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RDAD-KC isn't just changing lives for Alzheimer's patients—it's also helping individuals with intellectual disabilities & caregivers. Reduced behavioral symptoms, increased physical activity, & less distress show promise for a brighter future! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ja…

I’m excited to have this manuscript published in the Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour and Human Kinetics. Check out our open-access article and our translation of the ActiGraph count algorithm at github.com/bhelsel/agcoun…. The agcounts R package is also available on CRAN. Lauren Ptomey (Silent P) Eric Vidoni

Our new publication in @BrainComms is out! It highlights a pathway linking higher pulse pressure to dementia in adults with Down syndrome. Super thankful to Adam M. Brickman and Mike Yassa for their mentorship! A thread 🧵.. link: academic.oup.com/braincomms/art…

The Last Ride: One Dad's Essay on 640+ Bike Rides to School & Why It Meant Everything Yeah, I lost it. I kinda thought I might, but as I biked with my son on his last day of elementary school and our last day ever of me biking with him... The dad emotions hit me hard, which

New publication! We found that an 18-month exercise intervention improved physical activity, motor skills, and strength in adolescents with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Parental involvement had no impact on these outcomes. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38967389/

I'm enjoying the flexibility of making consort diagrams in R and incorporating them into reports using Graphviz. I'm working on an R package using a similar approach as DiagrammeR to make it easier to build these diagrams within an R script.

Adults with Down syndrome face a higher risk of Alzheimer's disease. Our new study explores the link between physical function and dementia risk symptoms. Key findings: Lower physical function and ADLs may serve as early indicators of dementia risk. alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/tr…

🚨Exciting opportunity!! Tenure-track faculty opening (open rank) in Kinesiology at Indiana University Bloomington. We're looking for an expert to utilize our Bioenergetics & Environmental Stress Suite and Nutrition & Metabolic Clinical Research Lab! indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/26098

I’m excited to be on the team of investigators helping lead this funded initiative by the NIH INCLUDE Project alongside others at KU Medical Center. We care about our friends with Down syndrome and we are glad that NIH sees this research as a priority. nichd.nih.gov/newsroom/news/…

DYK there are 28 evidence-based practices that have been shown to benefit those with autism? They include: ☑️ Modeling ☑️ Sensory integration ☑️ Visual supports Learn about the 28 practices & how they can be incorporated into exercise programming: brnw.ch/21wOB8v

Congratulations to the 2024 Paper of the Year: "Physical Activity Patterns in Adolescents and Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities" by Helsel et al. Read the paper: brnw.ch/21wRRiu