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UMN and Windgap Medical receive $3.2 million NIH grant to develop cyanide antidote autoinjector
The University of Minnesota Twin Cities and Windgap Medical have received a $3.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a new device to quickly administer a recently developed antidote for cyanide poisoning. Under the grant,…
Memory boost with just one look
HRL Laboratories transcranial stimulation shown to improve desired memories with single view and may mitigate traumatic experiences
UMN and Windgap Medical receive $3.2 million NIH grant to develop cyanide antidote autoinjector
The University of Minnesota Twin Cities and Windgap Medical have received a $3.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a new device to quickly administer a recently developed antidote for cyanide poisoning. Under the grant,…
Memory boost with just one look
HRL Laboratories transcranial stimulation shown to improve desired memories with single view and may mitigate traumatic experiences
Prolonged ECG monitoring of ED patients with syncope is safe alternative to hospitalization
DES PLAINES, IL — Prolonged cardiac rhythm monitoring will improve arrhythmia diagnostic yield among non-low-risk emergency department patients with syncope. That is the finding of a study published in the January 2020 issue of Academic Emergency Medicine (AEM), a journal…
Prolonged ECG monitoring of ED patients with syncope is safe alternative to hospitalization
DES PLAINES, IL — Prolonged cardiac rhythm monitoring will improve arrhythmia diagnostic yield among non-low-risk emergency department patients with syncope. That is the finding of a study published in the January 2020 issue of Academic Emergency Medicine (AEM), a journal…
Prolonged ECG monitoring of ED patients with syncope is safe alternative to hospitalization
DES PLAINES, IL — Prolonged cardiac rhythm monitoring will improve arrhythmia diagnostic yield among non-low-risk emergency department patients with syncope. That is the finding of a study published in the January 2020 issue of Academic Emergency Medicine (AEM), a journal…
Team’s fabricated corneal tissue allows closer look at how eyes heal
NIH grant helps researchers develop new ways to study eye’s repair mechanisms
Decoding hidden brain chatter to advance neuroprostheses
Reconstructing the stable signal from neurons driving skills like tying sneakers can aid paralyzed patients
Team’s fabricated corneal tissue allows closer look at how eyes heal
NIH grant helps researchers develop new ways to study eye’s repair mechanisms
Earlier falls predict subsequent fractures in postmenopausal women
The risk of fracture in postmenopausal women can be predicted by history of falls, according to new findings from the Kuopio Osteoporosis Risk Factor and Prevention Study (OSTPRE) at the University of Eastern Finland. Published in Osteoporosis International , the…
Decoding hidden brain chatter to advance neuroprostheses
Reconstructing the stable signal from neurons driving skills like tying sneakers can aid paralyzed patients
Earlier falls predict subsequent fractures in postmenopausal women
The risk of fracture in postmenopausal women can be predicted by history of falls, according to new findings from the Kuopio Osteoporosis Risk Factor and Prevention Study (OSTPRE) at the University of Eastern Finland. Published in Osteoporosis International , the…
Electric scooter injuries, hospital admissions in US
What The Study Did: Electric scooters are increasingly used as fast and convenient transportation in the United States. This observational study reports on injuries and hospital admissions related to electric scooters from 2014 to 2018 using national data. To access…
Public opinion on proposals in California to prevent firearm violence
What The Study Did: This survey study assessed public opinion in California (overall and by firearm ownership status) on two proposals to prevent firearm injuries: an amnesty program that would allow individuals to turn in ammunition magazines that hold more…
Dr. Pilkar to develop tool for assessing muscle response to neuromuscular stimulation
East Hanover, N.J., January 8, 2020. Rakesh Pilkar, PhD, research scientist in the Center for Mobility and Rehabilitation Engineering Research at Kessler Foundation, was awarded a $198,102 exploratory research grant by the New Jersey Commission on Spinal Cord Research to…
Sleep deprived? Study finds losing a night of sleep may increase Alzheimer’s biomarker
Higher levels of tau detected in young men after one night of no sleep
Urban health scare: E-scooters show alarming spike in injuries
Hospital admissions quadrupled in last four years, UCSF study finds, mainly in young adults
Electric scooter injuries, hospital admissions in US
What The Study Did: Electric scooters are increasingly used as fast and convenient transportation in the United States. This observational study reports on injuries and hospital admissions related to electric scooters from 2014 to 2018 using national data. To access…
Public opinion on proposals in California to prevent firearm violence
What The Study Did: This survey study assessed public opinion in California (overall and by firearm ownership status) on two proposals to prevent firearm injuries: an amnesty program that would allow individuals to turn in ammunition magazines that hold more…
Dr. Pilkar to develop tool for assessing muscle response to neuromuscular stimulation
East Hanover, N.J., January 8, 2020. Rakesh Pilkar, PhD, research scientist in the Center for Mobility and Rehabilitation Engineering Research at Kessler Foundation, was awarded a $198,102 exploratory research grant by the New Jersey Commission on Spinal Cord Research to…
Urban health scare: E-scooters show alarming spike in injuries
Hospital admissions quadrupled in last four years, UCSF study finds, mainly in young adults
Probability of dying from road injury has dropped worldwide in all but 5 nations
54 million people injured in road accidents in 2017, resulting in 1.2 million deaths; disability from road injuries frequently due to limb fractures and traumatic brain injury; men ages 25-29 are most likely to be injured
Sleep deprived? Study finds losing a night of sleep may increase Alzheimer’s biomarker
Higher levels of tau detected in young men after one night of no sleep
Don’t wait to get concussion care; early treatment may mean faster recovery
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 6, 2020 – Early clinical treatment may significantly reduce recovery time following a concussion, according to new research led by the University of Pittsburgh Sports Medicine Concussion Program. The results, published today in JAMA Neurology , suggest delays…
Mindfulness makes it easier to forget your fears
A new study shows that brief daily mindfulness training delivered through the HEADSPACE mindfulness app makes it easier to achieve lasting extinction of fear reactions
Don’t wait to get concussion care; early treatment may mean faster recovery
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 6, 2020 – Early clinical treatment may significantly reduce recovery time following a concussion, according to new research led by the University of Pittsburgh Sports Medicine Concussion Program. The results, published today in JAMA Neurology , suggest delays…
Mindfulness makes it easier to forget your fears
A new study shows that brief daily mindfulness training delivered through the HEADSPACE mindfulness app makes it easier to achieve lasting extinction of fear reactions
Rise in serious harm to children caused by powerful painkillers, says study
Drugs including fentanyl and methadone increase a child’s risk of needing medical treatment
IU team identifies potential target for restoring movement after spinal cord injury
INDIANAPOLIS — Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine have made several novel discoveries in the field of spinal cord injuries (SCI). Most recently, the team led by Xiao-Ming Xu, PhD, has been working to determine how to activate movement…
Rise in serious harm to children caused by powerful painkillers, says study
Drugs including fentanyl and methadone increase a child’s risk of needing medical treatment
IU team identifies potential target for restoring movement after spinal cord injury
INDIANAPOLIS — Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine have made several novel discoveries in the field of spinal cord injuries (SCI). Most recently, the team led by Xiao-Ming Xu, PhD, has been working to determine how to activate movement…
SUTD and collaborators developed novel methodology to predict spinal fractures in patients
This enables more accurate patient-specific analysis in a non-invasive manner, providing timely opportunities for early treatment
SUTD and collaborators developed novel methodology to predict spinal fractures in patients
This enables more accurate patient-specific analysis in a non-invasive manner, providing timely opportunities for early treatment
Concussions common among college students, more prevalent off the field than on
Concussions are more than twice as prevalent among college students than previously believed and significantly more likely to occur off the playing field than on, according to a three-year study published Dec. 18 in the journal JAMA Network Open .…
How common are concussions not related to sports among college undergrads?
What The Study Did: Researchers in this observational study looked at the number of concussions(both sports-related and not related to sports) experienced by undergraduate students at a large U.S. public university over three academic years. To access the embargoed study:…
Concussions common among college students, more prevalent off the field than on
Concussions are more than twice as prevalent among college students than previously believed and significantly more likely to occur off the playing field than on, according to a three-year study published Dec. 18 in the journal JAMA Network Open .…
Nearly 9 million injured worldwide by fire, heat, and hot substances in 2017
Eight countries, including the US, accounted for half of all heat-related deaths in 2017; ‘Prevention should be the first priority in reducing intolerable number of injuries & deaths’
Study finds racial/ethnic disparities in pain treatment by emergency responders
Whether or not a patient receives pain treatment when seeking emergency medical services may depend, in part, on their race or ethnicity, according to a new study by Portland State researchers. The study was published in the journal Medical Care…
How common are concussions not related to sports among college undergrads?
What The Study Did: Researchers in this observational study looked at the number of concussions(both sports-related and not related to sports) experienced by undergraduate students at a large U.S. public university over three academic years. To access the embargoed study:…
Poor sight causes people to overstep the mark
Visually-impaired risk falling by stepping higher and more slowly over objects
Changes in opioid-related drug overdose deaths in US
Bottom Line: Researchers analyzed changes in the proportion of drug overdose deaths involving opioids that were certified as suicide, unintentional or of undetermined intent in this observational study. Using 2000-2017 mortality data, researchers report 47,506 total opioid deaths (excluding homicides)…
Social determinants of health are linked to gun homicide rates
Gun homicide rates in the US are associated with several social determinants of health, including income inequality, government welfare spending, trust in institutions, and social mobility, according to a new study published December 17 in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine…
Poor sight causes people to overstep the mark
Visually-impaired risk falling by stepping higher and more slowly over objects
Changes in opioid-related drug overdose deaths in US
Bottom Line: Researchers analyzed changes in the proportion of drug overdose deaths involving opioids that were certified as suicide, unintentional or of undetermined intent in this observational study. Using 2000-2017 mortality data, researchers report 47,506 total opioid deaths (excluding homicides)…
Social determinants of health are linked to gun homicide rates
Gun homicide rates in the US are associated with several social determinants of health, including income inequality, government welfare spending, trust in institutions, and social mobility, according to a new study published December 17 in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine…
London researchers first in world to use new device for feeding tube insertion
PUMA-G System could improve patient safety and reduce cost of health services
Hydrogels control inflammation to help healing
Rice, Texas Heart Institute scientists model how synthetic gels can tune body’s inflammatory response
London researchers first in world to use new device for feeding tube insertion
PUMA-G System could improve patient safety and reduce cost of health services