http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Even two years later, Sarah Clark grimaces sheepishly and insists she mishandled the concussion her oldest son sustained in ninth-grade football. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-football-helmet-sensors-demystify-concussion.html Health Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:16:02 EST news253988131 (HealthDay) -- A new nonsurgical method for monitoring brain pressure might help improve treatment of head injury patients, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-nonsurgical-method-brain-pressure.html Medical research Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:18:53 EST news253376320 Scientists report that they have mapped the physical architecture of intelligence in the brain. Theirs is one of the largest and most comprehensive analyses so far of the brain structures vital to general intelligence and to specific aspects of intellectual functioning, such as verbal comprehension and working memory. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-brain-injury-intelligence-brain.html Neuroscience Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:05:51 EST news253281942 Any law to make the wearing of cycle helmets mandatory in the UK should apply only to children, because the evidence that cycle helmets significantly protect adults against serious head injury is equivocal, conclude researchers in the Journal of Medical Ethics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-uk-law-helmets-kids.html Health Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:30:03 EST news250359419 A new study identifies specific cell-stress signaling pathways that link injury of the optic nerve with irreversible vision loss. The research, published by Cell Press in the February 9 issue of the journal Neuron, may lead to new strategies that will help to protect vulnerable neurons in the retina after optic nerve damage and diseases. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-stress-pathway-potential-therapeutic-vision.html Neuroscience Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:00:01 EST news247918616 It's not winter in Canada if children don't spend time speeding down the slopes! Canadian tobogganing is a tradition handed down from generation to generation. For a long time, it's been considered one of the safest winter activities. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-helmet-winter.html Health Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:39:50 EST news246278381 Treating "brain tsunamis” or "killer waves” could stop many victims of major head injury from suffering additional brain damage, a study published in Lancet Neurology has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-brain-tsunamis-clue-victims-major.html Neuroscience Wed, 07 Dec 2011 08:30:03 EST news242467383 Testing athletes for concussions may induce mental fatigue in subjects whether or not they have a head injury, according to Penn State researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-concussion.html Neuroscience Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:09:03 EST news242406534 Older patients who happened to have been taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs when admitted to the hospital with serious head injuries were 76 percent more likely to survive than those not taking the drugs, according to results of a Johns Hopkins study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-statins.html Medications Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:30:01 EST news238151666 As all-terrain vehicle (ATV) use continues to grow, so does the number of injuries. Children comprise about one-third of the 130,000 to 150,000 ATV-related emergency department visits each year and one-quarter of the more than 800 deaths. In fact, more children are injured from ATV crashes each year than from bicycles. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-multiple-riders-lack-helmet-faster.html Health Mon, 17 Oct 2011 03:20:26 EST news238040357 In new research, 30 percent of children hospitalized following a sledding injury suffered significant head injuries, and 10 percent of these children had a permanent disability. The research, presented Saturday, Oct. 15, at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition (NCE) in Boston, supports the need for helmet use and other safety precautions to prevent traumatic sledding injuries. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-sledding-injuries-significant-hospitalizations-winter.html Health Sat, 15 Oct 2011 06:14:24 EST news237878056 African-American and Hispanic children are less likely to receive a cranial computed tomography (CT) scan in an emergency department (ED) following minor head trauma than white children, according to an abstract presented Friday, Oct. 14 at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition in Boston. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-minority-children-ct-scans-trauma.html Health Fri, 14 Oct 2011 04:35:18 EST news237785706 (AP) -- The number of athletic children going to hospitals with concussions is up 60 percent in the past decade, a finding that is likely due to parents and coaches being more careful about getting head injuries treated, according to a new federal study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-kids-er-concussion-pct-decade.html Health Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:05:55 EST news237125148 A tracheostomy performed within the first seven days after a severe head injury results in better overall patient outcome, according to a team of Penn State College of Medicine researchers. This is especially true for patients who have a greater chance of surviving when admitted to the hospital. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-earlier-tracheostomies-result-patient-outcomes.html Neuroscience Wed, 05 Oct 2011 11:03:07 EST news237031376 Thousands of college football players began competing around the nation this past week, but with the thrill of the new season comes new data on the risks of taking the field. A new study reports that running backs and quarterbacks suffer the hardest hits to the head, while linemen and linebackers are hit on the head most often. The researchers measured head blows during games and practices over three seasons at Brown University, Dartmouth College, and Virginia Tech. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-hardest-linemen.html Health Wed, 07 Sep 2011 11:41:01 EST news234614452 Windows are a part of everyday life for children in the United States. While many parents know that windows can be a hazard for their child, they may not be aware just how often things can take a turn for the worse. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-window-fall-related-injuries-youth.html Health Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:50:31 EST news233225406 Years after a single traumatic brain injury (TBI), survivors still show changes in their brains. In a new study, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania suggest that Alzheimer's disease-like neurodegeneration may be initiated or accelerated following a single traumatic brain injury, even in young adults. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-traumatic-brain-injury-prompt-long-term.html Neuroscience Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:21:23 EST news230228475 New research has suggested that tranexamic acid has the potential to prevent people dying from head injuries. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-potential-simple-patients-injury.html Medical research Fri, 01 Jul 2011 04:59:43 EST news228715156 Bicycle-related head injuries fell significantly in the months after mandatory helmet legislation came into effect in NSW, and recent calls for a repeal of the laws should be rejected, new research based on hospital admissions data shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-impact-compulsory-helmet-legislation-cyclist.html Health Wed, 22 Jun 2011 09:46:28 EST news227954772 (PhysOrg.com) -- Young people who have sustained a head injury during their lifetime are more likely to engage in violent behavior, according to an eight-year study from the University of Michigan School of Public Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-people-injuries-violent-behavior.html Health Thu, 02 Jun 2011 08:52:13 EST news226223494 More than four fifths of children who turn up at emergency departments with head injuries in the UK are seen in hospitals which would have to transfer them if the injury was serious, reveals a study published online in Emergency Medicine Journal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-children-injuries-hospitals-equipped.html Health Mon, 23 May 2011 18:44:31 EST news225395050 A protective molecule has been identified in the brain which, if used artificially, may prevent brain damage from the likes of stroke, head injury and Alzheimer's. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-brain-chemistry-injury.html Medical research Sun, 15 May 2011 19:00:02 EST news224506634 Overall, roughly half of U.S. children taken to hospital emergency departments (EDs) for a head injury receive a head CT scan, often to ease worried parents' concerns. Yet true traumatic brain injury is uncommon. A multi-center study of more than 40,000 children with minor blunt head trauma, led by Children's Hospital Boston and UC Davis, shows that allowing a period of observation can reduce the use of head CT by as much as half without compromising care – and without exposing children to ionizing radiation. Results appear in the June 2011 issue of Pediatrics (published online May 9). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-large-ct-scans-frequently-unnecessary.html Cancer Mon, 09 May 2011 03:53:11 EST news224131941 In the race to more accurately diagnose the severity of head injuries quickly and without a CT scan, a University of Rochester Medical Center expert has a leading role in two nationwide studies that are launching this spring. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-urmc-approaches-brain-injury.html Medical research Thu, 05 May 2011 10:24:04 EST news223809622