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Making data and statistics more inclusive in developing countries Young Asian woman with smiling face sitting in the wheelchair. plo/Shutterstock.com Measuring disability through household surveys and population censuses is challenging and there is not a gold standard approach. In censuses or surveys, disability is often captured through questions on functional difficulties (e.g. seeing, hearing), activities of daily living (e.g. bending, bathing), broad activity limitation (e.g. inability to ...

 E-Mail Credit: Piotrowski Lab KANSAS CITY, MO--One of the evolutionary disadvantages for mammals, relative to other vertebrates like fish and chickens, is the inability to regenerate sensory hair cells. The inner hair cells in our ears are responsible for transforming sound vibrations and gravitational forces into electrical signals, which we need to detect sound and maintain balance and spatial orientation. Certain insults, such as exposure to noise, antibiotics, or age, cause inner ear hair...

April 26, 2021 Ready for success Several outstanding graduates have thrived at WMU by finding support in pursuing their career aspriations and purpose. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University will grant more than 2,400 degrees to students during virtual commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 1. On that date, visit the commencement website for a link to watch programs throughout the day for the Universitys seven colleges and WMUx. There will be 1,840 degrees awarded at the bachelors level...

NIHs National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) and Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) have awarded it a full and open multi-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with up to a 10-year period of performance and ceiling of $75M across awardees to support expansion of the NIDDK Central Repository Program. The mission of NIDDK is to conduct and support medical research and research training ...

The Transcript It’s the highlight of every education major’s undergrad experience: that moment when you embark on student teaching. Leading a classroom—being responsible for creating lesson plans, teaching, and grading—offers teachers-in-training valuable experience and prepares them for their first real classroom. But none of the seniors enrolled in BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development could have imagined what it would be like to begin their careers in the middle...

WHAT: A mobile app was successful at distinguishing toddlers diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from typically developing toddlers based on their eye movements while watching videos, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. The findings suggest that the app could one day screen infants and toddlers for ASD and refer them for early intervention, when chances for treatment success are greatest. The study appears in JAMA Pediatrics and was conducted by Geraldin...

Research has shown that harsh physical parenting has a negative effect on children’s behavior and potential educational achievements.

Screen grab from the Human Development Council on Facebook. Saint John’s four mayoral candidates met Monday for the first forum of the 2021 campaign to discuss issues facing the five priority neighbourhoods. Darrell Bastarache, Donna Reardon, Mel Vincent Jr., and Howard Yeomans responded to questions about topics including affordable housing and how to rejuvenate the city’s old north end. Hosted by the Human Development Council and moderated by Julia Wright, the questions were crafted by th...

April 26, 2021 CWN Editors Note: Pope Francis has quietly added lay Catholics to the newly created Vatican dicasteries for Integral Human Development, Communications, and Laity, Family and Life. Ordinarily only cardinals and bishops are appointed to the Vatican congregations, but canon law allows for lay members “according to the peculiar nature of some dicasteries.” However, while the appointments of bishops have been announced by the Vatican, the appointments of lay members have not been ...

WHAT: A mobile app was successful at distinguishing toddlers diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from typically developing toddlers based on their eye movements while watching videos, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. The findings suggest that the app could one day screen infants and toddlers for ASD and refer them for early intervention, when chances for treatment success are greatest. The study appears in JAMA Pediatrics and was conducted by Geraldin...