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Childhood trauma can lead to physical and cognitive impairments in old age

Adverse childhood experiences have impacts deep into old age, especially for those who experienced violence, and include both physical and cognitive impairments.

2 Aug 2023

Can vitamin D have positive effects on reducing cortical pathology, oxidative stress, and neurofilament light chain serum levels?

Researchers use an established murine model of cortical inflammatory demyelination to investigate the effects of vitamin D.

2 Aug 2023

Study provides new insights into the intricate cellular processes driving heterotopic ossification

In a new study published on 21 July 2023 by the journal Bone Research, a team of researchers from Johns Hopkins University, using a combination of lineage tracing and single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq), delved into the contribution of synovial/tendon sheath progenitor cells to heterotopic bone formation.

1 Aug 2023

Closure of Pittsburgh's biggest coal-processing plants linked to drop in heart-related ER visits

The closure in January 2016 of one of Pittsburgh's biggest coal-processing plants led to immediate and lasting declines in emissions of fossil fuel-related air pollutants.

1 Aug 2023

In Wisconsin, women’s health care is constricted by an 1849 law. These doctors are aghast.

The three women sitting around a table at a busy lunch spot share a grim camaraderie. It's been more than a year since an 1849 law came back into force to criminalize abortion in Wisconsin.

28 Jul 2023

Home sweet parking lot: Some hospitals welcome RV living for patients, families, and workers

Jim Weaver has had two major surgeries in the past decade: one to remove cancerous tumors from his bladder and another to clear a blocked artery.

27 Jul 2023

Pupils in schools are much more likely to be excluded if they have a history of social care

Pupils in state secondary schools in England are much more likely to be excluded if they have a history of receiving social care or special educational needs services, finds a new study by UCL researchers.

27 Jul 2023

A year with 988: What worked? What challenges lie ahead?

The Suicide & Crisis Lifeline's 988 hotline marked its one-year milestone this month. Mental health experts say the three-digit number made help more accessible than before.

26 Jul 2023

Syrian refugees with breast cancer more likely to be younger and diagnosed with late-stage tumors

Brigham researchers and international collaborators identified the association with younger age and advanced stage at diagnosis, coupled with the trauma associated with displacement, as likely contributors to the disparities.

25 Jul 2023

Researchers find a simple, effective way to reduce medical errors

We trust our doctors with our lives, but the sad and scary fact is that doctors can get things wrong. Approximately 100,000 Americans die each year due to medical errors and recent studies have found that 10 to 15% of all clinical decisions regarding patient diagnosis and treatment are wrong.

24 Jul 2023

The association of dietary patterns with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia symptomology

A new paper discusses the impact of diet on the risk of AD, in which researchers describe the interrelationship between specific nutrients, dietary patterns, other risk factors for AD, and psychosocial factors driving these patterns.

24 Jul 2023

Industry groups in California vie for new Medicaid money

California's powerful health care industry just notched a historic win: The state is going to give it an $11.1 billion infusion to improve care for millions of low-income Medicaid patients.

21 Jul 2023

Is repetitive heading of the ball during a professional soccer career associated with an increased risk of cognitive impairment?

In a recent study, a group of researchers investigated if heading frequency is associated with cognitive impairment in retired soccer players.

20 Jul 2023

Concussions do not affect IQ in children, study finds

The angst parents feel when their children sustain injuries is surely one of the universal conditions of parenthood. That anxiety is heightened greatly when those injuries involve concussions.

17 Jul 2023

Benefit advice within food banks could help lift people out of poverty

Providing access to housing, debt, and benefit advice within food banks could help lift people out of poverty - according to a University of East Anglia study.

12 Jul 2023

Do the benefits of dog ownership on cardiovascular disease and diabetes extend to US military Veterans?

A study finds that dog ownership reduces the risk of cardiometabolic disease among US military veterans.

12 Jul 2023

Gift of $1.5 million will fund DMT research at UC San Diego

One of the most powerful psychedelics known, N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) has been described as causing imaginative visuals akin to the dream state.

11 Jul 2023

Groups sue to overturn Idaho ‘abortion trafficking’ law targeting teens

Advocates who counsel and aid Idaho teenagers seeking abortion care filed suit Tuesday against Republican Attorney General Raúl Labrador in a bid to overturn the state's abortion travel ban.

11 Jul 2023

Whole genome sequencing shows promise for early diagnosis of genetic disorders in newborns, infants

A new national study, led by researchers at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, has found whole genome sequencing (WGS) to be nearly twice as effective as a targeted gene sequencing test at identifying abnormalities responsible for genetic disorders in newborns and infants.

11 Jul 2023

Muscle soothes mind: Exercise training can lower stress-related blood pressure responses

Researchers performed a meta-analysis to elucidate the effects of exercise training on stress-related blood pressure reactivity.

11 Jul 2023

Trauma News and Research

Childhood trauma can lead to physical and cognitive impairments in old age

Can vitamin D have positive effects on reducing cortical pathology, oxidative stress, and neurofilament light chain serum levels?

Study provides new insights into the intricate cellular processes driving heterotopic ossification

Closure of Pittsburgh's biggest coal-processing plants linked to drop in heart-related ER visits

In Wisconsin, women’s health care is constricted by an 1849 law. These doctors are aghast.

Home sweet parking lot: Some hospitals welcome RV living for patients, families, and workers

Pupils in schools are much more likely to be excluded if they have a history of social care

A year with 988: What worked? What challenges lie ahead?

Syrian refugees with breast cancer more likely to be younger and diagnosed with late-stage tumors

Researchers find a simple, effective way to reduce medical errors

The association of dietary patterns with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia symptomology

Industry groups in California vie for new Medicaid money

Is repetitive heading of the ball during a professional soccer career associated with an increased risk of cognitive impairment?

Concussions do not affect IQ in children, study finds

Benefit advice within food banks could help lift people out of poverty

Do the benefits of dog ownership on cardiovascular disease and diabetes extend to US military Veterans?

Gift of $1.5 million will fund DMT research at UC San Diego

Groups sue to overturn Idaho ‘abortion trafficking’ law targeting teens

Whole genome sequencing shows promise for early diagnosis of genetic disorders in newborns, infants

Muscle soothes mind: Exercise training can lower stress-related blood pressure responses

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