Trauma/Injury

Credit: Photo courtesy Neha Gothe CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Researchers used accelerometers to measure daily physical activity in 30 stroke survivors for a week, assessing how much the participants moved and how well they performed…

Fast communication between our brain cells - or neurotransmission as it is called - is hugely important for our brain to work properly. Some of the messengers involved in this form of communication are neuropeptides, which are chemicals…

What The Study Did: In this study of 72,000 adolescents and young adults, higher risk of youth overdose was associated with exposure to family members with opioid prescriptions and young people's own opioid prescriptions. Authors: Anh…

Large spike in TGFβ activity in injured muscle triggers a downward spiral leading to muscle degeneration and failed muscle regenerationCredit: Children's National Hospital Boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) experience poor muscle…

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University A species of a lipid that naturally helps skin injuries heal appears to also aid repair of common corneal injuries, even when other conditions, like diabetes, make healing…

What The Study Did: Nontrauma center hospitals were the nearest hospitals to most of the mass shootings (five or more people injured or killed by a gun) that happened in the U.S. in 2019. This study examined distances to trauma centers…

Scientists studied the impact of vitamin D on post-surgery mobilityCredit: Sue Shapses/Rutgers University-New Brunswick Senior citizens who are not vitamin D deficient have a better chance of walking after hip fracture surgery, according…

Immune cells produce endogenous pain-relieving substancesCredit: Machelska/ Charité A group of researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin has discovered a new mechanism of long-lasting pain relief. The cell-signaling protein…

Accidents involving drivers testing below legal blood alcohol concentration limits are more likely to cause harm to others than drivers with levels at or above the limit, according to a new study in the American Journal of Preventive…

Nathan Ainspan, PhD has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Dr. Ainspan was granted Fellow status by the SIOP Executive Board at its most recent meeting. The profession of industrial…

UC Riverside mouse study provides insights into how pathological fear memory in PTSD could be suppressedCredit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- How does the brain form "fear memory" that links a traumatic event to a…

Scientists translate research in the evaluation of neurogenic bowel and bladder toward the goal of improving independence, self-efficacy, and quality of life among individuals with spinal cord injury East Hanover, NJ. March 12, 2020. Among…

Credit: KIRSTY CHALLEN, B.SC., MBCHB, MRES, PH.D., LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS, UNITED KINGDOM DES PLAINES, IL -- Emergency physicians may benefit from training on safely handling firearms, according to the findings of a survey to be…

Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, March 11, 2020 - A multi-institution research team led by the University of Pittsburgh secured a $22 million grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop a device combining…

Nearly 94% of defendants in Cuyahoga County drug court have been exposed to trauma and many suffer from symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a new Case Western Reserve University study. "These findings tell…

Derfner Foundation awards $250,000 to Kessler Foundation to expand regenerative rehabilitation research to improve the lives of people with disabling injuriesCredit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ. March 9, 2020 - A major award by…

Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (March 9, 2020) - While firearm violence is a major public health challenge in the United States, it has often been considered a law enforcement issue with only law enforcement solutions. An article by…

Over 30 percent of injury survivors who are treated in hospital emergency departments will have moderate-to-severe symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at some point in the first year following the initial incident, new…

What The Study Did: This report describes the kinds of vaping products used by and the clinical characteristics of patients hospitalized in California last year with e-cigarette or vaping-associated lung injury. Authors: Jason A.…

Process that uses smell can strengthen memories stored in one side of the brain, say Tel Aviv University, Weizmann researchers A new joint study by Tel Aviv University (TAU) and Weizmann Institute of Science researchers has yielded an…