Exoskeleton-assisted walking improves mobility in individuals with spinal cord injury
Multi-center U.S. trial shows exoskeleton training is safe, feasible, and effective across wide spectrum of individuals with mobility deficits caused ...
Tag: Trauma/Injury
Balance dysfunction after traumatic brain injury linked to diminished sensory acuity
Researchers at Kessler Foundation explored the integration of sensory acuity and balance control, developing new metric for quantifying impairment in ...
Printable ink guides cell growth, offers nerve injury hope
Bioconductive ink uses body's own electricity to guide nerve cell growthCredit: RMIT University Researchers have developed a neuron-growing ink that ...
Brain effects of repetitive low-level occupational blast exposure
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 3, 2020--Military and law enforcement personnel with extensive occupational blast ...
Study suggests increased risk of restraint use in black patients in the emergency setting
Credit: KIRSTY CHALLEN, B.SC., MBCHB, MRES, PH.D., LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS, UNITED KINGDOM DES PLAINES, IL -- A study published in ...
Difficult to build a family after exposure to chemical weapons
Credit: Photo by Siri Sjolin People who have been exposed to chemical warfare agents (CWAs) feel uncertain, decades after the ...
Liquid nanofoam: A game changer for future football helmets
Credit: Weiyi Lu A liquid nanofoam liner undergoing testing could prolong the safe use of football helmets, says a Michigan ...
Younger knee replacement patients more likely to require reoperation
Researchers believe higher tobacco use among younger patients led to higher infection ratesCredit: Justin Kelley Knee replacement surgery, also known ...
The first ever international Wounds Week was a resounding success
Credit: The University of Huddersfield and the Journal of Wound Care THIS year due to the pandemic the 8th International ...
Global MRI data offers hope for improving treatment of brain injuries
Building big datasets can make for more breakthroughs in treatmentCredit: Olsen et al., Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2020 Traumatic brain ...
UH Connor Integrative Health Network to study acupuncture in the ED with $2+ million grant
Study could lead to reduced utilization of opioids for painCredit: University Hospitals Jeffery Dusek, PhD, Director of Research at University ...
Boron nitride nanofilms for protection from bacterial and fungal infections
Credit: Sergey Gnuskov/NUST MISIS NUST MISIS material scientists have presented antibacterial nano-coatings based on boron nitride, which are highly effective ...
JNCCN: New research finds low bone health testing rates after prostate cancer treatment
Study out of Quebec finds bone mineral density testing for patients with prostate cancer undergoing ADT therapy are not meeting ...
A hydrogel that could help repair damaged nerves
Credit: Adapted from ACS Nano 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c05197 Injuries to peripheral nerves -- tissues that transmit bioelectrical signals from the ...
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