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Trauma or injury is an occurrence that causes physical, enthusiastic, profound, or mental damage. It means an emotional response to a deeply distressing or disturbing event. Trauma often times has long lasting effects on one's mental health.
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MAR 02, 2016Health & Medicine
Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center say they “have taken a frequently used and necessary imaging test and ma ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetFEB 16, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Stem cells play one of the most important roles in regenerative biology and medicine. Researchers from the University of ...FEB 16, 2016Neuroscience
Almost every week there is another item in the news about head injuries in major league sports, most prominently t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 10, 2016Health & Medicine
Researchers have found a chain of reactions within nerve cells that signal pain related to inflammation. Developing drug ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetDEC 24, 2015Health & Medicine
People often argue that a person can be both fat and fit. Now, new research claims that you cannot be both fat and fit. ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetDEC 21, 2015Videos
Helmets are the norm in contact sports like American football. But here's the thing, helmets can't stop the brain from " ...DEC 17, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
The year 2015 has been a big year for transplants surgery and it will end with an even bigger splash. Doctors at the Joh ...DEC 03, 2015Health & Medicine
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is an extremely rare genetic disease that causes bone to grow in abnormal ar ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 02, 2015Neuroscience
Frank Gifford, NFL Hall of Famer, sportscaster and husband of Kathie Lee Gifford passed away in August 2015 at the age o ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 18, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
The human brain may not look like much, composed of about three pounds of soft mushy matter. But we all know that our br ...NOV 16, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
As organ donors, people consent to donating their vital organs after death, such as the heart, lungs, liver, and kidneys ...NOV 09, 2015Health & Medicine
Imagine this: Your child is at football practice afterschool when he collides head-on with another teammate. He is stunn ...OCT 07, 2015Neuroscience
The NFL is known for a lot of things. Big players tackling each other, cheerleaders, the Super Bowl, and sadly, for inju ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 06, 2015Neuroscience
The nervous system in the human body is incredibly detailed and complex. From the tiniest neurons in the brain, to the s ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 18, 2015Plants & Animals
Fire safety is serious business especially in schools. While many families have designed escape plans and meeting places ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 11, 2015Genetics & Genomics
In a case still baffling to physicians, last summer, a 74-year-old woman from San Francisco’s Chinatown was admitt ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 06, 2015Neuroscience
Approximately 8 million Americans suffer from nightmares and flashbacks to a traumatic event. While this condition, post ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 28, 2015Genetics & Genomics
High blood levels of two very closely related proteins can change the outcome of heart disease, according to a new study ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 06, 2015Neuroscience
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder occurs when a person is faced with a dangerous situation, fears for their own life and/or ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 09, 2015Neuroscience
Images of soccer moms shuttling kids around in minivans could one day be as quaint as a Norman Rockwell painting. Concus ...Written By: Will HectorMAY 06, 2015Neuroscience
Americans love football, but recent stories about the intense and cumulative effect of trauma on the brain has caused re ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAY 01, 2015Neuroscience
A study published in Paediatric Critical Care Medicine and funded by the Meningitis Research Foundation indicates that c ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 28, 2015Neuroscience
A team of UBC researchers has made a significant discovery uncovering the cause of brain swelling after trauma to the he ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 16, 2015Neuroscience
Neuroscientists at NYU Langone Medical Center have discovered how the powerful brain hormone oxytocin acts on individual ...Written By: Will Hector
MAR 02, 2016
Health & Medicine
Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center say they “have taken a frequently used and necessary imaging test and ma
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
FEB 16, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Stem cells play one of the most important roles in regenerative biology and medicine. Researchers from the University of
...
FEB 16, 2016
Neuroscience
Almost every week there is another item in the news about head injuries in major league sports, most prominently t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 10, 2016
Health & Medicine
Researchers have found a chain of reactions within nerve cells that signal pain related to inflammation. Developing drug
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
DEC 24, 2015
Health & Medicine
People often argue that a person can be both fat and fit. Now, new research claims that you cannot be both fat and fit.
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
DEC 21, 2015
Videos
Helmets are the norm in contact sports like American football. But here's the thing, helmets can't stop the brain from "
...
DEC 17, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
The year 2015 has been a big year for transplants surgery and it will end with an even bigger splash. Doctors at the Joh
...
DEC 03, 2015
Health & Medicine
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is an extremely rare genetic disease that causes bone to grow in abnormal ar
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 02, 2015
Neuroscience
Frank Gifford, NFL Hall of Famer, sportscaster and husband of Kathie Lee Gifford passed away in August 2015 at the age o
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 18, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
The human brain may not look like much, composed of about three pounds of soft mushy matter. But we all know that our br
...
NOV 16, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
As organ donors, people consent to donating their vital organs after death, such as the heart, lungs, liver, and kidneys
...
NOV 09, 2015
Health & Medicine
Imagine this: Your child is at football practice afterschool when he collides head-on with another teammate. He is stunn
...
OCT 07, 2015
Neuroscience
The NFL is known for a lot of things. Big players tackling each other, cheerleaders, the Super Bowl, and sadly, for inju
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 06, 2015
Neuroscience
The nervous system in the human body is incredibly detailed and complex. From the tiniest neurons in the brain, to the s
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 18, 2015
Plants & Animals
Fire safety is serious business especially in schools. While many families have designed escape plans and meeting places
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 11, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
In a case still baffling to physicians, last summer, a 74-year-old woman from San Francisco’s Chinatown was admitt
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 06, 2015
Neuroscience
Approximately 8 million Americans suffer from nightmares and flashbacks to a traumatic event. While this condition, post
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 28, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
High blood levels of two very closely related proteins can change the outcome of heart disease, according to a new study
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 06, 2015
Neuroscience
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder occurs when a person is faced with a dangerous situation, fears for their own life and/or
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 09, 2015
Neuroscience
Images of soccer moms shuttling kids around in minivans could one day be as quaint as a Norman Rockwell painting. Concus
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAY 06, 2015
Neuroscience
Americans love football, but recent stories about the intense and cumulative effect of trauma on the brain has caused re
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAY 01, 2015
Neuroscience
A study published in Paediatric Critical Care Medicine and funded by the Meningitis Research Foundation indicates that c
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 28, 2015
Neuroscience
A team of UBC researchers has made a significant discovery uncovering the cause of brain swelling after trauma to the he
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 16, 2015
Neuroscience
Neuroscientists at NYU Langone Medical Center have discovered how the powerful brain hormone oxytocin acts on individual
...
Written By:
Will Hector