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Can hearing voices in your head be a good thing?
Psychologists have launched a study to find out why some people who hear voices in their head consider it a positive experience while others find it distressing. view more (2006-09-14)
New research suggests heart bypass surgery increases risk of Alzheimer's disease
Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) researchers have discovered that patients who have either coronary artery bypass graft surgery or coronary angioplasty are at an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. view more (2005-08-26)
Plastic surgeons countdown first full facial transplantation
Even after news of the first partial facial transplantation performed in France spread around the world, plastic surgeons have continued to research how to make the first full facial transplantation a reality. view more (2006-03-02)
Clinical trial to test stem cell approach for children with brain injury
A unique clinical trial will gauge the safety and potential of treating children suffering traumatic brain injury with stem cells derived from their own bone marrow starting early next year. view more (2005-12-21)
Warning for women who binge drink
As levels of binge drinking in the UK rise, doctors in this week's BMJ report three cases of bladder rupture in women who attended hospital with lower abdominal pain. view more (2007-11-12)
Children fare better at pediatric trauma centers
A study by researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and Children's Research Institute concludes that the risk of death for injured children is significantly lower when care is provided in pediatric trauma centers than in non-pediatric centers. view more (2006-02-09)
Low estrogen levels in men linked to increased risk for hip fracture
A new study has found that men with low estrogen levels have an increased risk for future hip fracture, and those with both low estrogen and low testosterone levels have the greatest risk. view more (2006-05-01)
Children with higher intelligence appear to have reduced risk of post-traumatic stress disorder
Children who are more intelligent at age 6 may be less likely to experience trauma by age 17 and if they do, may be less likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). view more (2006-11-07)
Education needed to reduce snowmobile injuries in children
A Mayo Clinic study has found that snowmobile use is a significant source of multiple trauma for children and adolescents. view more (2006-01-11)
Manchester academic to tell conferences: Child abuse can cause schizophrenia
University of Manchester researcher Paul Hammersley is to tell two international conferences, in London and Madrid on 14 June 2006, that child abuse can cause schizophrenia. view more (2006-06-14)
Epilepsy Study Shows Memory Loss After Brain Surgery
Epilepsia, the official publication of the International League Against Epilepsy, recently published a one-year follow-up study that finds some post-surgical epilepsy patients have a significant decline in verbal memory. This type of memory loss is associated with learning, recall and recognition. view more (2004-10-12)
Most sick sea lions are inbred: research suggests a new focus in wildlife rehabilitation programmes
A team of scientists from Cambridge University and The Marine Mammal Center, USA, has studied sea lions undergoing rehabilitation in order to assess the effects of inbreeding on disease susceptibility. The team found that sea lions born to related parents took longer to recuperate and were affected more by infectious diseases and cancer than those... view more... (2003-03-06)
Jury still out over risks of heading a soccer ball
Heading the ball in soccer is unlikely to cause brain injury but head to head collisions might, says a leading sports physician in this week’s BMJ. view more (2003-08-12)
PNAS study reveals why organs fail following massive trauma
Massive trauma, say from a sabertooth tiger attack, meant immediate death for the primitive human. Modern man is more likely to survive severe injury caused by a car crash, gunshot or fall thanks to high-tech emergency medicine. view more (2006-10-18)
Virginia Tech trauma expert crusades for changes in disaster preparedness and recovery
A nationally known trauma expert and member of the research team that released the results of a comprehensive mental health study of Hurricane Katrina survivors suggests the publication of the findings is an excellent opportunity to make meaningful and lasting changes in disaster preparedness and recovery. view more (2006-09-06)
Spray-on skin relieves emotional trauma for child burn victims
Spray-on skin is helping child burns victims cope with the trauma of scarring, according to a study by University of Queensland researchers at the Royal Children's Hospital in Brisbane. view more (2006-07-28)
Study on brain injury in rugby players will enhance safety and recovery
Coinciding with International Brain Awareness Week (13- 19 March 2006), The George Institute for International Health will launch the second phase of a large-scale study on mild-Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) among non-elite rugby union and league players in Sydney. view more (2006-03-14)
Study recommends new tool to assess blunt abdominal trauma
Contrast-enhanced sonography compared with sonography and CT proves to be a useful tool in the assessment of blunt abdominal trauma, concludes a study conducted by the departments of emergency, internal medicine, and radiology at the University of Bologna in Bologna, Italy. view more (2006-06-30)
Delayed Aortic Trauma Repair May Improve Survival
Patients who live through the first 24 hours of a blunt (non-penetrating) aortic trauma injury may have a better chance of long-term survival if repair to the damaged artery is delayed, surgeons at UC say. view more (2006-04-14)
Stress, childhood trauma linked to chronic fatigue syndrome in adults
raumatic events in childhood and stress or emotional instability at any period in life may be associated with the development of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). view more (2006-11-07)
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