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Is repetitive heading of the ball during a professional soccer career associated with an increased risk of cognitive impairment?

In a recent study, a group of researchers investigated if heading frequency is associated with cognitive impairment in retired soccer players.

20 Jul 2023

Concussions do not affect IQ in children, study finds

The angst parents feel when their children sustain injuries is surely one of the universal conditions of parenthood. That anxiety is heightened greatly when those injuries involve concussions.

17 Jul 2023

Benefit advice within food banks could help lift people out of poverty

Providing access to housing, debt, and benefit advice within food banks could help lift people out of poverty - according to a University of East Anglia study.

12 Jul 2023

Do the benefits of dog ownership on cardiovascular disease and diabetes extend to US military Veterans?

A study finds that dog ownership reduces the risk of cardiometabolic disease among US military veterans.

12 Jul 2023

Gift of $1.5 million will fund DMT research at UC San Diego

One of the most powerful psychedelics known, N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) has been described as causing imaginative visuals akin to the dream state.

11 Jul 2023

Groups sue to overturn Idaho ‘abortion trafficking’ law targeting teens

Advocates who counsel and aid Idaho teenagers seeking abortion care filed suit Tuesday against Republican Attorney General Raúl Labrador in a bid to overturn the state's abortion travel ban.

11 Jul 2023

Whole genome sequencing shows promise for early diagnosis of genetic disorders in newborns, infants

A new national study, led by researchers at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, has found whole genome sequencing (WGS) to be nearly twice as effective as a targeted gene sequencing test at identifying abnormalities responsible for genetic disorders in newborns and infants.

11 Jul 2023

Muscle soothes mind: Exercise training can lower stress-related blood pressure responses

Researchers performed a meta-analysis to elucidate the effects of exercise training on stress-related blood pressure reactivity.

11 Jul 2023

New clinical trial seeks a regenerative pharmaceutical solution for meniscal tears

With support from Amplicore, a University of Cincinnati spinoff biopharmaceutical company, researchers at UC have begun a Department of Defense-funded clinical trial that seeks a regenerative pharmaceutical solution for meniscal tears.

10 Jul 2023

Surprising ancestry of caterpillar venom could be key to delivery of lifesaving drugs

Researchers at The University of Queensland have discovered the venom of a notorious caterpillar has a surprising ancestry and could be key to the delivery of lifesaving drugs.

10 Jul 2023

Depression after TBI may not be the same as depression related to other causes, study suggests

A new study led by Shan Siddiqi, MD, from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, suggests that depression after traumatic brain injury (TBI) could be a clinically distinct disorder rather than traditional major depressive disorder, with implications for patient treatment.

10 Jul 2023

Normobaric oxygen treatment shows promise for neurorehabilitation

Normobaric oxygen, delivered at the same pressure as the atmosphere, is often used to maximize brain cell survival in patients with neurological trauma.

10 Jul 2023

Patient aggression causes lasting harm to medical receptionists

University of Queensland research has found verbal and physical abuse of medical receptionists by patients is rife, and causing lasting harm.

6 Jul 2023

TBI-associated depression may be a distinct disorder

A new study led by Shan Siddiqi, MD, from Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, suggests that depression after traumatic brain injury (TBI) could be a clinically distinct disorder rather than traditional major depressive disorder, with implications for patient treatment.

5 Jul 2023

Ever-growing global diabetes burden exacerbated by large-scale inequity

Despite increased awareness and ongoing multinational efforts, diabetes is pervasive, exponentially growing in prevalence, and outpacing most diseases globally, according to a new Series published in The Lancet and The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journals.

5 Jul 2023

Trauma News and Research

Is repetitive heading of the ball during a professional soccer career associated with an increased risk of cognitive impairment?

Concussions do not affect IQ in children, study finds

Benefit advice within food banks could help lift people out of poverty

Do the benefits of dog ownership on cardiovascular disease and diabetes extend to US military Veterans?

Gift of $1.5 million will fund DMT research at UC San Diego

Groups sue to overturn Idaho ‘abortion trafficking’ law targeting teens

Whole genome sequencing shows promise for early diagnosis of genetic disorders in newborns, infants

Muscle soothes mind: Exercise training can lower stress-related blood pressure responses

New clinical trial seeks a regenerative pharmaceutical solution for meniscal tears

Surprising ancestry of caterpillar venom could be key to delivery of lifesaving drugs

Depression after TBI may not be the same as depression related to other causes, study suggests

Normobaric oxygen treatment shows promise for neurorehabilitation

Patient aggression causes lasting harm to medical receptionists

TBI-associated depression may be a distinct disorder

Ever-growing global diabetes burden exacerbated by large-scale inequity

Two-thirds of US adults report adverse childhood experiences: CDC study reveals troubling prevalence

Lesion network mapping identifies new brain circuit linked to epilepsy

New correlation improves management and post-resuscitation care for patients

Study finds nighttime speed limits not effective in reducing e-scooter injuries

Frailty increases risk of death after surgical CPR, study shows

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