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Tufts researchers win grant to study integration of genomic sequencing into neonatal care

Tufts Medical Center researchers have received a five-year grant award for more than $8 million from the National Center For Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health to study the integration of targeted genomic sequencing into neonatal diagnosis and care.

16 Aug 2018

Curious case of the lost contact lens - after 28 years!

A 14 year old girl in United Kingdom around three decades back took a hit in the eye while playing badminton. She then lost her contact lens which was never found. After 28 years, the doctors have found the lens – it was embedded in a cyst in the inner wall of her left eyelid!

16 Aug 2018

Researchers design new way to grow nose cells for treating spinal cord injuries

Researchers have designed a new way to grow nose cells in the lab heralding hope for sufferers of spinal cord injuries, including those who are wheelchair bound.

14 Aug 2018

Rethinking fundamental rule of stroke care: 'Time is brain!'

In 1993, neurologist Camilo R. Gomez, MD, coined a phrase that for a quarter century has been a fundamental rule of stroke care: "Time is brain!"

14 Aug 2018

Psychedelics may one day be used to treat mental health disorders

Many people think of psychedelics as relics from the hippie generation or something taken by ravers and music festival-goers, but they may one day be used to treat disorders ranging from social anxiety to depression, according to research presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association.

10 Aug 2018

Obesity in PTSD patients accounts for increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus

Saint Louis University research finds post-traumatic stress disorder does not directly lead to type 2 diabetes mellitus, instead obesity in PTSD patients accounts for the increased risk.

10 Aug 2018

Researchers study use of MRI-guided focused ultrasound to open blood-brain barrier

In the first such clinical trial in the United States, physician-scientists with the University of Maryland School of Medicine are investigating the use of MRI-guided focused ultrasound to open the blood-brain barrier.

10 Aug 2018

Women veterans treated for fibromyalgia exhibit high rates of childhood abuse

A new study has shown that women Veterans being treated for fibromyalgia exhibit high rates of childhood abuse.

9 Aug 2018

Electing to induce labor at 39 weeks reduces the need for C-section

Inducing labor in healthy women at 39 weeks into their pregnancy reduces the need for cesarean section and is at least as safe for mother and baby as waiting for spontaneous labor.

9 Aug 2018

New guideline released to improve diagnosis, care for people with prolonged disorders of consciousness

For people in a vegetative or minimally conscious state caused by brain injury, an accurate diagnosis and ongoing medical and rehabilitative care based on the latest scientific evidence could mean a better chance for recovery, according to a new guideline by the American Academy of Neurology, American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research.

9 Aug 2018

Study could help explain why Asians often develop diabetes at a lower body weight

A new UC San Francisco study has discovered a key biological difference in how people of European and Chinese descent put on weight -- a finding that could help explain why Asians often develop type 2 diabetes at a much lower body weight than Caucasians.

7 Aug 2018

Scientists create unique polymeric materials to repair traumatized human organs

Tissue engineering is the future of medicine. Under Project 5-100, the Polymer Materials for Tissue Engineering and Transplantology Laboratory of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University created unique polymeric materials for medical purposes that repair traumatized human organs.

7 Aug 2018

Saving sight of millions by making eye injections safe and comfortable

Two eye surgeons have written a first-of-its-kind book to save the sight of millions of patients around the world by making eye injections safe and comfortable.

7 Aug 2018

Childhood trauma associated with anxiety and depression in adults with head and neck cancer

Among individuals with head and neck cancer, those who experienced childhood trauma were more likely to have advanced cancer, to have higher alcohol consumption, and to experience symptoms of anxiety and depression.

6 Aug 2018

Marijuana detection using a breath-analyzer

Marijuana is being increasingly legalized across several states and its use is also on the rise. While 9 states and District of Columbia have legalized recreational marijuana, 30 states and D.C. have legalized medicinal marijuana use.

5 Aug 2018

Cocaine relapse is reduced in preclinical model with BDNF administration

Cocaine relapse was significantly reduced in a preclinical model when brain-derived neurotropic factor was applied to the nucleus accumbens deep in the brain immediately before cocaine-seeking behavior, report investigators at the Medical University of South Carolina in an article published online in June 2018 by Addiction Biology.

3 Aug 2018

Violent and unintentional injuries have increased over last few years in the U.S.

The U.S. has experienced a disturbing increase in violent and unintentional injuries over the last few years, reversing positive gains made in the 1980s and 1990s, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and Denver Health Medical Center.

3 Aug 2018

Death toll from Hurricane Maria estimated to be higher than previously thought

The number of people who died as a result of Hurricane Maria -- which hit Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017 -- may be as high as 1,139, surpassing the official death count of 64, according to researchers.

3 Aug 2018

Tumor suppressor gene PTEN may be potential Achilles heel for breast cancer cells

In an article published July 17, 2018 by Nature Communications, a highly collaborative team of researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina and Ohio State University report that normal breast cells can prevent successful radiation treatment of breast cancer due to dysregulation between tumor suppressors and oncogenes.

2 Aug 2018

Travel time has major impact on nurse staffing ratios in neurocritical care units

For specialist nurses on neurocritical care units, accompanying patients for imaging scans and other procedures has a major impact on nurse staffing ratios, reports a study in the Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, official journal of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses.

2 Aug 2018

Trauma News and Research

Tufts researchers win grant to study integration of genomic sequencing into neonatal care

Curious case of the lost contact lens - after 28 years!

Researchers design new way to grow nose cells for treating spinal cord injuries

Rethinking fundamental rule of stroke care: 'Time is brain!'

Psychedelics may one day be used to treat mental health disorders

Obesity in PTSD patients accounts for increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus

Researchers study use of MRI-guided focused ultrasound to open blood-brain barrier

Women veterans treated for fibromyalgia exhibit high rates of childhood abuse

Electing to induce labor at 39 weeks reduces the need for C-section

New guideline released to improve diagnosis, care for people with prolonged disorders of consciousness

Study could help explain why Asians often develop diabetes at a lower body weight

Scientists create unique polymeric materials to repair traumatized human organs

Saving sight of millions by making eye injections safe and comfortable

Childhood trauma associated with anxiety and depression in adults with head and neck cancer

Marijuana detection using a breath-analyzer

Cocaine relapse is reduced in preclinical model with BDNF administration

Violent and unintentional injuries have increased over last few years in the U.S.

Death toll from Hurricane Maria estimated to be higher than previously thought

Tumor suppressor gene PTEN may be potential Achilles heel for breast cancer cells

Travel time has major impact on nurse staffing ratios in neurocritical care units

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