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On the night shift with a sexual assault nurse examiner

Jacqueline Towarnicki got a text as she finished her day shift at a local clinic. She had a new case, a patient covered in bruises who couldn't remember how the injuries got there.

8 May 2023

UVA researchers advance understanding of how the brain responds to seizures

New University of Virginia School of Medicine insights into how the brain responds to seizures could facilitate the development of much-needed treatments for the third of patients who don’t respond to existing options.

8 May 2023

Clinicians must broaden their duty of care while treating people with deep-seated trauma

Child protection experts are imploring clinicians to broaden their duty of care to ensure that patients’ hidden trauma is not overlooked by more obvious physical symptoms and illnesses.

8 May 2023

Childhood adversity a risk factor for adult pre-pregnancy weight gain

Researchers investigate the association between adverse childhood experiences and pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) in a population-based cohort in Trøndelag county, Norway. The study found that perceiving childhood as difficult was associated with higher odds of pre-pregnancy underweight and obesity.

4 May 2023

Childhood abuse could be associated with increased risk of adult premature death

Physical and sexual abuse in childhood and adolescence could be associated with a greater risk of adult premature death (before age 70), finds research published by The BMJ today.

4 May 2023

Gun assault rates doubled for children in 4 major cities during the pandemic, new data shows

Rates of gun assaults on children roughly doubled during the covid-19 pandemic, according to a study that looked at gun deaths and injuries in four major cities. Black children were the most frequent victims.

4 May 2023

Does stress increase biological age?

Researchers evaluated stress-induced biological age (BA) changes among mice and humans.

4 May 2023

Sleep spindles may regulate anxiety in people with PTSD

A new study shows that sleep spindles, brief bursts of brain activity occurring during one phase of sleep and captured by EEG, may regulate anxiety in people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

3 May 2023

Research analyzes developmental trajectories from childhood trauma to insomnia in adulthood

Research has shown that adverse childhood experiences result in more dysfunctional ways of shame coping and increase the severity of insomnia in adulthood, although these two variables are not associated.

2 May 2023

Study shows link between liver transplant survivor's recovery and sociodemographic factors

The resilience and coping abilities of patients who've had liver transplants vary and change over time and are often linked to sociodemographic factors including income, race, and education, a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers shows.

27 Apr 2023

Research develops unique delivery system to treat osteosarcoma

New research has identified a potential therapeutic target and developed a unique delivery system to treat osteosarcoma, a bone cancer that primarily affects children and adolescents.

27 Apr 2023

COVID-19 mitigation strategies decreased childhood medical mortality in the US

Research examines the impact of pandemic mitigation strategies on childhood mortality during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.

25 Apr 2023

New toolkit to identify and overcome racial trauma

In the United States, depression and anxiety are on the rise in African Americans and the evidence suggests that racism is a contributing factor, creating a ripple effect on mental health.

25 Apr 2023

An overview of mothers’ lived pregnancy experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers aimed to understand mothers' experiences of pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic.

24 Apr 2023

Pain, hope, and science collide as athletes turn to magic mushrooms

The boxer felt broken. Every day, he was waking up in pain. Some days, it was debilitating headaches. Other times, it was his back. Or his fists. His ribs. His nose. On top of that, he had mood swings. Depression. Anxiety.

24 Apr 2023

Collaborative trial set to prove the effectiveness of treating alcohol use disorder and PTSD

A collaborative multi-site randomized controlled trial at the University of Houston and the Medical University of South Carolina is set to prove the effectiveness of treating alcohol use disorder (AUD) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) together.

21 Apr 2023

Novel approach promotes bone regeneration in mice without implantation

Young babies and newborn mice can naturally heal damage to the bones that form the top of the skull, but this ability is lost in adults.

20 Apr 2023

Teriflunomide may delay first symptoms of multiple sclerosis, study shows

A drug called teriflunomide may delay first symptoms for people whose magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans show signs of multiple sclerosis (MS) even though they do not yet have symptoms of the disease.

20 Apr 2023

Is there a link between psychiatric and reproductive system disorders in women?

Researchers investigate the comorbidity between psychiatric and reproductive system disorders in women. The study found a high rate of reported co-occurrence between psychiatric and reproductive disorders overall, with specific associations between polycystic ovary syndrome and depression/anxiety and chronic pelvic pain and depression/anxiety.

20 Apr 2023

Pediatric victims of violence experience higher levels of post-traumatic stress disorder

A study of young adults who were victims of violent injuries as children found significantly higher levels of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in this group than the general population.

19 Apr 2023

Trauma News and Research

On the night shift with a sexual assault nurse examiner

UVA researchers advance understanding of how the brain responds to seizures

Clinicians must broaden their duty of care while treating people with deep-seated trauma

Childhood adversity a risk factor for adult pre-pregnancy weight gain

Childhood abuse could be associated with increased risk of adult premature death

Gun assault rates doubled for children in 4 major cities during the pandemic, new data shows

Does stress increase biological age?

Sleep spindles may regulate anxiety in people with PTSD

Research analyzes developmental trajectories from childhood trauma to insomnia in adulthood

Study shows link between liver transplant survivor's recovery and sociodemographic factors

Research develops unique delivery system to treat osteosarcoma

COVID-19 mitigation strategies decreased childhood medical mortality in the US

New toolkit to identify and overcome racial trauma

An overview of mothers’ lived pregnancy experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic

Pain, hope, and science collide as athletes turn to magic mushrooms

Collaborative trial set to prove the effectiveness of treating alcohol use disorder and PTSD

Novel approach promotes bone regeneration in mice without implantation

Teriflunomide may delay first symptoms of multiple sclerosis, study shows

Is there a link between psychiatric and reproductive system disorders in women?

Pediatric victims of violence experience higher levels of post-traumatic stress disorder

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