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Jan 17 2025HEALTH

Teenagers and Elbow Fractures: A Unique Surgical Challenge

Injuries to the elbow can be tricky, especially when it comes to teenagers. A particular type of elbow fracture, called coronal shear fractures, poses unique challenges for surgeons. These fractures are rare and require careful attention to blood supply, the growth plates, and ensuring the bones are

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Jan 17 2025HEALTH

The Power of Sports for People with Intellectual Disabilities: Does It Change Community Involvement?

Imagine a world where sports and physical activities help people with intellectual disabilities dive deeper into community life. Researchers decided to find out if this is really happening. They searched five major databases for studies that looked at how these activities impact community participat

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Jan 17 2025HEALTH

Discovering Value: Voices of People with Intellectual Disabilities in Flemish Care

Imagine you're in a Flemish residential care facility. Ten people with intellectual disabilities were asked about the most important things in their lives and what they thought about managing their own support. They used photos to tell their stories. Their photos and conversations told us something

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Jan 17 2025HEALTH

Helping Hands: How Canada Aids Decision Making for People with Intellectual Disabilities

Ever wondered how someone with an intellectual disability makes choices? Canada has a unique method to lend a hand. Researchers checked out seven individuals with varying degrees of intellectual disabilities across two Canadian provinces. Guess what they discovered? A common decision-making process

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Jan 17 2025HEALTH

Experiences of People with Intellectual Disabilities in Canadian Community Settings

What does it take for people with intellectual disabilities (ID) to feel included in their communities? A study from Québec City, Canada, explored this question by talking to adults with ID and those who support them daily. The research used interviews to understand what makes community participatio

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Jan 17 2025HEALTH

How Physical Activities Help Manage Anger in People with Mild Intellectual Disabilities

In the Netherlands, a special type of therapy called psychomotor therapy (PMT) is commonly used to help people with mild intellectual disabilities or borderline intellectual functioning manage their anger and aggressive behavior. However, not much has been written about what these individuals think

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Jan 17 2025POLITICS

Indiana Lawmakers Tackle Mental Health, Education, and Constitution Amendments

As the Indiana General Assembly's 2025 session kicks off, lawmakers from Northwest Indiana are busy filing bills that address key issues like mental health, higher education, and water infrastructure. They’re also pushing for a change to the state constitution. One interesting bill, House Bill 1078,

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Jan 17 2025HEALTH

Protecting Elderly with Intellectual Disabilities: A New Approach

Older adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities are especially vulnerable to maltreatment. Unfortunately, there aren't many solutions out there to address this problem. This study focuses on creating a new, research-based plan to lower these risks. As people age, those with intellectu

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Jan 16 2025SPORTS

Women's Basketball Teams to Start Earning from March Madness

For the first time, women's basketball teams will be paid for playing in March Madness. This big change came when the NCAA approved a new pay structure. It means teams can earn money based on how well they do in the tournament. This is a big deal because until now, only men's teams got paid. The vo

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Jan 16 2025SCIENCE

Plant Roots' Glutamate Sensor: A Surprising Splice Variant

When plants like Arabidopsis encounter L-glutamate at their root tips, it causes significant changes in their root structure. But how they sense this amino acid is a mystery. Scientists know that GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR-LIKE (GLR) proteins act as channels that let calcium in when they detect amino acids,

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