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NIH Designates People with Disabilities a Health Disparities Population
On September 26, Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, MD, director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), designated people with disabilities as a ‘population with health disparities’ for research supported by the National Institutes of Health.
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2023 Impact Report
On behalf of everyone at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, we thank you for your support. We invite you to take a look at our FY23 Impact Report below.
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CROR Director Allen Heinemann, PhD, Appointed to Committee to Advise Social Security Administration on Disability
Allen Heinemann, PhD, Director of the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, has been appointed to the Standing Committee of Medical and Vocational Experts for the Social Security Administration's Disability Programs.
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Is walking as important as your temperature or blood pressure?
Dr. R. James Cotton explores innovative methods, including smartphone and video camera technologies combined with artificial intelligence, to provide clinicians with practical, cost-effective tools for studying motion and tracking changes in gait.
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What are organoids, and how can we leverage this extraordinary technology?
Dr. Colin Franz is developing organoids — artificially grown masses of cells or tissue that resemble organs — to see whether this technique can contribute to life-changing discoveries for our patients.
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Can nerve stimulation help patients with severe tremor?
Traditionally, medication and surgery have been the only two ways of managing tremor. Each of these options is problematic. Their effectiveness decreases over time, few patients are eligible and they come with unwanted side effects. Clearly, patients with tremor need new options for managing it, and José Pons, PhD, is leading the search for them.
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How can patients make life decisions when it’s tough to talk?
Individuals with aphasia can demonstrate their decision-making capacities with the assistance of skilled conversation partners and supportive communication techniques. Supporting patients in this way is a critical step in allowing them to maintain autonomy.
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How are nurses influencing research at the bedside and beyond?
Daniela Ene and Maricela Ontiveros teamed up with our engineers to create a unique slide board that assists patients and caregivers with safe transfers.
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How can we accelerate the timeline for cancer rehabilitation research?
Dr. Ishan Roy's team uses this model to rapidly test individual therapies to identify ideal treatment approaches. Their insights are leading to greater understanding of the science behind cancer-related weight.
loss and greater recovery for cancer patients.
loss and greater recovery for cancer patients.
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What if you couldn’t recognize whether someone was happy or sad?
Dr. Ashaie and his team are using eye-tracking technology to study how stroke survivors identify emotions in words, faces and gestures.
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DayRehab Outings: Transitioning back to Independence
To prepare patients for return to their dynamic lifestyles, we incorporate treatment with groups of patients across all types of therapies; working with others toward similar goals.
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Dr. Allison Kessler Profiled in Chicago Medicine Magazine
Allison Kessler, MD, section chief, Renée Crown Center for Spinal Cord Innovation, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, was profiled in the cover story of Chicago Medicine magazine’s February 2024 issue.
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