News articles tagged with 'trauma'
Exercise may prevent stress on telomeres, a measure of cell health
— 4 Apr 2011 17:43 | HealthUCSF scientists are reporting several studies showing that psychological stress leads to shorter telomeres - the protective caps on the ends of chromosomes that are a measure of cell…
Critical care outside hospital 'incomplete, unpredictable, and inconsistent' across UK
— 28 Mar 2011 18:12 | HealthThe critical care expertise available before a severely injured person can be admitted to hospital is 'incomplete, unpredictable, and inconsistent,' shows research published online…
Trauma patients have higher rate of death for several years following injury
— 9 Mar 2011 19:32 | HealthIn a study that included more than 120,000 adults who were treated for trauma, 16 percent of these patients died within 3 years of their injury, compared to an expected population mortality…
New biological pathway identified for post-traumatic stress disorder
— 24 Feb 2011 20:14 | HealthHigh blood levels of a hormone produced in response to stress are linked to post-traumatic stress disorder in women but not men, a study from researchers at Emory University and the…
Nanoparticles increase survival after blood loss
— 23 Feb 2011 17:10 | HealthIn an advance that could improve battlefield and trauma care, scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have used tiny particles called nanoparticles to…
High-quality care associated with lower cost in trauma
— 22 Feb 2011 23:21 | HealthHigh-quality hospitals deliver lower-cost care to trauma patients, according to a study published in the Annals of Surgery. The study found high-quality hospitals have death rates that…
Child soldier trauma in Uganda shares similarities with Northern Ireland
— 11 Feb 2011 17:12 | HealthPsychology students at Queen's University have discovered similarities between child soldier trauma in Uganda and those children caught up in Northern Ireland's Troubles…
Gene protects lung from damage due to pneumonia, sepsis, trauma, transplants
— 9 Feb 2011 16:47 | HealthLung injury is a common cause of death among patients with pneumonia, sepsis or trauma and in those who have had lung transplants. The damage often occurs suddenly and can cause life-threatening…
Unappreciated dynamism of blood cell production
— 8 Feb 2011 18:33 | HealthThe bone marrow stem cells responsible for generating new blood cells are less fixed and more flexible than previously thought, according to a paper published online on February 7 in…
Hope for stroke victims
— 8 Feb 2011 17:12 | HealthMuch of the devastation of stroke and head trauma is due to damage caused the overproduction of a substance in the brain called glutamate. Preventing this damage has been impossible,…