News tagged with traumatic responses

Artificial tissue promotes skin growth in wounds

(PhysOrg.com) -- Victims of third-degree burns and other traumatic injuries endure pain, disfigurement, invasive surgeries and a long time waiting for skin to grow back. Improved tissue grafts designed by ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created May 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Trauma-induced changes to genes may lead to PTSD

A study by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health suggests that traumatic experiences "biologically embed" themselves in select genes, altering their functions and leading to the development ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created May 04, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Animal behavioral studies can mimic human behavior

Studying animals in behavioral experiments has been a cornerstone of psychological research, but whether the observations are relevant for human behavior has been unclear. Weill Cornell Medical College researchers have identified ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 14, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Study shows traumatic brain injury haunts children for years

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is the single most common cause of death and disability in children and adolescents, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Now, according to a new study by UCLA researchers, the effects ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created May 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Witnessing violence affects kids' health

School-aged children who witness violence in urban communities show symptoms of post-traumatic stress. They also suffer physiological effects with a disruption to their normal cortisol production pattern during the day, which ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New clues to healing arthritis caused by traumatic injury

A strain of laboratory mice that has "superhealing" powers has been found to resist inflammation after a knee injury, and also to avoid developing arthritis at the injury site in the long term, according to researchers at ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Feb 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0