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UrduResearchers defined mass shootings based on time, location, and number of victims; examined media coverage
Tag: TRAUMA/INJURY
Vietnam-era women veterans continue to experience wartime stress
(Boston)–Vietnam-era women veterans suffer with stress-related mental health conditions, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depression and generalized anxiety disorder, more than four decades after their service. Women veterans represent the fastest growing group among the veteran population, and like…
Shark proof wetsuit material could help save lives
A new wet suit material can help reduce blood loss caused by shark bites
Philadelphia had 46 neighborhood mass shootings over 10 years, Temple-led team finds
Researchers defined mass shootings based on time, location, and number of victims; examined media coverage
Innovations in treatment of traumatic injuries with severe bleeding are saving lives
Deaths from severe bleeding after major trauma have been reduced by 40% over the last decade through a programme of research and innovation led by Queen Mary University of London, Barts Health NHS Trust and NHS Blood and Transplant. The…
ICU survivors commonly experience job loss after critical illness, study confirms
Hospitals need to identify and develop interventions to help ICU patients return to work
Innovations in treatment of traumatic injuries with severe bleeding are saving lives
Deaths from severe bleeding after major trauma have been reduced by 40% over the last decade through a programme of research and innovation led by Queen Mary University of London, Barts Health NHS Trust and NHS Blood and Transplant. The…
ICU survivors commonly experience job loss after critical illness, study confirms
Hospitals need to identify and develop interventions to help ICU patients return to work
Better Biosensor Technology Created for Stem Cells
Rutgers innovation may help guide treatment of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s diseases
Scientists develop sensor to save children, pets left in vehicles
A small, inexpensive sensor could save lives by triggering an alarm when children or pets are left alone in vehicles. The new device, developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo, combines radar technology with artificial intelligence (AI) to detect…
Better Biosensor Technology Created for Stem Cells
Rutgers innovation may help guide treatment of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s diseases
Scientists develop sensor to save children, pets left in vehicles
A small, inexpensive sensor could save lives by triggering an alarm when children or pets are left alone in vehicles. The new device, developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo, combines radar technology with artificial intelligence (AI) to detect…
New Jersey researchers study social communication in pediatric traumatic brain injury
Pilot study by researchers at Kessler Foundation and Children’s Specialized Hospital furthered knowledge of the relationship between social communication and social functioning in children with traumatic brain injury
Sleep and sleepiness ‘a huge problem’ for people with spinal cord injury
UCalgary-led study finds disturbed breathing during sleep may increase risk of stroke
Researchers explore neuromarkers for poor social outcomes after traumatic brain injury
TBI research team finds associations between default mode network connectivity and emotion recognition and social integration
FOCUS may lower PE diagnosis in ED patients with suspected PE and abnormal vitals
DES PLAINES, IL — Focused cardiac ultrasound (FOCUS) performed by emergency physicians with advanced training in emergency ultrasound may significantly lower the likelihood of the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) in most patients who are suspected of PE and have…
Sleep and sleepiness ‘a huge problem’ for people with spinal cord injury
UCalgary-led study finds disturbed breathing during sleep may increase risk of stroke
Researchers explore neuromarkers for poor social outcomes after traumatic brain injury
TBI research team finds associations between default mode network connectivity and emotion recognition and social integration
FOCUS may lower PE diagnosis in ED patients with suspected PE and abnormal vitals
DES PLAINES, IL — Focused cardiac ultrasound (FOCUS) performed by emergency physicians with advanced training in emergency ultrasound may significantly lower the likelihood of the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) in most patients who are suspected of PE and have…
Spherical exosomes may deliver what an injured kidney needs
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Nov. 5, 2019) – Like a swarm of construction workers in the aftermath of a destructive storm, cargo-filled, nanometer-sized spheres arrive on the scene following an acute kidney injury. Like the construction workers, scientists suspect these spheres, called…
Talk to the hand
MU researchers find human brain can rewire itself after a traumatic bodily injury
Emergency department admissions of children for sexual abuse
What The Study Did: This study analyzed emergency department admissions of children for sexual abuse between 2010 and 2016 using a nationwide database of emergency visits and U.S. Census Bureau data. To access the embargoed study: Visit our For The…
Emergency department admissions of children for sexual abuse
What The Study Did: This study analyzed emergency department admissions of children for sexual abuse between 2010 and 2016 using a nationwide database of emergency visits and U.S. Census Bureau data. To access the embargoed study: Visit our For The…
Study reveals how brain injury can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder
UCLA team finds that the brain processes fear differently after injury
Study reveals how brain injury can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder
UCLA team finds that the brain processes fear differently after injury
Emergency department admissions of children for sexual abuse
What The Study Did: This study analyzed emergency department admissions of children for sexual abuse between 2010 and 2016 using a nationwide database of emergency visits and U.S. Census Bureau data. To access the embargoed study: Visit our For The…
Study reveals how brain injury can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder
UCLA team finds that the brain processes fear differently after injury
When a major injury occurs again in children, it’s too often no accident
Surgeons identify risk factors for repeated severe injuries in children and teenagers, including engaging in risky behaviors
Skiing, snowboarding injuries more serious — skull and face fractures — in younger children
Research finds that parents of young skiers and snowboarders should be concerned about head injuries
Study shows trampoline injuries have increased over the past decade
Research found 4% increase in trampoline injuries from 2008 to 2017, potentially driven by injuries at trampoline parks and gyms
Injuries related to lawn mowers affect young children in rural areas most severely
New research shows children younger than 10 in rural areas are more likely to be hurt, have complications from their injuries, and require amputations
Young adult women abused as adolescents report higher levels of pain
CINCINNATI — Young adult women with a documented history of being maltreated as children report higher levels of pain than women not maltreated in childhood, according to a new study. As adults, these young women, who averaged nearly 25 years…
Dartmouth-Hitchcock, West Health to create rural geriatric ED
$4.5 million research collaboration will combine geriatrics, emergency medicine, telehealth to benefit Northern New England seniors
English proficiency associated with hospital revisits, readmissions
What The Study Did: Patients with limited English proficiency face barriers in health care settings. This observational study examined whether return emergency department visits or hospital readmissions differed between English-proficient patients and those with limited proficiency who were discharged with…
Animal study shows how stress and mother’s abuse affects infant brain
A new study in rats shows the extent of brain damage in newborn rodents from even short-term abuse by their mother. Past studies in animals and humans have established how a mother’s abuse can lead to brain shrinkage in her…
Salk scientists receive $12.9 million from NIH BRAIN Initiative
LA JOLLA–(October 21, 2019) Salk Institute scientists Nicola Allen, Eiman Azim, Margarita Behrens, and Joseph Ecker have been named recipients in the 2019 round of grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to better understand the brain. The grants,…
Salk scientists awarded $14.3 million to map circuitry for movement
LA JOLLA, CA–(October 18, 2019) A team of Salk scientists led by Professor Martyn Goulding has been awarded $14.3 million over five years by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to create a high-resolution atlas of how the mouse brain…
Listening to ‘noisy knees’ to diagnose osteoarthritis: The first human cohort study
A new way of diagnosing and assessing knee osteoarthritis (OA) has moved a step closer with a major study paving the way for its use in research and clinical practice. The technique involves attaching small microphones to knees, and detecting…
BU awarded grant to expand services to prevent and treat intimate partner violence in vets
(Boston)–For the fourth consecutive year, the Bob Woodruff Foundation has made a grant to Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) for Strength at Home, a nationwide program to prevent and treat intimate partner violence (IPV) in veteran populations. With the…
Global trial is first clear evidence that widely available drug reduces head injury deaths
Early treatment with tranexamic acid could save ‘hundreds of thousands of lives worldwide’
Rare sleep disorder common among veterans with PTSD
Findings may provide insight about development of neurodegenerative conditions like Parkinson’s disease
Protective mediators can help heal injured tendon cells by attacking inflammation
Findings reported in The American Journal of Pathology suggest specialized proresolving mediators may become therapeutics that alleviate chronic tendon inflammation
Firearm-related eye injuries to patients under 21
Bottom Line: Researchers used data from a national registry of hospitalized trauma cases in the United States to examine patterns of firearm-related eye injuries among patients under age 21 from 2008 through 2014. There were about 8,700 eye injuries from…
Differences in severity, health care utilization for firearm injuries, other penetrating trauma in kids
Bottom Line: Pediatric firearm injuries were associated with greater severity and health care utilization than other penetrating trauma suffered by children caused by cutting or piercing, such as with a knife. This observational study used national trauma data in the…
Research on US child firearm injuries lags far behind studies of other causes of death
Study spotlights mismatch between number of deaths in children age 1 to 18, and research to understand, prevent and treat the reasons for those deaths
US firearm death rate rose sharply in recent years across most states & demographic groups
New analysis of 1999-2017 firearm deaths looks at changes in each state and within age, gender and racial/ethnic groups
Researchers discover a new defensive mechanism against bacterial wound infections
Wound inflammation which results in impaired wound healing can have serious consequences for patients. Researchers from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have discovered a new defensive mechanism which enables our skin to actively kill bacteria. Central to this mechanism is a…
New 3D printing technique for biomaterials
A new way of 3D printing soft materials such as gels and collagens offers a major step forward in the manufacture of artificial medical implants. Developed by researchers at the University of Birmingham, the technique could be used to print…
Dealing a therapeutic counterblow to traumatic brain injury
A blow to the head or powerful shock wave on the battlefield can cause immediate, significant damage to a person’s skull and the tissue beneath it. But the trauma does not stop there. The impact sets off a chemical reaction…
Stem cell treatments for shoulder and elbow injuries flourish, but so far there’s little evidence they work
Experts writing in the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery warn that the clinical data are limited, many treatments with biologic agents are still unproven for clinical use, and US regulatory agencies impose barriers on conducting research