Jackson, James Earl Jones and Bruce Willis among the many famous people who struggled with stuttering. How many people are affected by stuttering? About 1% of humans worldwide — including 3 million Americans — stutter, with the condition affecting people of all ages, but most commonly children...
How patients affected by a stroke experience eating difficultiesDillenz, JohanWestrup, Emil
How many people are affected by osteogenesis imperfecta? What is cardiomyopathy in infants? A genetic disease called Prader-Willi disease causes children to never feel full regardless of how much they eat. What has happened to the feedback loop?
Many people used the internet to find out about stroke, re-training packages, clinical trials, equipment and secondary prevention. Some resorted to the internet because they felt the information they had received was insufficient, or too medicalised, while others wanted to supplement what they had...
Five groups of older people, with a range of different backgrounds, were taken to galleries and their responses were recorded, transcribed and analysed. It is concluded that participants’ responses are influenced by their cultural capital, habitus and class—which, in turn, are affected by their...
Many accidents are caused by riders braking incorrectly. According to the California Highway patrol, locking up the rear brakes is a factor in the majority of motorcycle crashes. Changing Gears Early motorcycle clutches were operated by a foot pedal in the same way that automobile drivers use ...
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mental and emotional health. While many people are aware of the typical symptoms and long-term effects of drug and alcohol use, including heart and kidney damage, few are aware that substance abuse can also have a detrimental effect on eye health. In fact, many substances can cause permanent...
As climate change makes wildfires more frequent, scientists are racing to understand how animals suffer.
The literature studied for this review indicated that older people living in Canada experience increased health risks due to climate- and air pollution-related exposures, and are influenced by other intersecting determinants. However, further studies are required to elucidate how these exposures intersect...