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April 19, 2024

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Study Helps Explain Why Childhood Maltreatment Continues to Impact on Mental and Physical Health Into Adulthood

Apr. 11, 2024 — Childhood maltreatment can continue to have an impact long into adulthood because of how it effects an individual's risk of poor physical health and traumatic experiences many years later, a new ...

Does Iron Accumulate in Brain After Concussions?

Mar. 7, 2024 — People who have headaches after experiencing concussions may also be more likely to have higher levels of iron in areas of the brain, which is a sign of injury to brain cells, according to a preliminary study released today, March 5, 2024, that will ...

Wound-Homing Molecule Accelerates Tissue Repair

Feb. 14, 2024 — Medical researchers have found a peptide which, when administered intravenously, homes in on the new blood vessels that are forming in damaged tissue. The peptide has been used as a delivery vehicle for therapeutics targeted at regenerating tissues. ...

Traumatic Stress Associated With Smaller Brain Region

Jan. 10, 2024 — Research reveals that adults with PTSD have a 2% smaller cerebellum than people without the disorder. The finding expands understanding of the cerebellum's role in the brain beyond balance and movement to include emotion and cognition and also ...

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Using Machine Learning to Save Lives in the ER

Mar. 26, 2024 — Researchers have used machine learning to identify subgroups of trauma patients who are more likely to survive their injuries if treated with tranexamic acid. This treatment controls bleeding and ...

Mar. 13, 2024 — U.S. veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq who suffered mild traumatic brain injury from exposure to explosive blasts were found to have changes in cerebrospinal fluid proteins that are ...

Hospitalizations for Scooter Injuries Nearly Tripled in the US Between 2016 and 2020, UCLA-Led Research Finds

Jan. 9, 2024 — Scooter injuries nearly tripled across the U.S. from 2016 to 2020, with a concurrent increase in severe injuries requiring orthopedic and plastic ...

Scientists Uncover Key Brain Pathway Mediating Panic Disorder Symptoms

Jan. 4, 2024 — Researchers have found set of neurons that mediate panic-like symptoms in mice, which showcase a novel brain pathway that could be a target for new panic disorder ...

Brain Lesions in Former Football Players Linked to Vascular, Brain Changes

Dec. 21, 2023 — Signs of injury to the brain's white matter called white matter hyperintensities, as seen on brain scans, may be tied more strongly to vascular risk factors, brain shrinkage, and other markers of ...

Traces of Trauma in the Young Brain -- And How to Erase Them

Dec. 13, 2023 — In research conducted on mice a team discovered brain mechanisms that go awry as a result of exposure to trauma in infancy and showed that these changes may be reversible if treated early. ...

Study Reveals a Protein Called Snail May Play a Role in Healing Brain Injury

Dec. 11, 2023 — A new study provides us with a better understanding of how the brain responds to injuries. Researchers have discovered that a protein called Snail ...

Distinct Brain Activity Triggered by Memories of Trauma

Nov. 30, 2023 — It is well known that people who have lived through traumatic events like sexual assault, domestic abuse, or violent combat can experience symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), including ...

Mindfulness-Based Intervention Shows Promise for PTSD in Cardiac Arrest Survivors

Nov. 29, 2023 — A novel pilot study incorporating mindfulness into exposure therapy shows promise for reducing symptoms of post-traumatic stress in cardiac arrest ...

Soccer Heading Linked to Measurable Decline in Brain Function

Nov. 29, 2023 — New research links soccer heading -- where players hit the ball with their head -- to a measurable decline in the microstructure and function of the brain over a two-year ...

New Study Validates Prediction Rules for Pediatric Intra-Abdominal and Traumatic Brain Injuries

Apr. 11, 2024 — Delivering high-quality emergency care for kids may mean fewer CT scans, according to a new study. The research validates intra-abdominal injury (IAI) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) prediction ...

Scientists ID Burned Bodies Using Technique Used for Extracting DNA from Woolly Mammoths, Neanderthals

Feb. 29, 2024 — A technique originally devised to extract DNA from woolly mammoths and other ancient archaeological specimens can be used to potentially identify badly burned human remains, according to ...

Psychotherapy Effective in Treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Following Multiple Traumatic Events, Meta-Study Finds

Jan. 12, 2024 — Psychotherapy is an effective treatment for adults with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following exposure to multiple traumatic events. This is shown by a meta-study by an international ...

Eye-Safe Laser Technology to Diagnose Traumatic Brain Injury

Nov. 29, 2023 — Researchers have designed and developed a novel diagnostic device to detect traumatic brain injury (TBI) by shining a safe laser into the ...

Suboptimal Follow-Up, Prevention in Geriatric Fall-Related Head Trauma

Nov. 20, 2023 — Out of 1,527 emergency department patients ages 65 and older who suffered a head trauma associated with a ground-level fall, only about 60 percent of them followed up with their primary care ...

Clustering Method Can Better Describe the Pathological Process in Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury

Nov. 14, 2023 — Monitoring brain injury biomarkers and glucose variation in patients who have suffered an acute cranial injury during the entire first week of hospitalization can provide a more accurate picture of ...

Early-Life Stress Changes More Genes in Brain Than a Head Injury

Nov. 13, 2023 — A surprising thing happened when researchers began exploring whether early-life stress compounds the effects of a childhood head injury on health and behavior later in life: In an animal study, ...

Why We Don't All Develop Posttraumatic Stress Disorder After Trauma

Nov. 7, 2023 — Researchers show why only a subset of individuals exposed to trauma develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The research, centered on the body's stress hormone response, could pave the way ...

Most Forms of Exercise Are Overwhelmingly Safe -- But Don't Ignore the Dangers

Oct. 26, 2023 — The risk of serious injury from most exercise is astonishingly small, according to the results of a five-year study. Even forms of sport sometimes considered risky by the public, such as road ...

Childhood Trauma Linked to Headaches in Adulthood

Oct. 25, 2023 — People who have experienced traumatic events in childhood such as abuse, neglect or household dysfunction may be more likely to experience headache disorders as adults, according to a meta-analysis. ...

Psychedelics Improve Mental Health, Cognition in Special Ops Veterans

Oct. 5, 2023 — One treatment each of two psychedelic drugs lowered depression and anxiety and improved cognitive functioning in a sample of U.S. special operations forces veterans who sought care at a clinic in ...

Brain Biometrics Help Identify Sports Concussions

Oct. 2, 2023 — Novel brain biometrics could help inform whether an athlete is ready to return to play following a concussion, according to new ...

Posttraumatic Brain Activity Predicts Resilience to PTSD

Sep. 21, 2023 — After a traumatic experience, most people recover without incident, but some people -- between 2% and 10% -- develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a mental health condition that can cause ...

College Athletes Experience Worse Post-Injury Outcomes for Concussions Suffered Outside of Sports

Sep. 20, 2023 — Researchers found that college athletes had worse post-injury outcomes related to concussions they experienced outside of sports than those they experienced while playing sports. Additionally, female ...

Concussions Early in Life Tied to Late Life Cognitive Decline

Sep. 6, 2023 — A study of twins shows that having a concussion early in life is tied to having lower scores on tests of thinking and memory skills decades later as well as having more rapid decline in those scores ...

Pedal Power Pays Off: Mountain Biking Benefits Outweigh Risks, Research Finds

Aug. 31, 2023 — New research into injuries sustained by trail users has found mountain biking is not the dangerous, injury-plagued sport reserved for thrill-seekers that it is often perceived to be and that the ...

Genetically Modified Neural Stem Cells Show Promising Therapeutic Potential for Spinal Cord Injury

Aug. 16, 2023 — A research team has recently made a significant advancement in spinal cord injury treatment by using genetically modified human neural stem cells (hNSCs). They found that specifically modulating a ...

New Concussion Headset Shows When It's Likely Safe to Return to Play

Aug. 11, 2023 — A new digital headset designed to measure alterations in brain function could change decisions about how quickly an athlete is ready to return to play after a concussion. In an evaluation of the ...

Children's IQs Not Diminished by Concussion, Study Suggests

July 17, 2023 — A new study finds concussions don't reduce the IQ of children. Findings may help to reduce parental fears regarding these common and concerning head injuries. Researchers looked at socioeconomic ...

Depression After Traumatic Brain Injury Could Represent a New, Distinct Disease

July 5, 2023 — A new study suggests that depression after traumatic brain injury (TBI) could be a clinically distinct disorder rather than traditional major depressive disorder, with implications for patient ...