The Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office has an unusual unit at its office: A team dedicated to working with defendants who have cognitive disabilities. The office helps these people access ...

Loss of independence (LOI) significantly affects quality of life and increases societal costs. Community gathering places supported by local governments aim to prevent LOI. However, evidence of their ...

Looking on the bright side is linked to a quicker recovery, a study found. Nov. 21, 2012— -- Older patients with positive attitudes on aging may be more likely to fully recover from severe ...

Nondisabling relapses that occur early in the course of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) signal faster accumulation of disability relative to no early relapses, new research suggests.

After years of exclusively seeing able-bodied actors on my favorite TV shows, I never felt represented as a woman with a disability. But as I watched Netflix's Special alongside one of my best friends ...

An extra 150,000 people in England with learning disabilities are to be invited for Covid vaccination, the government has announced. Professor Anthony Harnden, deputy chair of the Joint Committee on ...

Clinical trials for treatments to prevent recurring strokes typically only include participants who have little to no disability from a prior stroke. A new Yale study finds that leaving patients with ...