Surgery
Augmented Reality helps surgeons to 'see through' tissue and reconnect blood vessels
Using augmented reality in the operating theatre could help surgeons to improve the outcome of reconstructive surgery for patients.
Jan 30, 2018
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News tagged with accidents
Pediatrics
How children experience trauma, what parents can do to support them and when it's time to get professional help
Natural disasters like the wildfire in Fort McMurray can have lingering psychological effects on anyone who experiences them, including children, who may have difficulty articulating their fear and anxiety in the aftermath. ...
May 20, 2016
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Neuroscience
A simple blood sample indicates how serious a head trauma is
A simple blood sample to diagnose patients with traumatic brain injury is an innovation enabled by researchers at Örebro University. In a new study, reported in Nature Communications, they have identified biomarkers in the ...
May 10, 2022
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Pediatrics
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 ...
May 4, 2013
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Neuroscience
Doctors communicate with man assumed to be in vegetative state using fMRI
(Medical Xpress)—Doctors in Canada claim they have opened a communication channel, using fMRI, with a man assumed to be in a vegetative state for over twelve years. By asking the patient to envision two different types ...
Addiction
Cannabis use can be prevented, reduced or delayed
Responding to rapidly shifting legal and cultural environments, researchers at the University of Montreal and CHU Sainte-Justine Children's Hospital have found a way to prevent, reduce or delay cannabis use amongst some at-risk ...
May 26, 2015
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Neuroscience
Transcranial electrical stimulation shows promise for treating mild traumatic brain injury
Using a form of low-impulse electrical stimulation to the brain, documented by neuroimaging, researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System (VASDHS) ...
Sep 28, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How trauma survivors can harness spiritual contemplation to process stress
Trauma, such as surviving or witnessing road accidents, natural disasters and violence, can shake up our lives, challenging our core beliefs and views of the world.
Aug 15, 2022
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Neuroscience
Traumatic brain injury impairs hormone production, disrupting sleep, cognition, memory
More than 2.5 million people in the United States alone experience a traumatic brain injury, or TBI, each year. Some of these people are plagued by a seemingly unrelated cascade of health issues for years after their head ...
Jan 21, 2020
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Neuroscience
Worldwide incidence of traumatic brain injury could be six times higher than previous estimates
The first study to estimate rates of traumatic brain injury, without relying on official figures, suggests the worldwide incidence of TBI could be six times higher than previously estimated.
Nov 21, 2012
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