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Challenges of bereavement during the COVID-19 pandemic

A new study aims to generate an understanding of the overall challenges that the people experiencing bereavement during the COVID-19 pandemic face.

9 Dec 2021

COVID-19 led to increased depression and anxiety among urban, ethnic minority children

New research has determined that the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic led to increased depression, anxiety and social risks among urban, racial, and ethnic minority children aged five to 11 years old compared to the prior six months.

9 Dec 2021

‘Moving molecule’ therapy for severe spinal cord injury

In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Dr. Stupp about his recent research into a therapy involving dancing molecules for the treatment of severe spinal cord injury.

7 Dec 2021

When the surges just keep coming: A view from the covid vortex

Dr. Rais Vohra has impeccable timing. He stepped into his role as interim health officer of Fresno County just months before the start of the covid-19 pandemic.

7 Dec 2021

Disparities in maternal mental health during COVID-19

In new research, scientists studied individuals who gave birth during COVID-19. Using propensity score matching (PSM), they matched those identified as either Black or Latinx with those identified as non-Hispanic white on sociodemographic. This recent study published as a preprint on the medRxiv* server attempts to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on childbirth-related health outcomes in individuals belonging to Black or Latinx minority groups.

6 Dec 2021

UC San Diego participates in the expansion of Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative

After a decade of pioneering research, the Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative by The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research will see a major expansion.

6 Dec 2021

Youth violence prevention program can be integrated into emergency and primary care settings

Opportunities to reach teens who are at risk for violence and substance use are rare. There may be only a small window of time to prevent often life-threatening violent injuries.

6 Dec 2021

Study highlights role of long-term foster carers in helping to transform the lives of children

The essential role of long-term foster carers in helping to transform the lives of vulnerable children in care is highlighted in a new study published today.

3 Dec 2021

For older adults, smelling the roses may be more difficult

The reports from covid-19 patients are disconcerting. Only a few hours before, they were enjoying a cup of pungent coffee or the fragrance of flowers in a garden. Then, as if a switch had been flipped, those smells disappeared.

1 Dec 2021

Research offers new insight on the origins of stuttering

About one in 20 people go through a period of stuttering during childhood. Until the latter half of the 20th century, stuttering was believed to be a psychological problem stemming from lack of effort or from trauma.

30 Nov 2021

New model describes how cultural traumas may drive health disparities

A pair of researchers at the University of California, Riverside, has proposed a new model of "cultural trauma" that describes how traumas such as colonization, hate crimes, and recent anti-immigrant media and policies may drive health disparities in many U.S. cultural groups.

23 Nov 2021

Previous trauma can affect patients during pregnancy, childbirth and after

Josie Granner, a doctoral candidate at the University of Michigan School of Nursing, studies the childbearing year for new parents who are survivors of trauma and post-traumatic stress.

23 Nov 2021

$Electronic cigarette use linked with higher prevalence of fragility fractures$

Electronic cigarette use linked with higher prevalence of fragility fractures

While conventional cigarette smoking is an established risk factor for osteoporosis and osteoporotic fracture, the effects of electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use on bone health have not previously been studied.

22 Nov 2021

TXA drug has minimal impact in controlling blood loss in severely injured trauma patients

A recent study found that the drug tranexamic acid has minimal impact in controlling blood loss in severely injured trauma patients at the standard doses given, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

21 Nov 2021

Novel technique solves structure of the HIV capsid alone and in complex with host factors

A new technique using electron tomography and subtomogram averaging at Diamond's electron Bio-Imaging Centre (eBIC), has solved the structure of the HIV capsid alone and in complex with host factors.

21 Nov 2021

What happens after a campus suicide is a form of prevention, too

Ethan Phillips was 13 years old when he first heard the term "suicide contagion." It's the scientific concept that after one person dies by suicide, others in the community may be at higher risk.

19 Nov 2021

NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn announces Dr. Ude Welcome as new chief of surgery

Akuezunkpa O. Ude Welcome, MD, a renowned bariatric and minimally invasive gastrointestinal surgeon, has been named chief of surgery at NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn.

18 Nov 2021

Boston Children's receives NIH grant to co-lead HEALthy Brain and Child Development study

Boston Children's Hospital has been awarded two five-year grants by the National Institutes of Health to co-lead the HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) study, an ambitious, comprehensive national study of brain development from birth through early childhood.

17 Nov 2021

Texas abortion law harms survivors of rape and incest, activists say

The Safe Alliance in Austin, Texas, helps survivors of child abuse, sexual assault and domestic violence. Before Texas’ new abortion law took effect, the organization counseled a 12-year-old who had been repeatedly raped by her father.

17 Nov 2021

Leading organizations announce funding for small-scale pilot dementia-related projects

Over the past five years, three leading organizations - the Alzheimer's Association, Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), and the UK-based Alzheimer's Society - have united to address global challenges in dementia through a competitive funding program for emerging leaders in brain health and dementia.

17 Nov 2021

Trauma News and Research

Challenges of bereavement during the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 led to increased depression and anxiety among urban, ethnic minority children

‘Moving molecule’ therapy for severe spinal cord injury

When the surges just keep coming: A view from the covid vortex

Disparities in maternal mental health during COVID-19

UC San Diego participates in the expansion of Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative

Youth violence prevention program can be integrated into emergency and primary care settings

Study highlights role of long-term foster carers in helping to transform the lives of children

For older adults, smelling the roses may be more difficult

Research offers new insight on the origins of stuttering

New model describes how cultural traumas may drive health disparities

Previous trauma can affect patients during pregnancy, childbirth and after

Electronic cigarette use linked with higher prevalence of fragility fractures

TXA drug has minimal impact in controlling blood loss in severely injured trauma patients

Novel technique solves structure of the HIV capsid alone and in complex with host factors

What happens after a campus suicide is a form of prevention, too

NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn announces Dr. Ude Welcome as new chief of surgery

Boston Children's receives NIH grant to co-lead HEALthy Brain and Child Development study

Texas abortion law harms survivors of rape and incest, activists say

Leading organizations announce funding for small-scale pilot dementia-related projects

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