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Kynurenine pathway metabolite alterations in Down syndrome and Alzheimer's disease. [PDF]
Alzheimers DementAbstract INTRODUCTION Down syndrome (DS) is a genetic disorder that leads to intellectual disability and accelerated aging, increasing the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The pathophysiology of AD and DS is multifactorial, involving amyloid precursor protein overexpression, neuroinflammation, and oxidative stress.
Dos Reis RG +4 more
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Developing World Bioethics, Volume 23, Issue 2, Page 138-146, June 2023., 2023 Abstract In Brazil, the epicenter of the Zika crisis, brown, black, and indigenous poor women living in municipalities with scarce resources were disproportionally affected. The gendered consequences of the epidemic exposed how intersectional lenses are central to understand the impact of public health emergencies in the lives of women and girls.
Ilana Ambrogi +2 more
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British Journal of Management, Volume 34, Issue 2, Page 767-786, April 2023., 2023 Abstract It is widely known that disabled people face discrimination in all walks of life, including employment. Unfortunately, legal protection often does not work as well as hoped, especially in emerging markets. This leads to the core objective of this study: to understand why firms might not discriminate against disabled people.
Pauline Dibben +3 more
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Is the search for cerebral palsy ‘cures’ a reasonable and appropriate goal in the 2020s?
Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, Volume 64, Issue 1, Page 49-55, January 2022., 2022 In the field of disability research and advocacy, the notion of ‘cures’ is contentious. Cerebral palsy (CP) is no exception. In this narrative review, we combine perspectives gained during community consultation undertaken for the Australian and New Zealand Cerebral Palsy Strategy, 2020 with those published in the scientific and grey literature to ...
Ingrid Honan +11 more
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Process evaluation of the Disability Allowance programme in the Maldives
International Social Security Review, Volume 75, Issue 1, Page 79-105, January/March 2022., 2022 Abstract Limited evidence on the design and implementation of social protection programmes for people with disabilities in low‐ and middle‐income countries constrains understanding of how their impacts could be improved. The Disability Allowance programme in the Maldives is a non means‐tested, monthly cash transfer targeting people with disabilities ...
Shaffa Hameed +3 more
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Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, Volume 63, Issue 5, Page 560-565, May 2021., 2021 Aim First, to understand the barriers to achieving effective transition and the supports required from the perspective of parents and carers, adolescents with intellectual disability and/or autism spectrum disorder and co‐existing mental health disorders (often termed ‘dual disability’), and those who provide services to this group.
Evelyn Culnane +9 more
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School outcomes of adolescents with cerebral palsy in Sweden
Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, Volume 63, Issue 4, Page 429-435, April 2021., 2021 Aim To study school outcomes of adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP) compared with a matched comparison group from the general population, and to observe to what extent sociodemographic and disability‐specific factors are associated with school outcomes.
Johan Jarl, Ann Alriksson‐Schmidt
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International Social Security Review, Volume 74, Issue 2, Page 55-81, April/June 2021., 2021 Abstract Globally, people with disabilities are disproportionally affected by poverty. Social protection policies, including cash transfers, are key strategies to address poverty “in all its forms”, but it is currently unclear how such programmes affect people with disabilities.
Richard de Groot +3 more
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Use of family disability service by families with young children with disabilities
Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, Volume 63, Issue 1, Page 81-88, January 2021., 2021 Aim To investigate which families with young children with disabilities used disability services and when they used services to inform policy on service delivery. Method We used linked administrative data from different ministries in Alberta to describe families’ use of disability services when their children were between the ages of 3 and 8 years old.
Matthew J Russell +4 more
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Os limites da curatela e o consentimento livre e esclarecido da pessoa com deficiência [PDF]
Estudos Avançados, 2023 RESUMO O presente trabalho aborda a possibilidade de consentimento substitutivo no âmbito da saúde em casos de pessoas em situação de curatela, para averiguar se seria permitido ao representante legal da pessoa com deficiência decidir também sobre ...
JUSSARA MARIA LEAL DE MEIRELLES +1 more
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