Neuroscience
Traumatic brain injury may raise veterans' long-term stroke risk
Military veterans who had a traumatic brain injury may have an increased long-term risk of stroke, new research suggests.
Mar 3, 2022
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News tagged with injury severity
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 proning teams benefit from wound care specialist nurse
(HealthDay)—The inclusion of a certified wound and skin care nurse on a multiprofessional prone-positioning team significantly reduces the odds of pressure injuries developing in patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19, ...
Jan 20, 2022
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Medications
Autoimmune drug shows promise in treating severe burns
A severe burn injury is not static. Within 72 hours, partial thickness burns can progress, or convert, to full thickness burns, greatly increasing the risk of infection, incapacitating scarring, and even death.
Jan 13, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study uncovers unique stem cell trajectory in lungs damaged by COVID-19 and pulmonary fibrosis
Severe injuries to the lung from diseases such as COVID-19 trigger abnormal stem cell repair that alters the architecture of the lung. The aberrant stem cell differentiation in response to injury can prevent the restoration ...
Dec 30, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Comparison of intimate partner violence injuries among sexes uncovers higher level of severity for male victims
Intimate partner violence (IPV) remains severely underreported in emergency departments (ED), and women represent most reported cases. Few studies have evaluated how men present with IPV injuries, leaving ED physicians unprepared ...
Dec 16, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study finds red blood cells play significant role in immune system through discovery of DNA-binding capability
New research has revealed that red blood cells function as critical immune sensors by binding cell-free DNA, called nucleic acid, present in the body's circulation during sepsis and COVID-19, and that this DNA-binding capability ...
Oct 20, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Cell fitness used to determine outcomes in COVID patients
Cell fitness has been identified as a way of predicting health outcomes in COVID patients, according to a University of Queensland study.
Oct 19, 2021
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Neuroscience
Tracking key protein helps predict outcomes in TBI patients
(HealthDay)—When people suffer a severe head injury, it's hard to predict how they will fare in the long run. But a new study suggests that something fairly simple— measuring a protein in the blood— could help.
Sep 30, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Preventing the long-term effects of traumatic brain injury
You've been in a car accident and sustained a head injury. You recovered, but years later you begin having difficulty sleeping. You also become very sensitive to noise and bright lights, and find it hard to carry out your ...
Sep 9, 2021
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Health
Helmet use linked to more arm and hand injuries in motorcycle crash patients, not less
Maybe parents are right to bristle when their infatuated offspring brings home a motorcycle rider: Despite only making up 10% of vehicles on U.S. roads, motorcycle riders comprise 40% of all traffic accident trauma patients. ...
Apr 2, 2021
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