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New gene discovered for new form of intellectual disability
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) has discovered a new form of intellectual disability involving mental retardation (MR) along with the eye defect retinitis pigmentosa (RP).   view more (2008-04-24)

The NHS is failing people with learning disabilities
The NHS is failing people with learning difficulties, according to an editorial published in the BMJ today.   view more (2008-03-14)

'Corrective' sex education may make sexual offenders more dangerous
While it is commonly thought that men with low IQs sexually offend because of a lack of knowledge or sexual deviance, new research has found the men may sexually offend because of their exposure to "corrective" sex education previously taken.   view more (2007-10-17)

Behavioral and emotional problems common among children with developmental disabilities
Children and adolescents with developmental disabilities often have emotional and behavioral problems, and these problems can persist as the person grows older.   view more (2006-10-25)

Smokers more likely to be disabled in later life
Smokers are not only likely to die earlier than non-smokers, but they are more likely to spend more of their life with a disability than non-smokers, finds research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. And this is despite the fact that non-smokers, by virtue of living longer, would... view more (2000-07-13)

Low dose radiation in infancy may affect intellect
Exposure to low doses of ionising radiation in infancy affects intellectual capacity in later life, conclude researchers from Sweden in this week's BMJ. CT scanning, which delivers high doses of ionising radiation, is increasingly being used in young children after minor head trauma. The study... view more (2004-01-03)

Disabled in the nursery
Working with 20 pre-school children (average age three and a half years), the researchers measured the popularity of a child with walking and talking disabilities with their classmates, as well as the relative understanding about disability which these children held. The findings show that the... view more (1999-08-23)

Chronic disability in older Americans greatly overestimated
The rates of chronic disability in older Americans has been substantially overestimated by about forty percent, researchers at Yale School of Medicine report in the December 12 Archives of Internal Medicine.   view more (2005-12-13)

epoline® Annual Conference in Barcelona - The European Patent Office sets worldwide technical standards for patent professionals
Munich/The Hague: Patent professionals from all over Europe will come together in Barcelona on 9-11th December at the second epoline® Annual Conference to learn about the latest developments in on-line patent management and information dissemination. epoline® is the European Patent Office's... view more (2003-10-21)

Bigger brain size matters for intellectual ability
Brain size matters for intellectual ability and bigger is better, McMaster University researchers have found.   view more (2005-12-23)

Scottish SMEs missing out on £20 billion of hidden assets
Scottish businesses are sitting on around £20 billion of assets that they that they may not know they have, says Iain Russell of the Intellectual Assets Centre.   view more (2005-04-27)

Prenatal sonography has no effect on the intellectual capacity of the developing child
Scientists carrying out a major epidemiological study at Karolinska Institutet and Uppsala University have discovered that there is no clear correlation between routine ultrasonic scans and intellectual impairment. "Fears have been expressed that sonography can lead to diminished... view more (2005-04-13)

Meningitis in infancy linked to developmental problems
Children who get meningitis in their first year of life have a 10-fold increased risk of severe or moderate disability at 5 years of age compared with other children, concludes a study in this week's BMJ. These findings provide a complete picture of the range of problems experienced by children... view more (2001-09-05)

Acupressure relieves low back pain
Acupressure (applying pressure with the thumbs or fingertips to the same points on the body stimulated in acupuncture) seems to be more effective in reducing low back pain than physical therapy, finds a study published online by the BMJ today.   view more (2006-02-17)

Imperial College London and Singapore's Exploit Technologies strikes technology transfer business deal
Imperial College London and Exploit Technologies Pte Ltd of Singapore have signed the first international collaboration agreement on technology transfer. The agreement allows for both organisations to access information on potential licensees, strategic partners for spin-out companies, investor... view more (2002-06-12)

Techtran raises £2 Million with IP2IPO in strategic investment deal
University technology transfer specialist Techtran Group (Techtran), is pleased to announce a £2,000,000 investment from intellectual property company IP2IPO. The deal sees AIM-listed IP2IPO receive 20 per cent equity share in the Techtran business in return for the investment. In... view more (2004-07-19)

Firms struggle to protect their most important asset
Businesses are struggling to protect their most important asset - their intellectual property (IP) or "know-how", say researchers at the University of Sussex.   view more (2005-03-11)

Cross-Border Litigation over European Patents
The Intellectual Property Rights Helpdesk has placed on its website a new briefing paper on Cross-Border Litigation over European Patents. The paper written by the IPR-Helpdesk legal team can be found at the following URL http://www.ipr-helpdesk.org/updates In cases of infringement, patents serve... view more (2000-04-09)

Government Announces New Logbook For Innovators
Helping safeguard Britain's cutting edge ideas Britain's best inventors can help safeguard their creative ideas using a new logbook launched today by Science Minister Lord Sainsbury. Inventors, businesses and universities can use the new 'Innovation Logbook' to record the development of original... view more (2002-06-06)

AHRB Funds £2 Million Of Resource Enhancements
More than £2 million has been made available by the Arts and Humanities Research Board (AHRB) to improve the availability and accessibility of research materials and resources. A total of 12 awards were made in the latest round of the AHRB's Resource Enhancement Scheme. The awards support a... view more (2003-08-14)

Physically disabled high flyers from middle class backgrounds
Physically disabled people who become high flyers at work are more likely to come from middle class than working class backgrounds. This is the key finding from research conducted by Sonali Shah, of the University of Loughborough. Ms Shah presents her work today, Tuesday 5 January, in a poster... view more (1998-12-23)

epoline®: bringing patents closer to the public
Patent professionals from all over Europe came together in Barcelona on 9-11th December at the second epoline® Annual Conference to learn about the latest developments in on-line patent management and information dissemination. The conference consisted of three parallel sessions: hands on... view more (2003-12-17)

Avoidance of Physical Activity and Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Study Confirms Link Between Lack of Exercise and Increased Disability                Findings Highlight the Mediating Role of Muscle Strength Physical disability is one of the major consequences of Osteoarthritis (OA) of... view more (2002-06-28)

Revolutionary Robot Pitched At Industrial Partners
Staffordshire University has teamed up with a firm of intellectual property developers to help put a revolutionary robotic concept to commercial use.   view more (2004-09-14)

UNICEF report shows disabled children at serious risk
Yale public health researcher Nora Groce chaired the Thematic Group on Violence against Disabled Children convened by UNICEF at the United Nations (UN), which has made recommendations for ending violence against disabled children in the forthcoming UN Secretary General's Report on Violence against... view more (2005-12-13)
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