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On back roads of Appalachia’s coal country, mental health services are as rare as jobs

Every other month, Tanya Nelson travels 32 miles from the heart of Appalachia's coal country for an appointment with the nearest psychiatrist for therapy and to renew prescriptions. But the commute, which should take less than an hour through the winding mountain roads of southern West Virginia, consumes her entire day.

17 Oct 2017

Study reveals link between cancer relapse and body’s immune system

Results from a new study conducted at the Institute of Cancer Research, London, suggests cancer cells that remain in the body after treatment, utilize the immune system of the body to wake themselves up and boost their growth.

17 Oct 2017

The storm has passed, but Puerto Rico’s health faces prolonged recovery

As President Donald Trump signals impatience to wind down emergency aid to Puerto Rico, the challenges wrought by Hurricane Maria to the health of Puerto Ricans and the island's fragile health system are in many ways just beginning.

16 Oct 2017

DePuy Synthes unveils new VIPER PRIME System designed to simplify MIS spinal fusion surgery

Today, DePuy Synthes, part of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies, unveiled the VIPER PRIME System, an innovative Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) pedicle screw designed to simplify MIS spinal fusion surgery.

16 Oct 2017

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis affects more than 300,000 children in the U.S.

When most people think of arthritis, they picture the knobby knuckles, inflamed joints or aching back of an older person. But more than 300,000 children in the U.S. suffer from chronic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), which has more to do with joint inflammation than wear and tear on cartilage and bone.

12 Oct 2017

New study demonstrates how traumatic experiences can affect vascular health

Today it seems about everything has been shown to lead to heart disease. Of course smoking is bad for you, as is high blood pressure. There's even mounting evidence that psychosocial factors can cause heart problems.

11 Oct 2017

New smell test could help improve early diagnosis of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's diseases

Nisha Pradhan was seven when she began to suspect she was missing out on something. Her sister seemed to have an uncanny knack for predicting what their mother was making for dinner. Pradhan, meanwhile, never had a clue.

11 Oct 2017

New insights into rare-among-rare genetic bone disorder

I have been writing about conditions that cause out-of-place bone formation for over 10 years – since the discovery of the gene in 2006 for the rare bone disorder, FOP (fibrodysplasia ossificans progressive). But it was while interviewing geneticist Eileen Shore, PhD last spring about another bone disorder, progressive osseous heteroplasia, or POH, that it really hit me how much more rare POH is compared to FOP.

10 Oct 2017

NTNU professors provide insight into pros and cons of early disease detection

Ever improving medical technology allows doctors to also discover conditions and precursors of disease that may never progress. To be on the safe side, most people still want to receive treatment.

6 Oct 2017

PPDC announces latest seed grants to firms developing medical devices for children

The Philadelphia Pediatric Medical Device Consortium has announced its latest round of seed grants to companies developing medical devices for children. The Consortium chose two companies from eight finalists in a competition to receive seed grants of $50,000 each.

6 Oct 2017

Genetic factors may explain intergenerational transmission of divorce, study finds

Children of divorced parents are more likely to get divorced when compared to those who grew up in two-parent families -- and genetic factors are the primary explanation, according to a new study by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University and Lund University in Sweden.

5 Oct 2017

Las Vegas tragedy prompts examination of hospital’s capacity to treat victims

Las Vegas is not only a glittering strip of casinos and hotels but a fast-growing region with more than 2 million residents — and one hospital designated as a highest-level trauma center.

4 Oct 2017

Researchers provide new insights into how calcium signals trigger wound healing

In a sharp and pointy world, wound healing is a critical and marvelous process. Despite a tremendous amount of scientific study, many outstanding mysteries still surround the way in which cells in living tissue respond to and repair physical damage.

3 Oct 2017

UTHealth study focuses on how gene-environment interactions impact cocaine use disorder

Studying the effect of environmental stressors on the development of cocaine use is the focus of a $2.6 million award from the National Institutes of Health to researchers at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

3 Oct 2017

Years after silently combating sexual trauma, female veterans seek help

Sheila Procella joined the Air Force in 1974 to "see the Earth," she said. She enlisted at the tail end of the Vietnam War, shortly after graduating from high school.

30 Sep 2017

Cohen Veterans Bioscience partners with OCC to establish the Brain Commons database

Cohen Veterans Bioscience today announced its partnership with the Open Commons Consortium to establish the Brain Commons – a one-of-a-kind cloud-hosted site for combining Big Data that will be critical for the understanding of brain conditions.

28 Sep 2017

Study highlights experiences of addiction treatment professionals post-Hurricane Katrina

Ten years post-Hurricane Katrina, experts have reflected on the aftermath through the eyes of addiction treatment professionals to become better prepared for future tragedies.

27 Sep 2017

Trial identifies genetic fault that affects treatment response in leukemia patients

A genetic fault has been identified in people with an aggressive type of leukemia that can significantly affect how they respond to treatment.

27 Sep 2017

Study shows prevalence of sleep disturbances among adolescents exposed to terror attacks

Adolescents who have experienced terror attacks suffer from sleep disturbance for years after the event. Researchers believe there is a need for better assessment and treatment of sleep disturbance in adolescents who have been exposed to trauma.

26 Sep 2017

Research focuses on impact of natural disasters on youth

Children's mental state plays an important factor in their developmental growth. After recent storms devastated parts of the U.S. - Hurricane Harvey in Texas, Hurricane Irma in Florida and the Caribbean and Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico -- all contributing to massive evacuations of children and families, which children need more attention or support services in the aftermath of these storms and the related stressors that come with surviving and witnessing the destructive power of a Category 4 or 5 hurricane?

26 Sep 2017

Trauma News and Research

On back roads of Appalachia’s coal country, mental health services are as rare as jobs

Study reveals link between cancer relapse and body’s immune system

The storm has passed, but Puerto Rico’s health faces prolonged recovery

DePuy Synthes unveils new VIPER PRIME System designed to simplify MIS spinal fusion surgery

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis affects more than 300,000 children in the U.S.

New study demonstrates how traumatic experiences can affect vascular health

New smell test could help improve early diagnosis of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's diseases

New insights into rare-among-rare genetic bone disorder

NTNU professors provide insight into pros and cons of early disease detection

PPDC announces latest seed grants to firms developing medical devices for children

Genetic factors may explain intergenerational transmission of divorce, study finds

Las Vegas tragedy prompts examination of hospital’s capacity to treat victims

Researchers provide new insights into how calcium signals trigger wound healing

UTHealth study focuses on how gene-environment interactions impact cocaine use disorder

Years after silently combating sexual trauma, female veterans seek help

Cohen Veterans Bioscience partners with OCC to establish the Brain Commons database

Study highlights experiences of addiction treatment professionals post-Hurricane Katrina

Trial identifies genetic fault that affects treatment response in leukemia patients

Study shows prevalence of sleep disturbances among adolescents exposed to terror attacks

Research focuses on impact of natural disasters on youth

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