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Study aims to help emergency nurses better identify human trafficking victims

Healthcare professionals are in a unique position to identify and rescue victims of human trafficking. Nearly 88 percent of them seek medical treatment during captivity, and of those, 68 percent of them are seen in the emergency department. Unfortunately, many victims slip through the cracks and remain "hidden."

27 Jun 2017

Robotic colorectal surgery offers clear advantages over open or laparoscopic operations

Up until now, the removal of bowel tumours in the lesser pelvis (rectal cancers) involved a major, generally invasive operation.

27 Jun 2017

Specific cerebral circuitry bridges chemical changes and behavioral expressions in PTSD

Specific cerebral circuitry bridges chemical changes deep in the brain and the more outward behavioral expressions associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which could lead to more objective biomarkers for the disorder, according to a comprehensive review of rapidly changing data published June 22 in The New England Journal of Medicine.

22 Jun 2017

Type I interferons could have role in natural improvement of RA during pregnancy

An international US-Danish team of scientists, led by Damini Jawaheer, Ph.D. at the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, has identified a possible link between type I interferons and a natural improvement of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) during pregnancy.

21 Jun 2017

Honda gives $1 million gift to Nationwide Children’s Hospital to enhance pediatric mobility

Nationwide Children's Hospital and Honda announced today a $1 million gift from the automaker to establish the Honda Center for Gait Analysis and Mobility Enhancement designed to enhance pediatric mobility.

20 Jun 2017

New laser imaging 'bowl' could reduce stages involved in spotting breast cancer

In a bid to make the world's first while-you-wait test for breast cancer, European scientists are developing a comfortable hemispherical bowl lined with laser sources and ultrasound detectors with the potential to reduce the stages in spotting the disease into a single appointment.

20 Jun 2017

Genetic mutation could be cause of severe eczema, research finds

A genetic mutation could be the cause of severe eczema, according to new research published June 19 in Nature Genetics by researchers at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.

20 Jun 2017

New trial shows ReCell medical device hastens healing in skin donor sites

Deploying a suspension of cells generated from a ReCell® medical device onto a skin donor site can speed up healing by 30.7% and deliver a superior final outcome, according to the results of a randomized controlled trial involving 106 patients who received skin grafts, Avita Medical, said today.

19 Jun 2017

Scientists design bioactive nanomaterial that excels at stimulating bone regeneration

There hasn't been a gold standard for how orthopaedic spine surgeons promote new bone growth in patients, but now Northwestern University scientists have designed a bioactive nanomaterial that is so good at stimulating bone regeneration it could become the method surgeons prefer.

19 Jun 2017

Study highlights critical gap in addiction treatment for young people with OUD

Only one in four young adults and teens with opioid use disorder are receiving potentially life-saving medications for addiction treatment, according to a new Boston Medical Center study published online in JAMA Pediatrics.

19 Jun 2017

Study reveals the body's systemic stem cell response to ACL injury

You might think stem cells only exist inside a fetus, but your adult body has a stockpile of stem cells, armed and ready to respond. These remarkable cells can develop into any other type of cell, like muscle or bone or nerve cells.

16 Jun 2017

FDA approves MAGNETOM Vida 3T MRI scanner that features new BioMatrix technology

The Food and Drug Administration has cleared the MAGNETOM Vida 3 Tesla (3T) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner from Siemens Healthineers, which features new BioMatrix technology that addresses inherent anatomical and physiological differences among patients, as well as user variability.

16 Jun 2017

Early life stress encodes lifelong susceptibility to depression through alterations in brain reward region

Early life stress encodes lifelong susceptibility to stress through long-lasting transcriptional programming in a brain reward region implicated in mood and depression, according to a study conducted at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and published June 15 in the journal Science.

15 Jun 2017

BUSM receives $392,000 grant for training future physicians to better serve refugees

Given the unprecedented refugee crisis and the current political and social climate today's immigrant's face, training the next generation of health professionals to be competent global healers and leaders is imperative.

15 Jun 2017

Refugees have specialized treatment needs due to past trauma and loss

In a study of children and adolescents referred for mental health services at US trauma treatment sites, there were important differences in the experiences of refugee youth who were displaced by war-related violence relative to immigrants and those born in the United States.

15 Jun 2017

Risky behavior could lead to more stress, worse PTSD symptoms

Researchers with the National Center for PTSD at the VA Boston Healthcare System found that engaging in risky behavior--itself a symptom of posttraumatic stress disorder--could in turn lead to worse PTSD symptoms.

14 Jun 2017

Nearly 20% of patients treated with antibiotics experience adverse side effects, study finds

A study examining the impact of antibiotics prescribed for nearly 1500 adult patients admitted to The Johns Hopkins Hospital found that adverse side effects occurred in a fifth of them, and that nearly a fifth of those side effects occurred in patients who didn't need antibiotics in the first place.

14 Jun 2017

Trauma News and Research

Study aims to help emergency nurses better identify human trafficking victims

Robotic colorectal surgery offers clear advantages over open or laparoscopic operations

Specific cerebral circuitry bridges chemical changes and behavioral expressions in PTSD

Type I interferons could have role in natural improvement of RA during pregnancy

Honda gives $1 million gift to Nationwide Children’s Hospital to enhance pediatric mobility

New laser imaging 'bowl' could reduce stages involved in spotting breast cancer

Genetic mutation could be cause of severe eczema, research finds

New trial shows ReCell medical device hastens healing in skin donor sites

Scientists design bioactive nanomaterial that excels at stimulating bone regeneration

Study highlights critical gap in addiction treatment for young people with OUD

Study reveals the body's systemic stem cell response to ACL injury

FDA approves MAGNETOM Vida 3T MRI scanner that features new BioMatrix technology

Early life stress encodes lifelong susceptibility to depression through alterations in brain reward region

BUSM receives $392,000 grant for training future physicians to better serve refugees

Refugees have specialized treatment needs due to past trauma and loss

Risky behavior could lead to more stress, worse PTSD symptoms

Nearly 20% of patients treated with antibiotics experience adverse side effects, study finds

Study emphasizes importance of molecule in maintaining balanced immune system in the gut

Study examines how sex alters time-course of inflammation in the brain after TBI

UC Davis biomedical engineers create lab-grown tissue similar to natural cartilage

How ELRIG Is Helping Mid-Career Scientists Navigate Leadership, Career Change and Redundancy

The role of UV-Vis in biopharma QC

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