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Multiple Sclerosis Blood Blockage Theory Tested
US scientists are testing a radical new theory that multiple sclerosis (MS) is caused by blockages in the veins that drain the brain. The University of Buffalo team were intrigued by the work of Itali… more →
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Multiple Sclerosis Blood Blockage Theory Tested
samedifference1 wrote 2 days ago: US scientists are testing a radical new theory that multiple sclerosis (MS) is caused by blockages i … more →
Giving Birth May Slow The Progression of MS
samedifference1 wrote 5 days ago: Giving birth seems to slow the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS), Belgian and Dutch researchers … more →
Seven Year Old Girl Wins Multi Million Pound Compensation
samedifference1 wrote 6 days ago: A seven-year-old girl who suffered severe brain damage due to a medical error during her birth has w … more →
Third of Adults With Autism Lack Income
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samedifference1 wrote 1 week ago: A third of the 18,000 people with autism in Wales have no job and no benefits and are forced to rely … more →
Family of Girl With CP Want £5m Compensation
samedifference1 wrote 1 week ago: The parents of a one-year-old girl born with cerebral palsy say medical negligence led to the condit … more →
Huge Rise In Birth Defects In Falluja
samedifference1 wrote 2 weeks ago: Doctors in Iraq’s war-ravaged enclave of Falluja are dealing with up to 15 times as many chron … more →
Noise Worse For Dyslexic Pupils
samedifference1 wrote 2 weeks ago: Children with dyslexia find it harder to hear in noisy classrooms than those without the condition, … more →
Teenage Obesity Possible Link To MS in Women
samedifference1 wrote 2 weeks ago: Being obese as a teenager may be linked with an increased risk of multiple sclerosis as an adult, re … more →
Is Autism A Term of Abuse?
samedifference1 wrote 3 weeks ago: A French politician has used the term “autism” to criticise the Tory Party’s polic … more →
Study Into South Asian MS Planned
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samedifference1 wrote 4 weeks ago: When Shiv Sharma was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis he was the only South Asian he knew with the … more →
Help Call For Dyslexic Children in Welsh Schools
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samedifference1 wrote 1 month ago: The level of support for dyslexic children in the Welsh language has come under fire from assembly m … more →
Rise In Down's Pregnancies
samedifference1 wrote 1 month ago: The number of Down’s syndrome pregnancies has risen by more than 70% over the last 20 years, U … more →
Research Reveals Identical Twins More Likely To Both Have Autism
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samedifference1 wrote 1 month ago: When one identical twin develops the developmental disorder autism, the risk of the other developing … more →
Deaf children falling behind
samedifference1 wrote 1 month ago: Research carried out by the National Deaf Children’s Society shows that deaf children are fall … more →
McKinnon's Extradition Put On Hold
samedifference1 wrote 1 month ago: A Briton accused of hacking into secret military and Nasa computers has had his extradition to the U … more →
Adults With Autism Cast Adrift
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samedifference1 wrote 1 month ago: Adults with autism in England are often not being diagnosed or supported properly, MPs say. The Comm … more →
Compensation Awards Get Larger All The Time
samedifference1 wrote 1 month ago: I’ve just read about Harry Snowdon, 10, who has been awarded compensation of- wait for it- £7. … more →
Helping Jobseekers With Autism
samedifference1 wrote 1 month ago: People with autism are condemned to financial hardship by poor employment and benefits support, a ch … more →
Mckinnon Refused Permission To Appeal
samedifference1 wrote 1 month ago: Computer hacker Gary McKinnon has been refused permission to appeal to the UK Supreme Court against … more →
