News tagged with motor vehicle


Even small doses of opioids increase risk of road crashes, research finds

Drivers who have taken even a small dose of opioid painkillers have an increased risk of being injured in a car accident, a new study has found.

Medications created Jan 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Intense mind wandering could account for 'substantial proportion' of road crashes

People whose minds wander whilst driving, especially when intense, are significantly more likely to be responsible for a crash and are threatening safety on the roads, warns a study in the Christmas issue published in the BM ...

Health created Dec 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New research suggests standardized booster seat laws could save lives of children

A new study by researchers in Boston Children's Hospital's Division of Emergency Medicine indicates that a nationwide standard on booster seat laws for children 4 feet 9 inches and shorter, or up to 8 years old, would save ...

Pediatrics created Nov 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists discover dissociative subtype of post-traumatic stress disorder

A recent study by Erika J. Wolf, PhD, and Principal Investigator Mark W. Miller, PhD, both from the National Center for PTSD at the VA Boston Healthcare System and Department of Psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Novel brain imaging technique explains why concussions affect people differently

Patients vary widely in their response to concussion, but scientists haven't understood why. Now, using a new technique for analyzing data from brain imaging studies, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of ...

Neuroscience created Jun 08, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Middle-of-the-night PCIs do not adversely affect success of next-day procedures

A single-center study found that percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures performed during the middle of the night do not adversely affect the safety and effectiveness of procedures performed the next day by the ...

Cardiology created Mar 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New interactive website helps parents keep teen drivers safe

Summer is the most dangerous time of year for teen drivers, with nearly twice as many teens dying on America's roads each day compared to the rest of the year. But a new online program helps parents keep their teens safe ...

Health created Jun 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Little fingers, big trouble: Study sheds light on child self-unbuckling

It can be quite jarring for a parent or caregiver to look in the rearview mirror while driving and see their child roaming around the backseat free of their safety restraints. A study on child self-unbuckling by Yale School ...

Health created May 01, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Traumatic brain injury shows strong link to depression, but treatments lack study

(PhysOrg.com) -- Vanderbilt researchers conducting an extensive analysis of studies on traumatic brain injury (TBI), report today that 30 percent of TBI patients, or approximately 360,000 patients each year, will also suffer ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Rate of bicycle-related fatalities significantly lower in states with helmet laws

Existing research shows that bicyclists who wear helmets have an 88 percent lower risk of brain injury, but researchers at Boston Children's Hospital found that simply having bicycle helmet laws in place showed a 20 percent ...

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Passenger car drivers are more likely to die in crashes with SUVs, regardless of crash ratings

Most consumers who are shopping for a new car depend on good crash safety ratings as an indicator of how well the car will perform in a crash. But a new University at Buffalo study of crashes involving cars ...

Health created May 14, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Many parents multi-task while driving kids

Many parents are putting their precious cargo at risk while driving, according to survey results that will be presented May 5 and 6 at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Washington, DC.

Pediatrics created May 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research supports laws that require bicyclists to wear helmets

Bicycle helmets save lives, and their use should be required by law. That's the conclusion of a study to be presented Monday, May 6, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Washington, DC.

Health created May 06, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Don't txt n drive: Teens not getting msg

Teens can get hundreds of text messages a day, but one message they aren't getting is that they shouldn't text and drive. Nearly 43 percent of high school students of driving age who were surveyed in 2011 reported texting ...

Pediatrics created May 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Persistent pain after stressful events may have a neurobiological basis

A new study led by University of North Carolina School of Medicine researchers is the first to identify a genetic risk factor for persistent pain after traumatic events such as motor vehicle collision and sexual assault.

Medical research created May 02, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0