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Released: 1-Mar-2023 11:05 AM EST
Stress Gene Dysregulation Found in Kids After Injury from Abuse vs. Accident
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Epigenetic changes in the regulation of a key gene in the body’s stress response system were detected in babies and young children with abusive injuries, as opposed to accidental, according to a pilot study published in the journal Pediatric Research.

Newswise: No Bones About It, TTP El Paso Offers Specialized Orthopaedic Health Care Access to the Borderplex Region
Released: 1-Mar-2023 11:00 AM EST
No Bones About It, TTP El Paso Offers Specialized Orthopaedic Health Care Access to the Borderplex Region
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

Outside of TTP El Paso, there are no other orthopaedic traumatologists (specialists trained in orthopaedic trauma) within a 250-mile radius of El Paso. Colleagues from Big Bend, Texas, to Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, regularly refer challenging cases involving fracture-related complications, deformities and hardware implant problems to Dr. Adler and his team.

Newswise: Lending a paw for defence veterans: ‘clear evidence’ that assistance dogs help improve mental health
Released: 28-Feb-2023 10:05 PM EST
Lending a paw for defence veterans: ‘clear evidence’ that assistance dogs help improve mental health
University of South Australia

A new Australian study focused on defence veterans’ mental health has found strong evidence that assistance dogs used in conjunction with traditional therapies provide the most effective treatment outcomes.

   
Newswise: Tulane program for K-12 students exposed to violence will expand nationally
Released: 27-Feb-2023 3:00 PM EST
Tulane program for K-12 students exposed to violence will expand nationally
Tulane University

Members of the Coalition for Compassionate Schools train teachers, staff and administrators in how to recognize the reality and impact of trauma and how to respond.

23-Feb-2023 3:40 PM EST
Head injuries could be a risk factor for developing brain cancer
University College London

Researchers from the UCL Cancer Institute have provided important molecular understanding of how injury may contribute to the development of a relatively rare but often aggressive form of brain tumour called a glioma.

Released: 22-Feb-2023 3:50 PM EST
Study by FSU researchers finds resilience to natural disasters lags in Black communities
Florida State University

Years after Hurricane Michael devastated Florida’s Gulf Coast, residents of that area are still struggling to overcome the trauma of the Category 5 storm. In a recent study, FSU researchers found that trauma and a host of psychosocial and physical challenges caused by Hurricane Michael are disproportionately affecting the region’s Black communities.

Released: 20-Feb-2023 12:20 PM EST
Hackensack Meridian JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute Physicians, Researchers To Present At The Association of Academic Physiatrists National Conference
Hackensack Meridian Health

“We welcome the opportunity to present the important research we’re doing at JFK Johnson to a national audience,” said Sara Cuccurullo, chair, vice president and medical director of JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute. “Our goal is to improve outcomes for our patients and also to advance the specialty of rehabilitation medicine to help patients everywhere.”

Newswise: The Medical Minute: What to do when fire and ice burns and bites
Released: 15-Feb-2023 8:05 AM EST
The Medical Minute: What to do when fire and ice burns and bites
Penn State Health

Fire and ice can both cause injury. Two Penn State Health doctors weigh in on the best ways to treat frostbite and heat burns.

Released: 10-Feb-2023 7:50 PM EST
Review strengthens evidence that repetitive head impacts can cause CTE
Boston University School of Medicine

During the past 17 years, there has been a remarkable increase in scientific research concerning chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) with researchers at the BU CTE Center at the forefront.

Newswise: Kappa Delta Elizabeth Winston Lanier Award Presented to Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium for Development of Largest Orthopaedic Trauma Research Endeavor
Released: 10-Feb-2023 2:55 PM EST
Kappa Delta Elizabeth Winston Lanier Award Presented to Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium for Development of Largest Orthopaedic Trauma Research Endeavor
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)

The 2023 Kappa Delta Elizabeth Winston Lanier Award was presented to the Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium (METRC) for its multi-disciplinary research platform addressing the challenging issues related to the evaluation, treatment and recovery after severe extremity trauma.

Released: 8-Feb-2023 1:05 PM EST
Study shows enhanced spiritual care improves well-being of ICU surrogate decision-makers
Regenstrief Institute

Family members or others who make decisions for patients in a hospital intensive care unit (ICU) often experience significant anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress.

   
Released: 6-Feb-2023 1:05 PM EST
UTHealth Houston study: Caregivers trust social media more than physicians with CTE questions
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Those caring for people who are at an increased risk of developing chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) are more likely to turn to social media for answers than physicians, according to research from UTHealth Houston.

Newswise: Head trauma doesn't predict memory problems in NFL retirees, UT Southwestern study shows
Released: 2-Feb-2023 11:05 AM EST
Head trauma doesn't predict memory problems in NFL retirees, UT Southwestern study shows
UT Southwestern Medical Center

A study of retired professional football players by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center found that their cognitive abilities did not differ significantly from a control group of similarly aged men who did not play football, nor did those abilities show significant change over one to five years. The findings were published in Brain Injury.

Newswise: Shining a Light on the Biological Origins of PTSD
Released: 1-Feb-2023 9:45 AM EST
Shining a Light on the Biological Origins of PTSD
Tufts University

A Tufts-led research team has found a marker that indicates vulnerability to the disorder. They discovered that heightened activation in one particular brain region in response to seeing surprised and neutral facial expressions appears to be tied to developing PTSD.

   
Released: 31-Jan-2023 5:05 PM EST
The latest research news on surgery and transplants
Newswise

Below are some of the latest articles that have been added to the Surgery and the Transplantation channels on Newswise, a free source for journalists.

Released: 31-Jan-2023 3:00 PM EST
Three or more concussions linked with worse brain function in later life
University of Exeter

Experiencing three or more concussions is linked with worsened brain function in later life, according to major new research.

Released: 31-Jan-2023 1:15 PM EST
Artificial Blood Product One Step Closer to Reality With $46 Million in Federal Funding
University of Maryland School of Medicine

A University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) physician-scientist will head a new federally-funded research program to develop and test a whole blood product, storable at room temperature, that can be used to transfuse wounded soldiers in the field within 30 minutes of injury, potentially saving thousands of lives.

Released: 26-Jan-2023 4:15 PM EST
Tweets reveal where in cities people express different emotions and other behavioral studies in the Behavioral Science channel
Newswise

Below are some of the latest articles that have been added to the Behavioral Science channel on Newswise, a free source for journalists.

       
Newswise: Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon Joins Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso
Released: 25-Jan-2023 11:00 AM EST
Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon Joins Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

Dr. Yong’s focus includes orthopaedic trauma, polytraumatized patients, pelvic and hip socket surgery, and musculoskeletal infection. While training at Universitätsspital Basel in Switzerland, he was awarded the prestigious AO Trauma North America Jack McDaniel Memorial Fellowship, granted annually to a single outstanding surgeon committed to teaching and the clinical practice of fracture surgery.

Released: 23-Jan-2023 1:05 PM EST
Head Injury is Associated with Doubled Mortality Rate Long-Term, Penn Study Finds
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

A new study reveals adults who suffered any head injury during a 30-year study period had two times the rate of mortality than those who did not have any head injury, and mortality rates among those with moderate or severe head injuries were nearly three times higher.

Released: 20-Jan-2023 5:25 PM EST
Rest isn’t best: Getting kids back to school sooner after a concussion can mean a faster recovery
Children's National Hospital

Contrary to popular belief, rest may not always be the best cure after a concussion, new study published in JAMA Network Open finds.

Newswise: University Hospitals Lake West Medical Center Designated Provisional Level 3 Trauma Center by the State of Ohio
Released: 19-Jan-2023 12:40 PM EST
University Hospitals Lake West Medical Center Designated Provisional Level 3 Trauma Center by the State of Ohio
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

University Hospitals (UH) Lake West Medical Center has been designated as a provisional Level 3 Trauma Center by the state of Ohio, based on consultation from reviewers of the American College of Surgery Verification, Review, and Consultation Program for excellence in trauma centers. The Program is designed to help hospitals evaluate and improve trauma care as well as provide objective, external review of institutional capability and performance. This is accomplished by an on-site review and assessment of the hospital’s commitment, readiness, resources, policies, patient care, performance improvement and other features.

13-Jan-2023 12:15 PM EST
Aspirin as Effective as Blood Thinner Injections to Prevent Deadly Complications in Patients Hospitalized with Bone Fractures
University of Maryland School of Medicine

Patients hospitalized with fractures typically receive an injectable blood thinner, low-molecular-weight heparin, to prevent life-threatening blood clots.

Newswise: In the Wake of a Wildfire, Embers of Change in Cognition and Brain Function Linger
Released: 18-Jan-2023 4:35 PM EST
In the Wake of a Wildfire, Embers of Change in Cognition and Brain Function Linger
University of California San Diego

Five years after the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history, UC San Diego researchers document persistent differences in cognitive function among survivors.

Newswise: Why Do We Remember Emotional Events Better?
Released: 18-Jan-2023 2:45 PM EST
Why Do We Remember Emotional Events Better?
Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science

Columbia Engineering neuroscientists identified a specific neural mechanism in the human brain that tags information with emotional associations for enhanced memory. The team demonstrated that high-frequency brain waves in the amygdala, a hub for emotional processes, and the hippocampus, a hub for memory processes, are critical to enhancing memory for emotional stimuli. Disruptions to this neural mechanism, brought on either by electrical brain stimulation or depression, impair memory specifically for emotional stimuli.

Released: 12-Jan-2023 11:40 AM EST
Low-income children at risk of firearm assault/homicide during pandemic
University of Missouri, Columbia

The COVID-19 pandemic is associated with an increase in the frequency and mortality of pediatric firearm injuries, according to a researcher from the University of Missouri School of Medicine.

   
Newswise: New research shows dynamics of memory-encoding synapses in the brains of live mice
12-Jan-2023 8:00 AM EST
New research shows dynamics of memory-encoding synapses in the brains of live mice
University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering

A University of Minnesota Twin Cities researcher is part of an international team that has used two-photon imaging technology to show, for the first time, the creation and elimination of synapses between neurons in the brains of live mice.

   
Released: 11-Jan-2023 6:35 PM EST
Can neuroimaging reveal the roots of psychiatric disorders? Not just yet
Yale University

Neuroimaging technology has been shown to hold great promise in helping clinicians link specific symptoms of mental health disorders to abnormal patterns of brain activity.

Released: 11-Jan-2023 11:00 AM EST
American College of Surgeons launches guidelines to help trauma centers screen patients for mental health disorders and substance misuse
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

The American College of Surgeons (ACS) has released new guidelines this week to assist trauma centers in addressing mental health and substance use issues among patients who have experienced a traumatic injury.

Newswise: RUDN neurosurgeons studied the immune response to multiple injuries
Released: 10-Jan-2023 4:05 AM EST
RUDN neurosurgeons studied the immune response to multiple injuries
Scientific Project Lomonosov

RUDN neurosurgeons studied the immune response in polytrauma - multiple serious traumatic lesions. The results will help specialists understand the features of the recovery period and adjust the treatment.

Released: 3-Jan-2023 10:40 AM EST
Updated guidelines on cognitive rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

A rapidly growing body of evidence shows the importance and effectiveness of cognitive rehabilitation for individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI). A major update of the groundbreaking INCOG guidelines for cognitive rehabilitation following TBI is presented in the January/February special issue of the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation (JHTR). The official journal of the Brain Injury Association of America, JHTR is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

Newswise: Wristwatch device gives therapists opportunity to guide PTSD patients through treatment
Released: 29-Dec-2022 2:15 PM EST
Wristwatch device gives therapists opportunity to guide PTSD patients through treatment
Medical University of South Carolina

Sights, smells and sounds of everyday life can supply the triggers that take someone with PTSD right back to the scarring scene they’re trying to forget.

   
Released: 22-Dec-2022 7:40 PM EST
In some US zip codes, young men face more risk of firearm death than those deployed in recent wars
Brown University

The risk of firearm death in the U.S. is on the rise: in 2020, firearms became the leading cause of death for children, adolescents and young adults. Yet the risk is far from even — young men in some U.S. zip codes face disproportionately higher risks of firearm-related injuries and deaths.

Released: 22-Dec-2022 3:00 PM EST
Head trauma, PTSD may increase genetic variant’s impact on Alzheimer’s risk
Veterans Affairs (VA) Research Communications

The medical community has never researched the simultaneous impact of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI), and genetic risk factors in a large cohort … until now.

Newswise: Rapid, temperature-sensitive hemorrhage control for traumatic wounds
Released: 21-Dec-2022 10:05 AM EST
Rapid, temperature-sensitive hemorrhage control for traumatic wounds
Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation

As outlined in their recent publication in Biomaterials Science, researchers from the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation, (TIBI), have developed an injectable, temperature sensitive, shear-thinning hydrogel (T-STH) hemostat that works rapidly at body temperature to stop bleeding from a wound.

Released: 21-Dec-2022 9:55 AM EST
Tis the season to manage stress: Winter holiday story ideas and expert commentary
Newswise

Here are some of the latest articles that have been added to the Winter Holidays channel on Newswise.

   
Newswise: Previous brain injury may be associated with higher risk of FTD
Released: 19-Dec-2022 4:30 PM EST
Previous brain injury may be associated with higher risk of FTD
IOS Press

A recent study from the University of Eastern Finland shows that previous traumatic brain injury may potentially affect the risk of frontotemporal dementia.

Released: 16-Dec-2022 2:45 PM EST
USU, Federal Mental Health Experts Earn Prestigious Military Family Research Institute Award
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU)

In recognition of their outstanding research that has brought visibility to issues impacting the Armed Forces and their families, several behavioral health professionals from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) were the recipients of the Military Family Research Institute at Purdue University (MFRI)’s 2022 Barbara Thompson Excellence in Research on Military and Veteran Families Award. The award is based on their scientific publication, "The role of posttraumatic stress symptoms and negative affect in predicting substantiated intimate partner violence incidents among military personnel,” published in the journal Military Behavioral Health in August 2021.

12-Dec-2022 7:45 PM EST
Fathers Who Drink Heavily Report Less Positive Involvement with Their Children; Reducing Fathers’ Binge Drinking May Have Broad Benefits for Families
Research Society on Alcoholism

Fathers who acknowledge binge drinking are less involved with their children, according to new research in several countries that have traditionally been understudied. Globally, men are increasingly involved in children’s development. The latest analysis, in Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, explores fathers’ binge drinking in relation to the quality of their parenting, and suggests that preventing or treating heavy alcohol use among fathers may have broad benefits for families. Previous studies around the world have flagged the harms of parents’ problematic alcohol use on family relationships and children’s development. Paternal alcohol use disorder, depression, and marital satisfaction are known to be important for parenting. Heavy drinking, which is related to notions of masculinity, has been linked across cultures to more punitive parenting, child abuse and neglect, and intimate partner violence. Little is known about how heavy alcohol use impacts fathers’ relationships

   
Newswise:Video Embedded children-s-surgery-verification-quality-improvement-program-improves-efficiency-in-treating-children-with-traumatic-injuries
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Released: 15-Dec-2022 11:00 AM EST
Children’s Surgery Verification Quality Improvement Program improves efficiency in treating children with traumatic injuries
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

Participation in the American College of Surgeons Children’s Surgery Verification (CSV) Quality-Improvement Program led to significant reductions in operating room wait times and improvement in other key metrics for children treated for traumatic femur fractures.

Newswise: World-first study reveals true cost of child abuse on South Australia’s public hospital system
Released: 14-Dec-2022 1:05 AM EST
World-first study reveals true cost of child abuse on South Australia’s public hospital system
University of South Australia

‘Intervene before harms escalate’ is the message from University of South Australia researchers as a new study reveals that South Australian public hospital costs for victims of child abuse and neglect now exceed $415 million* per year.

Newswise: Injury Prevention Expert Advises Keeping Safety In Mind When Buying Toys
Released: 12-Dec-2022 5:00 PM EST
Injury Prevention Expert Advises Keeping Safety In Mind When Buying Toys
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

According to a U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) report that highlights unsafe toys and safety precautions about dangers associated with the holidays, about 200,000 toy-related injuries in children ages 15 and younger were treated at emergency departments across the United States in 2021.

Newswise: UChicago Medicine, Legal Aid Chicago launch bedside program to provide in-hospital legal support for trauma patients injured by violence
Released: 9-Dec-2022 10:15 AM EST
UChicago Medicine, Legal Aid Chicago launch bedside program to provide in-hospital legal support for trauma patients injured by violence
University of Chicago Medical Center

The University of Chicago Medicine has launched a novel partnership with Legal Aid Chicago, embedding two full-time lawyers within the health system’s Level 1 trauma center to provide civil legal support to patients who've been injured from intentional violence.

Newswise:Video Embedded newly-available-military-clinical-readiness-curriculum-modules-help-surgeons-sharpen-their-skills
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Released: 8-Dec-2022 11:00 AM EST
Newly available Military Clinical Readiness Curriculum modules help surgeons sharpen their skills
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

The mCurriculum provides quick, easy to use modules that are freely available online for surgeons to access whenever they need to hone their surgical skills.

Released: 6-Dec-2022 2:55 PM EST
Care home nurses still need support to recover from Covid trauma, research shows
University of East Anglia

Those on the front line of the Covid pandemic need mental health support to help them recover from, or manage, the stress and trauma they faced - according to University of East Anglia research.

Released: 6-Dec-2022 10:05 AM EST
How to treat minor burns and cuts
American Academy of Dermatology

With the holidays upon us, kitchen accidents can become more common as we cook meals for large gatherings of friends and family. In preparation for the holiday season, a board-certified dermatologist from the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) is sharing tips on how to treat minor burns and cuts and apply proper wound care.

Released: 5-Dec-2022 4:05 PM EST
We ain't misbehavin' here. The latest news in Behavioral Science on Newswise
Newswise

Here are some of the latest articles that have been added to the Behavioral Science channel on Newswise, a free source for journalists.

       
Released: 1-Dec-2022 6:40 PM EST
Researchers identify key brain cells in mice underlying stress-related behaviors
University of Colorado Boulder

More than 70% of adults will experience at least one traumatic experience, such as a life-threatening illness or accident, violent assault or natural disaster, in their lifetimes and nearly a third will experience four or more, according to global data.

   


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