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Study: A majority of US physicians receive marketing payments for stimulant medications

Results of a new study show that a large number of physicians in the US may have received marketing payments from pharmaceutical companies that produce stimulant medications.

22 Jan 2020

$Researchers evaluate the success of surgical stabilization of rib fractures$

Researchers evaluate the success of surgical stabilization of rib fractures

When an arm snaps, a leg cracks or a wrist twists, physicians set the bone to ensure it heals properly and with as little discomfort to the patient as possible. But the same cannot be said for most rib fractures.

21 Jan 2020

Cyberbullying may amplify symptoms of depression and PTSD

Cyberbullying had the impact of amplifying symptoms of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder in young people who were inpatients at an adolescent psychiatric hospital, according to a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

21 Jan 2020

Simple computer settings can affect opioid pills prescribed to patients

Simple, no-cost computer changes can affect the number of opioid pills prescribed to patients, according to a new UC San Francisco study.

21 Jan 2020

Virtual reality during chemotherapy could help improve breast cancer patients' quality of life

Virtual Reality during chemotherapy has been shown to improve breast cancer patients' quality of life during the most stressful treatments, according to a recent study.

20 Jan 2020

Psychedelics could help treat trauma-related disorders

Clinical trials suggest treatment that involves psychedelics can be more effective than psychotherapy alone.

17 Jan 2020

Scientists discover powerful molecule that explains why people with anxiety use marijuana

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14 Jan 2020

Exosome treatment promotes remarkable stroke recovery in swine models

It's been almost a quarter century since the first drug was approved for stroke. But what's even more striking is that only a single drug remains approved today.

14 Jan 2020

Critical Care Resuscitation Unit provides faster treatment, decreases patient's risk of death

Patients with acutely life-threatening health conditions who were treated in the innovative Critical Care Resuscitation Unit received faster treatment and had better health outcomes, including a 36 percent lower risk of dying than those who were transferred from a hospital's emergency department then evaluated and treated in a traditional intensive care unit, according to a recent study in the Journal of Emergency Medicine conducted by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

13 Jan 2020

Homeless Californians adapt to camp sweeps and ‘the Caltrans Shuffle’

It's 5 a.m., and the thermostat reads 44 degrees. Cars round the bend of an off-ramp of state Route 24 in northern Oakland, spraying bands of light across Norm Ciha and his neighbors.

13 Jan 2020

Boston researchers develop novel approach to generate intestinal organoids in vitro

Boston researchers have developed a new way to generate groups of intestinal cells that can be used, among others, to make disease models in the lab to test treatments for diseases affecting the gastrointestinal system.

11 Jan 2020

FDA clears patient-specific airway stents developed by Cleveland Clinic physician

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared patient-specific airway stents developed by Cleveland Clinic physician Tom Gildea, M.D.

9 Jan 2020

Adequate health insurance could reduce racial outcome disparities in breast cancer

Lack of insurance coverage is a major cause of delayed breast cancer screening and treatment among minority women, which could lead to a decrease in a patient's chance of survival.

9 Jan 2020

Missing one night of sleep may increase Alzheimer's biomarker, study finds

A preliminary study has found that when young, healthy men were deprived of just one night of sleep, they had higher levels of tau, a biomarker for Alzheimer's disease, in their blood than when they had a full, uninterrupted night of rest.

8 Jan 2020

5 things to know as California starts screening children for toxic stress

Starting this year, routine pediatric visits for millions of California children could involve questions about touchy family topics, such as divorce, unstable housing or a parent who struggles with alcoholism.

8 Jan 2020

Current procedures for measuring intracranial pressure may not leave enough time for accurate readings

Careful monitoring of pressure within the skull (intracranial pressure, or ICP) is crucial for some neurocritical care patients.

7 Jan 2020

Dresden scientists identify newborn neurons in zebrafish

The zebrafish is a master of regeneration: If brain cells are lost due to injury or disease, it can simply reproduce them - contrary to humans where this only happens in the fetal stage. However, the zebrafish is evolutionarily related to humans and, thus, possesses the same brain cell types as humans.

7 Jan 2020

London’s High Court to hear case against the NHS gender identity development service

The UK High Court will hear proceedings this week in a case against the “gender identity development service” for children.

7 Jan 2020

AACC’s journal highlights new clinical tests that could improve care for concussions

In a special brain health collection, AACC's The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine highlights the innovative clinical tests that laboratory medicine experts are developing to improve care for concussions.

6 Jan 2020

Brief daily mindfulness training facilitates extinction of fear reactions

Mindfulness has been shown to reduce negative emotions in both healthy individuals as well as patients with psychological problems. Studies have also shown that mindfulness is effective for treating clinical emotional problems like anxiety, depression, stress and trauma related disorders.

6 Jan 2020

Trauma News and Research

Study: A majority of US physicians receive marketing payments for stimulant medications

Researchers evaluate the success of surgical stabilization of rib fractures

Cyberbullying may amplify symptoms of depression and PTSD

Simple computer settings can affect opioid pills prescribed to patients

Virtual reality during chemotherapy could help improve breast cancer patients' quality of life

Psychedelics could help treat trauma-related disorders

Scientists discover powerful molecule that explains why people with anxiety use marijuana

Exosome treatment promotes remarkable stroke recovery in swine models

Critical Care Resuscitation Unit provides faster treatment, decreases patient's risk of death

Homeless Californians adapt to camp sweeps and ‘the Caltrans Shuffle’

Boston researchers develop novel approach to generate intestinal organoids in vitro

FDA clears patient-specific airway stents developed by Cleveland Clinic physician

Adequate health insurance could reduce racial outcome disparities in breast cancer

Missing one night of sleep may increase Alzheimer's biomarker, study finds

5 things to know as California starts screening children for toxic stress

Current procedures for measuring intracranial pressure may not leave enough time for accurate readings

Dresden scientists identify newborn neurons in zebrafish

London’s High Court to hear case against the NHS gender identity development service

AACC’s journal highlights new clinical tests that could improve care for concussions

Brief daily mindfulness training facilitates extinction of fear reactions

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