Reading the article by Nick Bishop, who has cerebral palsy, on coping with getting around bars and restaurants, I found myself nodding in agreement (a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/jan/10/disability.longtermcare">How am I supposed to get up there?, January 10).
A new way to manipulate human embryonic stem cells (ESCs) offers hope of a treatment for muscular dystrophies. The muscle-wasting conditions are caused by genetic mutations which block production of a key protein in cells.
The genes involved in the devastating immune system disease Lupus, which affects 50,000 people in the UK, have been identified. A team led by London's Imperial College examined the genetic makeup of 3,000 women, publishing their findings in the journal Nature Genetics.
Half of all physiotherapists who graduated last year in England cannot find jobs, according to a survey released to the BBC. The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy said the government should act urgently to sort out the problem, as NHS money has paid for their training.
An NHS trust has ruled it will not allow a hysterectomy on a severely disabled girl to go ahead. Alison Thorpe, 45, said her 15-year-old daughter Katie, who has cerebral palsy, would be confused by periods and they would cause her indignity.
A study of four-year-old twin girls has identified a rogue cell that is the root cause of childhood leukaemia.