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Geriatric care may help older patients become independent again after car accident or other trauma
• Aging and Gerontology • • Trauma & Injuries • Nov 27 13

Geriatric care may help older patients become independent again after car accident or other trauma

Older patients who received extra geriatric care following a traumatic injury were able to return to roughly two thirds more daily activities than those… Geriatric care may help older patients become independent again after car accident or other trauma   

 
 

MU Research Sheds Light on Nerve Regeneration Following Spinal Cord Injury
• Neurology • • Trauma & Injuries • Nov 21 13

MU Research Sheds Light on Nerve Regeneration Following Spinal Cord Injury

Fish, unlike humans, can regenerate nerve connections and recover normal mobility following an injury to their spinal cord. Now, University of Missouri researchers have… MU Research Sheds Light on Nerve Regeneration Following Spinal Cord Injury   

 
 

Drinking more milk as a teenager does not lower risk of hip fracture later
• Dieting • • Trauma & Injuries • Nov 18 13

Drinking more milk as a teenager does not lower risk of hip fracture later

Drinking more milk as a teenager apparently does not lower the risk of hip fracture as an older adult and instead appears to increase… Drinking more milk as a teenager does not lower risk of hip fracture later   

 
 

Study examines amyloid deposition in patients with traumatic brain injury
• Brain • • Trauma & Injuries • Nov 11 13

Study examines amyloid deposition in patients with traumatic brain injury

Patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) had increased deposits of β-Amyloid (Aβ) plaques, a hallmark of Alzheimer Disease (AD), in some areas of their… Study examines amyloid deposition in patients with traumatic brain injury   

 
 

Nail gun injuries on the rise
• Trauma & Injuries • Nov 11 13

Nail gun injuries on the rise

Young males in the work environment are at greatest risk of sustaining a nail gun injury to their non-dominant hand, a new study has… Nail gun injuries on the rise   

 
 

Concussed rugby players being put at risk, say experts
• Brain • • Neurology • • Trauma & Injuries • Nov 07 13

Concussed rugby players being put at risk, say experts

Rugby players with brain damage are regularly being sent back onto the field of play because the sport’s governing bodies are not taking concussion… Concussed rugby players being put at risk, say experts   

 
 

Exercise programs could help to prevent fall injuries in older people
• Physical activity -exercise • • Public Health • • Trauma & Injuries • Oct 31 13

Exercise programs could help to prevent fall injuries in older people

Exercise programmes designed to prevent falls in older adults also appear to prevent injuries caused by falls, suggests a paper published today on bmj.com.

… Exercise programs could help to prevent fall injuries in older people   
 
 

Protecting children from firearm violence
• Children's Health • • Trauma & Injuries • Oct 27 13

Protecting children from firearm violence

Firearm-related injuries in children and adolescents are an important cause of preventable injury and mortality. Recent national shooting tragedies involving children have resulted in… Protecting children from firearm violence   

 
 

Sports specialization, hours spent in organized sports may predict young athlete injury
• Trauma & Injuries • Oct 27 13

Sports specialization, hours spent in organized sports may predict young athlete injury

Athletes ages 8 to 18 who spend twice as many hours per week in organized sports than in free play, and especially in a… Sports specialization, hours spent in organized sports may predict young athlete injury   

 
 

Can pediatricians successfully promote safe driving agreements between teens and parents?
• Public Health • • Trauma & Injuries • Oct 27 13

Can pediatricians successfully promote safe driving agreements between teens and parents

Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among teens. A study presented Monday, Oct. 28, at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)… Can pediatricians successfully promote safe driving agreements between teens and parents?   

 
 

Only 11 percent of children involved in bike accidents wear a helmet
• Children's Health • • Trauma & Injuries • Oct 25 13

Only 11 percent of children involved in bike accidents wear a helmet

Despite a California bike helmet mandate, only 11 percent of Los Angeles County children treated for bike-related injuries were wearing a helmet, according to… Only 11 percent of children involved in bike accidents wear a helmet   

 
 

Children with brain injuries nearly twice as likely to suffer from depression
• Children's Health • • Brain • • Depression • • Trauma & Injuries • Oct 24 13

Children with brain injuries nearly twice as likely to suffer from dePression

Adults with head injuries are known to be at high risk for depression, and yet little research had been done on the topic related… Children with brain injuries nearly twice as likely to suffer from depression   

 
 

Lessons about traumatic brain injury
• Brain • • Trauma & Injuries • Oct 14 13

Lessons about traumatic brain injury

Faced with news of suicides and brain damage in former professional football players, geneticist Barry Ganetzky bemoaned the lack of model systems for studying… Lessons about traumatic brain injury   

 
 

Football players suffer more injuries when their team is ahead
• Trauma & Injuries • Oct 09 13

Football players suffer more injuries when their team is ahead

Male football players are at a greater risk of injury five minutes after a card has been given or after a goal has been… Football players suffer more injuries when their team is ahead   

 
 

New study shows link between car crashes and adverse pregnancy outcomes
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Pregnancy • • Trauma & Injuries • Oct 08 13

New study shows link between car crashes and adverse preGnancy outcomes

A new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine indicates that motor vehicle crashes can be hazardous for pregnant women, especially if… New study shows link between car crashes and adverse pregnancy outcomes   

 
 

Seniors in care at high risk for head injuries
• Brain • • Neurology • • Trauma & Injuries • Oct 08 13

Seniors in care at high risk for head injuries

A study by Simon Fraser University researchers has found seniors in long-term care facilities are at high risk of head injuries - nearly 40… Seniors in care at high risk for head injuries   

 
 

Can Traumatic Brain Injury Impair a Child’s Working Memory?
• Brain • • Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • • Trauma & Injuries • Sep 26 13

Can Traumatic Brain Injury Impair a Child's Working Memory?

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) during childhood can have long-term effects on cognitive and psychosocial functioning, including poor academic achievement. Pediatric TBI can cause significant… Can Traumatic Brain Injury Impair a Child’s Working Memory?   

 
 

Fat and obesity gene also affects hip fracture
• Fat, Dietary • • Genetics • • Obesity • • Trauma & Injuries • Sep 25 13

Fat and obesity gene also affects hip fracture

Australian researchers have demonstrated a strong association between the FTO (fat and obesity) gene and hip fracture in women.  While the gene is already… Fat and obesity gene also affects hip fracture   

 
 

Can Mild Hypothermia Treatment Improve Neuron Survival After Traumatic Brain Injury?
• Brain • • Trauma & Injuries • Sep 24 13

Can Mild Hypothermia Treatment Improve Neuron Survival After Traumatic Brain Injury

Moderate reductions in body temperature can improve outcomes after a person suffers a traumatic brain injury (TBI). New research that identifies positive effects of… Can Mild Hypothermia Treatment Improve Neuron Survival After Traumatic Brain Injury?   

 
 

Young cannabis-smokers aware of the health risks
• Children's Health • • Trauma & Injuries • Jul 29 13

Young cannabis-smokers aware of the health risks

91 percent of on average 20-year-old Swiss men drink alcohol, almost half of whom drink six beverages or more in a row and are… Young cannabis-smokers aware of the health risks   

 
 

Have a brain injury? You may be at higher risk for stroke
• Brain • • Trauma & Injuries • • Stroke • Jun 27 13

Have a brain injury

People who have a traumatic brain injury (TBI) may be more likely to have a future stroke, according to research that appears in the… Have a brain injury? You may be at higher risk for stroke   

 
 

Older patients will make lifestyle changes to avoid fractures, study finds
• Aging and Gerontology • • Trauma & Injuries • Jun 16 13

Older patients will make lifestyle changes to avoid fractures

Older patients who know they are at risk of fractures will make positive lifestyle changes to avoid them, such as exercising, wearing proper footwear… Older patients will make lifestyle changes to avoid fractures, study finds   

 
 

Why are there so many youth baseball-throwing injuries?
• Trauma & Injuries • Jun 16 13

Why are there so many youth baseball-throwing injuries?

After three years of research, a multicenter, national research study led by Beaumont orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist, Joseph Guettler, M.D., may have… Why are there so many youth baseball-throwing injuries?   

 
 

‘Heading’ a soccer ball could lead to brain injury
• Brain • • Trauma & Injuries • Jun 10 13

Heading a soccer ball could lead to brain injury

Soccer players who ‘head’ the ball with high frequency demonstrate poorer performance on memory tests and have brain abnormalities similar to those found in… ‘Heading’ a soccer ball could lead to brain injury   

 
 

Gene associated with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis identified
• Children's Health • • Genetics • • Trauma & Injuries • May 13 13

adolescent idiopathic scoliosis identified

Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences in Japan have identified the first gene to be associated with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (also… Gene associated with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis identified   

 
 
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