Autism spectrum disorders

HHS clarifies: No new autism registry will be created

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said it will not create a new autism registry, reversing an earlier announcement from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Fewer back problems with new model of care

Stiffness, aches or pain that sometimes radiates down to the legs—most backs protest at least once in a lifetime. Movement is often the best help. Therefore, researchers at Linköping University in Sweden and physiotherapists ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Research opens doors of access to youth mental health services

University of Alberta students, researchers and community members helped shape a cross-Canada initiative that has improved the way youth mental health services are delivered across the country, allowing more patients to be ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Oskar Fischer: The forgotten pioneer of Alzheimer's disease research

Ever heard of Fischer's disease? No? Maybe that is not surprising, because it doesn't exist. But it could have. In fact, the disease we now know as Alzheimer's disease might just as easily have been called Fischer's disease ...

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