In a cohort study, Jessica Gong and colleagues investigate associations between reproductive factors, number of children, and dementia among individuals in the UK Biobank.
Aspects of academia create barriers for people with disabilities, write Justin and Rachel Yerbury
Academic institutions need to do much more to support faculty members with disabilities and to create an environment in which they can thrive, argues a commentary published 18 May in the journal Trends in Neurosciences.
The paper was written by Professor Justin Yerbury, who has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and his wife, Dr Rachel Yerbury. Professor Yerbury is a cell and molecular neurobiologist at the University of Wollongong (UOW) and the Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute (IHMRI). Dr Yerbury is a psychologist at UOW and a research affiliate at IHMRI. Her research examines how nature affects mental health and well-being.
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