http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (Medical Xpress)—The University of Florida has launched a free, online tool to help caregivers and family members identify drivers age 65 and older who may be at risk for driving problems. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-online-screening-tool-caregivers-at-risk.html Health Fri, 29 Mar 2013 07:20:01 EST news283758995 Jeffrey is a daytime custodian at a fast-food restaurant. And he has autism. On the job, he found it difficult to switch from one task to another or to complete complex tasks. Trying to calm himself, Jeffrey would sometimes spin in place or hum, disturbing customers. At risk of losing his job, he was trained to use an Apple iPod Touch as part of a study conducted by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-ipods-workers-autism.html Autism spectrum disorders Wed, 03 Oct 2012 08:03:02 EST news268470173 Home delivery of stroke rehabilitation improves care, eliminates waiting lists for treatment and saves hundreds of thousands of dollars annually in hospital costs, according to a quality improvement project presented today at the Canadian Stroke Congress. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-home-based-therapy-outcomes-money.html Cardiology Mon, 01 Oct 2012 03:01:26 EST news268279277 (HealthDay)—At 25, Rachel Eagly had a one-week-old son and a vicious headache. But she never would have guessed that the headache signaled a major stroke that would temporarily seize her ability to speak and also change her future for the better. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-mom-aphasia-option.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:45:05 EST news268058699 Only 15% of adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the United States have some form of paid work. Difficulties related to cognition, behavior, communication, and sensory processing can impact their ability to attain and retain employment. Now investigators report the task management and organizational features on personal digital assistants (PDAs) can help people with ASD function more successfully in the workplace. They have published case studies in the Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation demonstrating the use of Apple iPod touch PDAs as vocational supports. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-app-apple-ipod-adults-autism.html Autism spectrum disorders Mon, 03 Sep 2012 03:33:39 EST news265862004 New research from the Buck Institute for Research on Aging shows that modifying the scar tissue that develops following a stroke is a promising avenue for future treatments. The need for therapeutics for chronic stroke is compelling. There are 750,000 new strokes per year in the U.S., a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Aside from physical and occupational therapy, treatments for the six million patients in the U.S. who suffer from chronic stroke are lacking; the vast majority of patients remain in an ongoing state of disability with little hope of return to normal function. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-scar-tissue-potentially-outcome-chronic.html Medical research Mon, 21 May 2012 15:00:22 EST news256812973 Five-year-old Lauren's cerebral palsy used to make eating meals an ordeal, going to bed a challenge, and crawling an impossibility. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-intervention-children-cerebral-palsy.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 15 Mar 2012 09:10:25 EST news251021345 Children showing difficulty carrying out routine actions, such as getting dressed, playing with particular types of games, drawing, copying from the board in school and even typing at the computer, could be suffering from developmental coordination disorder (DCD), and not necessarily from ADHD or other more familiar disorders, points out Prof. Sara Rosenblum of the Department of Occupational Therapy at the University of Haifa, whose new study set out to shed new light on DCD. "In quite a few cases, children are not diagnosed early enough or are given an incorrect diagnosis, which can lead to frustration and a sense of disability. It can even result in a decline that requires psychological therapy," she explains. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-developmental-disorder.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:57:18 EST news248014621 In people with Parkinson's Disease (PD), the inability to make quick movements limits basic functioning in daily life. Movement can be improved by various cueing techniques, such as providing visual or auditory stimuli when movements are started. In a study scheduled for publication in the August issue of the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, researchers report that virtual reality (VR) and physical reality exercises can be used to provide effective stimuli to increase movement speeds in PD patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-parkinson-disease-patients-benefit-virtual-reality-based.html Medical research Mon, 11 Jul 2011 12:18:24 EST news229605321 Cultural, ethnic and gender stereotypes can significantly distort clinical judgments about "facially masked" patients with Parkinson's disease, according to a newly published study from researchers at Tufts University, Brandeis University and the National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-ethnic-gender-stereotypes-bias-treatment.html Health Wed, 06 Jul 2011 09:39:46 EST news229163976 An Indiana University study that exposed older veterans with stroke to yoga produced "exciting" results as researchers explore whether this popular mind-body practice can help stroke victims cope with their increased risk for painful and even deadly falls. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-yoga-older-victims.html Health Sat, 04 Jun 2011 11:10:02 EST news226402775