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Study probes into how gene mutation causes autism, intellectual disability

5 January 2020

Northwestern Medicine researchers have discovered why a specific genetic mutation causes intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder in children. They found genetic mutations in human patients in a gene called Usp9x result in the brain growing fewer synapses....

UN calls for funding to grant more disabled children quality education

29 March 2019 | Recent Reports

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is calling for investments in the availability and affordability of assistive technologies such as special tablets and lightweight wheelchairs, a UN spokesperson said Thursday. "Evidence points to millions of children with...

Dylan Alcott aces Australia Day

31 January 2019 | Recent Reports

An emotional Dylan Alcott claimed the Australian Open quad wheelchair title for a fifth straight year, crowned champion in front of a huge home crowd in Melbourne on Australia Day. Alcott downed US rival David Wagner 6-4, 7-6(2) in a see-sawing final on Rod Laver...

Alpine Worlds 2019: Ski wax maestros

31 January 2019 | Recent Reports

Down on the concrete slabs of the underground parking of a hotel packed with Para alpine skiers, burly men in aprons are hard at work with the smell of melted wax lingering in the air and drilling noises cutting through the pounding rhythms of a boombox. As the...

Alpine Worlds 2019: The perfect tribute

31 January 2019 | Recent Reports

It was a moment for the family photo album - Canadian Para alpine skier Frederique Turgeon slumped on one knee at the finish line of her first World Championships, exhausted and emotional, as she realised the enormity of what she had just achieved. A month ago, Ronald...

South Korea beat Italy in PyeongChang rematch

31 January 2019 | Recent Reports

Ten months after the historic Para ice hockey Paralympic bronze medal in PyeongChang, South Korea met Italy again. This time on Italian ice, in the final of the Torino International Tournament. The result was another action-packed match and one more Korean victory in...

Alberto Simonelli breaks own world record

31 January 2019 | Recent Reports

Alberto Simonelli’s accuracy appears even sharper ahead of June’s World Archery Para Championships in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. The Italian Paralympic and Worlds medallist shot a new Para archery world record at the Nimes Archery Tournament held from 18-20...

Skiers reveal what it takes to race in the speed events

31 January 2019 | Recent Reports

It takes a certain kind of person to propel themselves on a sit ski off a steep mountain slope with a vertical drop of 480 metres at more than 100 kilometres per hour. The downhill competition at the 2019 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships in Sella Nevea, Italy is...

Canadian Para swimmer won 20 medals at five Paralympics

31 January 2019 | Recent Reports

After more than two decades of Para swimming, Canadian nine-time Paralympic champion Benoit Huot is announcing his retirement from the sport. “It’s time to hang up my Speedo. It was the greatest of honours to represent our country and I’m proud to have been able to...

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