Athletics Therapy - September 2013 Archives
 | Moderate reductions in body temperature can improve outcomes after a person suffers a traumatic brain injury. ...> Full Article |
Eight-year-old twin boys, camping in a backyard tent, received penetrating blast injuries when a bolt of lightning struck a transformer near their tent, sending them to the emergency department for treatment. The extremely rare case study was published online yesterday in Annals of Emergency Medicine.
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 | Soldiers or law enforcement officers called "breachers" receive training in using low level blasts for forced entry. They may be at risk for diminished neurocognitive performance and symptoms caused by the harmful effects of blast-related pressure changes on the brain, as described in a study published in Journal of Neurotrauma. ...> Full Article |
Spinal injuries are present in 1 out of 9 US military personnel sustaining combat injuries in Iraq or Afghanistan -- a much higher rate than in previous wars, according to a report in the Sept. 15 issue of Spine. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.
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Exposure to fumes released during the firing of military small arms can lead to a decline in lung function, according to a new study.
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Improvements in fuel cell design
Fish tale: New study evaluates antibiotic content in farm-raised fish
New 3-D display technology promises greater energy efficiency
Researchers break nano barrier to engineer the first protein microfiber
Structure of an iron-transport protein revealed
First step: From human cells to tissue-engineered esophagus
Autophagy helps fast track stem cell activation
Myelin vital for learning new practical skills
More physical activity improved school performance
Around the world in 400,000 years: The journey of the red fox
Engineering new vehicle powertrains
Active aging is much more than exercise
Study: New device can slow, reverse heart failure
Are the world's religions ready for ET?
Gut bacteria, artificial sweeteners and glucose intolerance
Recreating the stripe patterns found in animals by engineering synthetic gene networks
Laying the groundwork for data-driven science
Hold on, tiger mom
Nature's designs inspire research into new light-based technologies
Biologists delay the aging process by 'remote control'
Geography matters: Model predicts how local 'shocks' influence U.S. economy
Identified for the first time what kind of explosive has been used after the detonation
Copied from nature: Detecting software errors via genetic algorithms
A new way to diagnose brain damage from concussions, strokes and dementia
Where hockey and engineering collide: NJIT Highlanders join a pioneering concussion study
Do concussions have lingering cognitive, physical, and emotional effects?
WHACK! Study measures head blows in girls' lacrosse
High school football players show brain changes after one season