Trauma/Injury

Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (November 13, 2019) - Improving acute pain management after traumatic injury remains a priority for policymakers and clinicians as rates of injury and subsequent pain-related disability rise…

Hospitals need to identify and develop interventions to help ICU patients return to workCredit: UC San Diego Health Sciences In recent years, national attention has been drawn to the plight of patients who have experienced the…

Credit: University of Waterloo 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…

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 injuryCredit: Kessler…

TBI research team finds associations between default mode network connectivity and emotion recognition and social integrationCredit: Kessler Foundation/Jody Banks East Hanover, NJ. November 6, 2019. A recent study of…

UCalgary-led study finds disturbed breathing during sleep may increase risk of strokeCredit: Photo by Kelly Johnston, Cumming School of Medicine A new study led by a University of Calgary researcher at the Cumming School of…

Credit: Josh Lupton, MD, Oregon Health & Science University and resident editor, Academic Emergency Medicine journal DES PLAINES, IL -- Focused cardiac ultrasound (FOCUS) performed by emergency physicians with advanced training…

MU researchers find human brain can rewire itself after a traumatic bodily injuryCredit: University of Missouri Fans of the blockbuster movie "Iron Man 3" might remember the characters step inside the digital projection of a…

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University 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…

UCLA team finds that the brain processes fear differently after injuryCredit: Reed Hutchinson/UCLA Post-traumatic stress disorder in U.S. military members frequently follows a concussion-like brain injury. Until now, it has been unclear…