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UM associate professor wins multiple awards for ear, skin science

University of Montana scientist Monica Serban is on a research roll. In recent months the UM associate professor and her team have earned three awards totaling $3.9 million in funding to study preventing hearing loss among U.S. troops, combating ear infections and creating a synthetic skin product.

6 Oct 2020

Antibiotics might be a feasible treatment option for appendicitis, shows study

Henry Ford Health System surgeons involved in the study say patients should choose the best option in consultation with their physician.

6 Oct 2020

Deeper grief correlates with an overarching decline in quality of life, shows study

How will you cope with the death of your mother or spouse? Their death may disturb your concentration, causing accidents or lowering your productivity. Some bereaved cannot sleep, and others cannot get out of bed.

6 Oct 2020

CODA trial shows antibiotics may be a good choice for certain patients with appendicitis

Antibiotics may be a good choice for some, but not all, patients with appendicitis, according to results from the Comparing Outcomes of antibiotic Drugs and Appendectomy (CODA) Trial reported today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

6 Oct 2020

Trial examines prehospital administration of blood-clotting agent in severely injured trauma patients

Severely injured trauma patients who received a blood-clotting drug before arriving at the hospital had a better chance of surviving than those who didn't, according to new research from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

5 Oct 2020

Military-civilian partnerships can benefit members of military surgical teams

Military surgical teams face unique demands on and off the battlefield. Combat trauma represents 0.5 percent of the 1 million annual military health system hospital admissions, presenting a challenge for military surgical teams to remain combat-ready.

5 Oct 2020

AI improves outcomes in traffic accident victims, predicts survival after liver transplantation

New applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in health care settings have shown early success in improving survival and outcomes in traffic accident victims transported by ambulance and in predicting survival after liver transplantation, according to two research studies presented at the virtual American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress 2020.

5 Oct 2020

Blood-based biomarker can overcome limitations of current verbal tests for concussion

There is an urgent need for objective markers for diagnosing concussion, or mild traumatic brain injury. The status of blood-based biomarker development and point-of-care testing are examined in a new Expert Panel Discussion published alongside the peer-reviewed Journal of Neurotrauma.

1 Oct 2020

Mobile health applications can address patients' long-term rehabilitative needs

Serious traumatic injuries are a health event that can begin a trajectory toward chronic health and social challenges.

30 Sep 2020

Excessive social media use during COVID-19 related to depression and secondary trauma

Can't stop checking social media for the latest COVID-19 health information? You might want to take a break, according to researchers at Penn State and Jinan University who discovered that excessive use of social media for COVID-19 health information is related to both depression and secondary trauma.

29 Sep 2020

Jellagen announces collaboration with Mayo Clinic

Jellagen has entered into a license agreement for an exclusive grant to patent rights with Mayo Clinic for the development in treatment of vocal cord paralysis.

29 Sep 2020

Induction of acute senescence may be a necessary process in hemorrhagic shock

It's called senescence, when stressed cells can no longer divide to make new cells, and it's considered a factor in aging and in some diseases.

29 Sep 2020

Study demonstrates a proof-of-concept stem cell treatment in Parkinson's disease mouse model

The mature brain is infamously bad at repairing itself following damage like that caused by trauma or strokes, or from degenerative diseases like Parkinson's. Stem cells, which are endlessly adaptable, have offered the promise of better neural repair.

25 Sep 2020

Brain imaging analyses can reveal wounds of childhood trauma

Being traumatized can cause what are known as dissociative symptoms--such as experiencing amnesia, an out-of-body experience, feeling emotionally numb--which may help people cope. Experiencing these symptoms intensely or for a long time, however, can negatively impact an individual's ability to function.

25 Sep 2020

Emergency departments of hospitals generate significant amounts of harmful waste

Emergency departments of hospitals generate significant amounts of environmentally harmful waste which could be reduced through basic changes to disposal policies and practices, while producing lower operating costs, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have found.

25 Sep 2020

Trauma News and Research

UM associate professor wins multiple awards for ear, skin science

Antibiotics might be a feasible treatment option for appendicitis, shows study

Deeper grief correlates with an overarching decline in quality of life, shows study

CODA trial shows antibiotics may be a good choice for certain patients with appendicitis

Trial examines prehospital administration of blood-clotting agent in severely injured trauma patients

Military-civilian partnerships can benefit members of military surgical teams

AI improves outcomes in traffic accident victims, predicts survival after liver transplantation

Blood-based biomarker can overcome limitations of current verbal tests for concussion

Mobile health applications can address patients' long-term rehabilitative needs

Excessive social media use during COVID-19 related to depression and secondary trauma

Jellagen announces collaboration with Mayo Clinic

Induction of acute senescence may be a necessary process in hemorrhagic shock

Study demonstrates a proof-of-concept stem cell treatment in Parkinson's disease mouse model

Brain imaging analyses can reveal wounds of childhood trauma

Emergency departments of hospitals generate significant amounts of harmful waste

Individuals with severe forms of COVID-19 disease can have compromised type I interferon responses

Light therapy is safe and can benefit patients with TBI, shows study

Psychological and physical impacts of childhood sexual abuse are closely tied, shows study

Biomarker for earlier diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases detected in the eye

Study reports a drop in Medicare reimbursement rates for orthopedic trauma surgery

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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