Scientific Reports 12, 18032
Research
13 October 2022 | Open Access

Effectiveness of a quality improvement strategy with implementation of a specific visual tool to promote ICU early mobilization
- Patricia Nery de Souza
- , Jessica Borges Kroth
- & Wellington Pereira Yamaguti
Scientific Reports 12, 17206

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News and Comment

News & Views | 12 October 2021

Anemia in women — an intractable problem that requires innovative solutions

A new spatial analysis calls for a tiered and geographically targeted approach to tackling the vast, ongoing burden of anemia in women within low- and middle-income countries.
- Parul Christian
Nature Medicine 27, 1675-1677
Correspondence
09 May 2019 | Open Access

Reply: Limitations in the creation of an automatic diagnosis tool for dysgraphia
- Thibault Asselborn
- , Thomas Gargot
- & Pierre Dillenbourg
npj Digital Medicine 2, 37
News & Views | 07 December 2017

TNF inhibitors and structural damage in ankylosing spondylitis

Whether TNF inhibitors prevent structural damage in ankylosing spondylitis remains a controversial topic, as three prospective trials failed to show any evidence to support this notion. However, data are accumulating from retrospective analyses of well-characterized cohorts of patients that could provide the solution to this controversy.
- Atul Deodhar
Nature Reviews Rheumatology 14, 5-6
Comments & Opinion | 03 August 2017

Precision medicine, health disparities, and ethics: the case for disability inclusion
- Maya Sabatello
Genetics in Medicine 20, 397-399
News & Views | 07 March 2017

Hearing in the mouse of Usher

Hearing and balance are rescued by a synthetic virus that delivers a transgene to the inner ear of neonatal mice.
- John V Brigande
Nature Biotechnology 35, 216-218
News & Views | 09 December 2016

What's the risk of dentists losing their hearing?

British Dental Journal 221, 712

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Disability

Latest Research and Reviews

Mutation analysis of the WFS1 gene in a Chinese family with autosomal-dominant non-syndrome deafness

Impact of leukoaraiosis or blood pressure on clinical outcome, mortality and symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage after mechanical thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke

Biomarkers for rhythmic and discrete dynamic primitives in locomotion

Physical performance and maximum tongue pressure associated with oral intake independence: a retrospective study on hospitalized patients with heart failure

Subclinical diagnosis of cisplatin-induced ototoxicity with biomarkers

Effectiveness of a quality improvement strategy with implementation of a specific visual tool to promote ICU early mobilization

News and Comment

Anemia in women — an intractable problem that requires innovative solutions

Reply: Limitations in the creation of an automatic diagnosis tool for dysgraphia

TNF inhibitors and structural damage in ankylosing spondylitis

Precision medicine, health disparities, and ethics: the case for disability inclusion

Hearing in the mouse of Usher

What's the risk of dentists losing their hearing?

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