Posts Tagged ‘injury’
‘Molecular madness’ in brain after blast injury
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Exposure to a blast can cause changes in the brain that resemble patterns seen in Alzheimer’s disease. Continue…
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Top Stories - Oct 5, 2012 6:27 - 0 Comments
Are sports concussions worse for girls?
VANDERBILT (US) — A new study contradicts the popular notion that girls are worse off after sports-related concussions. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 2, 2012 12:42 - 0 Comments
How immune cells can nudge nerves to regrow
GEORGIA TECH (US) — A technique to alter cells that respond to injury dramatically increases the rate of nerve repair, according to an animal study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 31, 2012 12:20 - 0 Comments
Body’s injury signal could be key to inflammation
MONASH (AUS) — A recent discovery about how the body reacts to injury suggests a way to shut down out-of-control inflammation. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 16, 2012 9:41 - 0 Comments
Overuse injuries harm athlete mind, body
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Overuse injuries—sustained from repeatedly performing the same movement—can cause not only physical challenges but also mental ones for college athletes.
Health & Medicine - Nov 2, 2010 11:48 - 0 Comments
For elderly, any fall is a bad fall
U. ROCHESTER (US) — While simple falls, such as slipping while walking off a curb, may seem relatively harmless, they can actually lead to severe injury and death in elderly individuals. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 2, 2010 15:17 - 5 Comments
Accidents kill minority pedestrians more often
JOHNS HOPKINS (US)—Uninsured or minority pedestrians hit by cars are significantly more likely to die than insured whites with similar injuries. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 27, 2009 8:00 - 9 Comments
Who’s liable if robots run amok?
STANFORD (US)—As machines manage more everyday tasks, a group of scholars is thinking about the legal challenges that may arise. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 3, 2009 12:48 - 2 Comments
Blue dye shuts down spinal cord injuries
U. ROCHESTER (US)—A common food additive that gives M&Ms and Gatorade their blue tint may offer promise for preventing the additional—and serious—secondary damage that immediately follows a traumatic injury to the spinal cord. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 30, 2009 10:55 - 2 Comments
In Hawaii, fewer—but more deadly—copter crashes
JOHNS HOPKINS (US)—The number of sightseeing helicopter crashes in Hawaii has dropped by 47 percent since an emergency FAA rule was adopted in 1994 following a spate of accidents. However, a new study finds the remaining crashes have become more deadly. (more…)
