disability
Autistic people’s nerve cells differ before birth, new study finds
"Such studies will lead to a better understanding of brain development in both autistic and typical individuals."
How music therapy benefits the autistic brain
While the benefits of music therapy are well known, more in-depth research explores how music benefits children with autism.
Harvard study suggests avoiding TV and daytime naps to avoid depression
The goal of this large-scale study was to provide actionable information on how to avoid depression or decrease depressive symptoms.
Does porn cause erectile dysfunction…or not?
While this has been a popular debate, the evidence suggests there isn't a strong link between pornography use and erectile dysfunction (ED).
Yoga may ease symptoms of depression, according to new research
According to the analysis, the more yoga sessions a person did each week, the less they struggled with depressive symptoms.
‘I hope he doesn’t feel too lonely’ — COVID-19 hits people with intellectual disabilities hard
Prior to COVID-19, 45% of people with intellectual disabilities reported feeling lonely.
Why vaccines are absolutely necessary
Vaccines have done their job so well that anti-vax parents have forgotten the horror of contagious disease.
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Could there be an ‘exercise pill’ in the future?
What if we could just skip the workout part and take the results in supplement form? Researchers did it… On mice and flies.
We’re looking at death all wrong. Here’s why.
Can a shift in the way we treat death and dying improve our lives while we're still here?
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Is cursive writing important to child development?
Legislators push to keep cursive in their schools' curricula, but experts seem split as to whether it's necessary.
How AI is learning to convert brain signals into speech
The first steps toward developing tools that could help disabled people regain the power to speak.
What I learned about disability and infanticide from Peter Singer
In the 1970s, the Australian moral philosopher Peter Singer began to argue that it is ethical to give parents the option to euthanise infants with disabilities.
The Most Debilitating Disease in the World Isn’t Just in Your Head
For the first time, the World Health Organization has declared a new mental illness to be the leading cause of disability around the world.
Stephen Hawking, Given Two Years to Live in 1963, Is Going To Space Over 50 Years Later
Stephen Hawking has accepted an offer to go to space. He's one of the world's most famous scientists, who's been paralyzed due to ALS for much of his life.