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Metformin can activate neural stem cells to encourage brain repair

The discovery is an important step toward therapies that aim to repair the brain not by introducing new stem cells but rather by spurring those that are already present into action, says the study's lead author Freda Miller of the University of Toronto-affiliated Hospital for Sick Children. The fact that it's a drug that is so widely used and so safe makes the news all that much better.

6 Jul 2012

Non-invasive absolute intracranial pressure value meter shown to be accurate in clinical settings

The results of independent clinical assessment – prospective study of innovative non-invasive absolute intracranial pressure (ICP) value (mmHg) meter were recently published in the journal Neurology (The official journal of the American Academy of Neurology). This is the first prospective comparative clinical study of a non-invasive ICP measurement method that shows accuracy and precision which is acceptable for clinical practice.

5 Jul 2012

Children at increased risk for heat-related illness

Extreme heat continues to plague the nation with many areas seeing record temperatures. Though everyone needs to take precautions when it comes to dangerous heat, it's especially important to watch your kids. Children are at a greater risk than adults of sustaining a heat injury.

4 Jul 2012

Tips to help keep safe while celebrating Independence Day

As the Fourth of July approaches, emergency departments across the country are already beginning to treat patients injured by fireworks. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, hand and finger damage are the most common injuries caused by fireworks and account for 32 percent of all injuries reported.

4 Jul 2012

Signs that a child is seriously ill: Interview with Professor Middleton

There are several signs that indicate that a child is seriously ill. These can be spotted by parents, teachers and carers as well as by me or any other doctor or nurse.

4 Jul 2012

Early childhood adversity linked with depression and inflammation

When a person injures their knee, it becomes inflamed. When a person has a cold, their throat becomes inflamed. This type of inflammation is the body's natural and protective response to injury. Interestingly, there is growing evidence that a similar process happens when a person experiences psychological trauma. Unfortunately, this type of inflammation can be destructive.

4 Jul 2012

FDA approves Abbott’s Healon EndoCoat OVD device

Abbott announced today that it has expanded its Healon family of ophthalmic viscosurgical devices (OVDs) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of Healon EndoCoat OVD, a device intended for use as a surgical aid in cataract extraction and intraocular lens (IOL) implantation.

4 Jul 2012

Viewpoints: Pressure on states to move on exchanges; Roberts' decision holds off new calls for public option

Now that the health care reform law has been ruled constitutional, it is imperative that as many states as possible move aggressively to establish a centerpiece of the reform structure: new insurance policy exchanges for people who lack affordable coverage through an employer. Federal subsidies will be available for those with low or moderate incomes.

3 Jul 2012

EvergreenHealth, King County EMS collaborate to prevent future falls among older adults

The risk of suffering a serious injury from a fall is an unfortunate reality for many elderly people in King County, with more than 14 percent of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responses for patients age 65 and older attributed to falls in the home. In order to prevent future falls, EvergreenHealth and King County EMS are collaborating to provide assistance to elderly community members.

3 Jul 2012

'Adaptive' clinical trials now being planned at U-M, other sites

A new approach to testing medical treatment options could ensure that more patients get the most beneficial treatment for them - but still yield valuable research results that stand up to scientific scrutiny.

2 Jul 2012

Teleflex PICC receives FDA 510(k) clearance for central venous pressure monitoring

Teleflex Incorporated, a leading global provider of medical devices for critical care and surgery, today announced its ArrowADVANTAGE5 pressure-injectable peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) has received FDA 510(k) clearance for central venous pressure (CVP) monitoring indication.

2 Jul 2012

Safety tips for the 4th of July

Just weeks into summer 2012, the University of Michigan Trauma Burn Center has already seen a number of burn injuries in children related to popular summer activities.

2 Jul 2012

Bees help understand connection between taste perception and metabolic syndromes

Scientists at Arizona State University have discovered that honey bees may teach us about basic connections between taste perception and metabolic disorders in humans. By experimenting with honey bee genetics, researchers have identified connections between sugar sensitivity, diabetic physiology and carbohydrate metabolism. Bees and humans may partially share these connections.

30 Jun 2012

Longer looks: Native American rehab facility helps families in Ore.; Growing popularity of home births; Sexuality in the nursing home

Pearl Scott lifts the baby from the crib and balances the child on her hip, just as someone did with her when she was a baby 20 years ago. Her mom went through addiction treatment here in the Native American Rehabilitation Association of the Northwest's residential center. Now Scott works for NARA, operated by and for Native Americans. She helps care for the 10 children, all 5 years old and younger, of parents in treatment.

30 Jun 2012

Inhibiting immune response during initial multi-drug therapy could speed TB treatment time

Inhibiting a key immune response in mice during initial multi-drug treatment for tuberculosis could - paradoxically - shorten treatment time for the highly contagious lung infection according to new research from Johns Hopkins Children's Center and the Center for TB Research.

29 Jun 2012

High medical illness rates in bipolar disorder

Results from a US study show that more than half of patients with bipolar disorder have a significant burden of comorbid medical illnesses.

28 Jun 2012

UCLA Heart Transplant Program performs 2,000th heart transplant surgery

The UCLA Heart Transplant Program performed its 2,000th heart transplant surgery earlier this month, becoming the first program in the western United States and only the second in the world to achieve this remarkable milestone.

28 Jun 2012

Harmonizing prescription drug plans can help save millions of dollars

Taxpayers could save millions of dollars if hospitals and provincial governments harmonized their prescription drug plans, new research suggests.

28 Jun 2012

TB research finds body’s own response helps TB bacteria survive

Inhibiting a key immune response in mice during initial multi-drug treatment for tuberculosis could — paradoxically — shorten treatment time for the highly contagious lung infection according to new research from Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and the Center for TB Research. Shorter duration of drug therapy is key, researchers say, to increase treatment compliance for the growing global health threat posed by the disease.

28 Jun 2012

Scientists identify novel mechanism behind bacterial pathogenesis

Scientists have identified a new mechanism of bacterial pathogenesis. The results of the research project, partly funded by the Academy of Finland, have been published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS).

27 Jun 2012

Trauma News and Research

Metformin can activate neural stem cells to encourage brain repair

Non-invasive absolute intracranial pressure value meter shown to be accurate in clinical settings

Children at increased risk for heat-related illness

Tips to help keep safe while celebrating Independence Day

Signs that a child is seriously ill: Interview with Professor Middleton

Early childhood adversity linked with depression and inflammation

FDA approves Abbott’s Healon EndoCoat OVD device

Viewpoints: Pressure on states to move on exchanges; Roberts' decision holds off new calls for public option

EvergreenHealth, King County EMS collaborate to prevent future falls among older adults

'Adaptive' clinical trials now being planned at U-M, other sites

Teleflex PICC receives FDA 510(k) clearance for central venous pressure monitoring

Safety tips for the 4th of July

Bees help understand connection between taste perception and metabolic syndromes

Longer looks: Native American rehab facility helps families in Ore.; Growing popularity of home births; Sexuality in the nursing home

Inhibiting immune response during initial multi-drug therapy could speed TB treatment time

High medical illness rates in bipolar disorder

UCLA Heart Transplant Program performs 2,000th heart transplant surgery

Harmonizing prescription drug plans can help save millions of dollars

TB research finds body’s own response helps TB bacteria survive

Scientists identify novel mechanism behind bacterial pathogenesis

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