Psychology & Psychiatry
Interactive software helps veterans suffering from PTSD
Digital tools can be an easily accessible and effective way of treating veterans who suffer from brain injuries and post-traumatic stress.
Jul 4, 2013
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News tagged with trauma
Psychology & Psychiatry
Major traumatic injury increases risk of mental health diagnoses, suicide
People who experience major injuries requiring hospital admission, such as car crashes and falls, are at substantially increased risk of being admitted to hospital for mental health disorders, found a study in CMAJ (Canadian ...
Nov 12, 2018
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Surgery
Study warns helmets don't offer full protection on slopes
For several years now, it has been almost de rigueur for skiers and snowboarders to strap on a helmet amid rising concerns about safety on the slopes.
Nov 28, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Early trauma influences metabolism across generations
People who live through traumatic experiences in childhood often suffer long-lasting consequences that affect their mental and physical health. But moreover, their children and grandchildren can also be impacted as well. ...
Oct 15, 2020
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Neuroscience
High levels of tau protein linked to poor recovery after brain injury
High levels of tau protein in fluid bathing the brain are linked to poor recovery after head trauma, according to a study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda-Ospedale ...
Dec 13, 2011
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Medical research
Gene therapy restores sense of smell, may aid research into other diseases caused by cilia defects
Scientists have restored the sense of smell in mice through gene therapy for the first time—a hopeful sign for people who can't smell anything from birth or lose it due to disease.
Sep 2, 2012
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Surgery
Falling Medicare reimbursement rates for orthopaedic trauma
The amount Medicare reimburses for orthopedic trauma surgery has fallen by nearly one-third over the past two decades, reports a study in the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma.
Sep 21, 2020
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Surgery
Increased facial and head injuries after motorcycle helmet law change in Michigan
Skull fractures and other head and facial injuries from motorcycle trauma in Michigan have doubled since that state relaxed its motorcycle helmet laws, reports a study in the June issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, ...
May 26, 2017
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Neuroscience
High-fructose diet slows recovery from brain injury
A diet high in processed fructose sabotages rat brains' ability to heal after head trauma, UCLA neuroscientists report.
Oct 2, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How first responders and other parents can protect their children from trauma
When children witness the effects of trauma on their parents, it can change how they see the world. Children of first responders—police, firefighters, EMTs, military personnel, paramedics, and corrections officers—are ...
Mar 15, 2022
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