People who have experienced childhood trauma get a more pleasurable ‘high’ from morphine, new research suggests. University of Exeter scientists compared the effects of morphine on 52 healthy people—27 with a history of childhood abuse and neglect, and 25 who…
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Innovative platform enhances surgical team experience during a trauma simulation
Simulators have long been used for training surgeons and surgical teams, but traditional simulator platforms typically have a built-in limitation: they often simulate one or a limited number of conditions that require performance of isolated tasks, such as placing an…
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Novel protein could reverse severe muscle wasting in disease, aging and trauma
When we tear a muscle ” stem cells within it repair the problem. We can see this occurring not only in severe muscle wasting diseases such as muscular dystrophy and in war veterans who survive catastrophic limb injuries, but also…
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Trauma experts aim to reduce deaths by providing blood-clotting agent
Severely injured trauma patients who received a blood-clotting drug before arriving at the hospital had a better chance of surviving than those who didn’t, according to new research from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. The results will be…
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Yoga co-op seeks to diversify yoga to heal racialized trauma
Beverly Grant spent years juggling many roles before yoga helped her restore her balance. When not doting over her three children, she hosted her public affairs talk radio show, attended community meetings or handed out cups of juice at her…
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Expanding treatment options for severe brain trauma
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy involves breathing pure oxygen in a pressurized room or tube, and is commonly used to treat decompression sickness resulting from scuba diving or wounds that resist healing, such as those resulting from some types of cancer radiation…
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