Physical therapy Changes in gait variability across the lifespan in persons with Down syndrome UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Beverly D. Ulrich SmithBeth AVariability is always present during repetitive movements. Scholars have studied human movement patterns for years, but have only recently begun to focus ...
The report, published inThe Lancet Public Health, is the first of its kind to research multiple morbidity across the lifespan in people with Down Syndrome. Researchers hope that this will help to ensure people living with the syndrome have access to the correct monitoring, support and treatment ...
Patterns of gait variability across the lifespan in persons with and without down syndrome. BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Greater gait variability has been observed in persons with Down syndrome (DS). An understanding of baseline patterns of variability......
When viewing a person’s face, newborns do not look at the eyes the way adults do; rather, they tend to look at the chin a less detailed part of the face. However, by 2 or 3 months, they will seek more detail when exploring an object visually and begin showing preferences for unusua...
In this work we studied and evaluated the effects of aging in a group of individuals with Down syndrome, using gait analysis as tool of investigation. 32 individuals suffering from Down syndrome (DS) were enrolled in this study as group of pathological participants. The control group (CG) was...
Lifespan development begins with ___ and ends with ___. a) birth; death b) conception; old age c) infancy; old age d) conception; death Developmental Psychology: Developmental psychology can be regarded as a branch of psychology that ...
Their life expectancy is long compared to the all-breed average, but on a par with other breeds of a similar size, such as Cairn Terriers and Lhasa Apso. Health vs Lifespan Another reason Bichon Frise lifespan is so long is because they have few heritable health conditions which cause ...
Although several studies have investigated the effect of persistent viruses on markers of immune aging, few have examined multiple viruses at once, and over the lifespan of a person. Understanding their cumulative immunological effect could help guide prevention and/or treatment strategies, especially ...
Maternal obesity and consumption of a high-fat diet significantly elevate risk for pediatric nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), affecting 10% of children in the US. Almost half of these children are diagnosed with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), a leading etiology for liver transplant....
As sleep plays a mechanistic role in health across the lifespan, understanding when and how to intervene to benefit health is essential.#Recent research has advanced our understanding of sleep across three domains: patterns, neurophysiology, and behaviors. Highlights include (1) Early childhood nap ...