UK charity SeeAbility has launched a new optometric resource to improve access to eye care for people with learning disabilities. Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2016
British foam manufacturer invents new ‘epilepsy pillow’
A British foam manufacturer has invented a new pillow to help epilepsy suffers, made from innovative ‘three dimensional’ fabric developed at Manchester University. Continue reading
Special needs children more likely to be from low-income families
Pupils from low-income families are more than twice as likely to be identified as having special educational needs than their better-off classmates, according to a new report Continue reading
Police Officers in study of developmental disorders claim to ‘need more autism training’
A recent report published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders found that 70% of autistic adults are dissatisfied with the way they are treated by British police. Continue reading
New brain cell study suggests fresh approaches to treating epilepsy
Scientists at Canada’s McGill University have made a new brain cell discovery which could affect the way neurological conditions like epilepsy are treated in the near future. Continue reading
New study reveals that cannabis does not cause anxiety and depression
Cannabis does not increase the risk of developing anxiety or depression, a new study has found. Continue reading
New ‘mini-brains’ could revolutionise Parkinson’s research
Scientists at John Hopkins University in the USA have been experimenting with tiny human mini-brains in a bid to speed up cures for Parkinson’s and other diseases. Continue reading
UK children with mental health difficulties ‘go an average of ten years’ before treatment
Research published by an independent charity, the Centre for Mental Health (CMH), has revealed that UK children typically wait an average of ten years to seek advice following their first experience of mental health difficulties. Continue reading