Smartphone app-delivered mindfulness-based intervention for mild traumatic brain injury in adolescents: protocol for a feasibility randomized controlled trial - Ledoux AA, Zemek R, Cairncross M, Silverberg N, Sicard V, Barrowman N, Goldfield G, Gray C, Harris AD, Jaworska N, Reed N, Saab BJ, Smith A, Walker L.
BACKGROUND: Concussion in children and adolescents is a significant public health concern, with 30% to 35% of patients at risk for prolonged emotional, cognitive, sleep, or physical symptoms. These symptoms negatively impact a child's quality of life while... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Functional diaschisis in pediatric nonfatal drowning (P5-8.005) - Razaqyar M, Deng S, Woolsey M, Chiang F, Ishaque M, Manning J, Fox P.
This study aimed to characterize local tissue integrity and evaluate the influence of diaschisis on cortical areas in pediatric brain injuries using dynamic voxel-based BOLD metrics obtained through functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Criminal behavior in alcohol-related dementia and Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome: a nationwide register study - Palm A, Talaslahti T, Vataja R, Ginters M, Kautiainen H, Elonheimo H, Suvisaari J, Lindberg N, Koponen H.
BACKGROUND: Chronic heavy alcohol use may lead to permanent brain damage, cognitive impairment, and dementia. While the link between alcohol use and crime is strong, virtually no research exists on the criminal behavior of patients with the alcohol-related... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Risk factors for clinically important traumatic brain injury in minor head injury in older people - Uchiyama M, Mori K, Abe T, Imaki S.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The incidence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in older individuals is increasing with an increase in the older population. For older people, the required medical interventions and hospitalization following minor head injury have ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Effectiveness of deep brain stimulation in improving balance in Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Morton A, Fraser H, Green C, Drovandi A.
INTRODUCTION: Balance dysfunction is a debilitating feature of advanced Parkinson's disease (PD), potentially improved by deep brain stimulation (DBS). This systematic review and meta-analysis pooled evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCT) on DBS ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
A comprehensive and broad approach to resting-state functional connectivity in adult patients with mild traumatic brain injury - Arabshahi S, Chung S, Alivar A, Amorapanth PX, Flanagan SR, Foo FYA, Laine AF, Lui YW.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Several recent works using resting-state fMRI suggest possible alterations of resting-state functional connectivity after mild traumatic brain injury. However, the literature is plagued by various analysis approaches and small study... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
A randomized clinical trial for a self-guided sleep intervention following moderate-severe traumatic brain injury: study protocol - Sullan MJ, Kinney AR, Stearns-Yoder KA, Reis DJ, Saldyt EG, Forster JE, Cogan CM, Bahraini NH, Brenner LA.
BACKGROUND: Individuals with a history of moderate-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) experience a significantly higher prevalence of insomnia compared to the general population. While individuals living with TBI have been shown to benefit from traditiona... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Program and Other Evaluations, Effectiveness Studies Source Type: news
The power of psychobiotics in depression: a modern approach through the microbiota-gut-brain axis: a literature review - Dziedzic A, Maciak K, Bli źniewska-Kowalska K, Gałecka M, Kobierecka W, Saluk J.
The microbiota-gut-brain (MGB) axis is a complex communication network linking the gut, microbiota, and brain, influencing various aspects of health and disease. Dysbiosis, a disturbance in the gut microbiome equilibrium, can significantly impact the MGB a... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Trauma diagnostic-related target proteins and their detection techniques - Wei YL, Ren X, Yuan Z, Hong J, Wang T, Chen W, Xu Y, Ding J, Lin J, Jiang W, Zhang P, Wu Q.
Trauma is a significant health issue that not only leads to immediate death in many cases but also causes severe complications, such as sepsis, thrombosis, haemorrhage, acute respiratory distress syndrome and traumatic brain injury, among trauma patients. ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news
The effectiveness and safety of centralized early rehabilitation care for critically ill children with severe acquired brain injury: a retrospective cohort and implementation study - Zhang T, Duan XL, Chen YX, Feng Y, Huang QR, Tang X, Lin L, Xiao N.
BACKGROUND: Most children with neurocritical illness are at risk of physical, neurocognitive, and psychosocial sequelae and need centralized early rehabilitation care. OBJECTIVE: To identify the effectiveness and safety of centralized early rehabil... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Hippocrates (ca 460 BC to ca 370 BC) - Ganz JC.
The chapter begins with a review of some of the background thinking during Hippocrates time. The brain was considered to be the location of the soul which was the essence of subjective experience. However, this was not a brain function as such but rather a... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
EEG information transfer changes in different daily fatigue levels during drowsy driving - Huang KC, Tseng CY, Lin CT.
A significant issue for traffic safety has been drowsy driving for decades. A number of studies have investigated the effects of acute fatigue on spectral power; and recent research has revealed that drowsy driving is associated with a variety of brain con... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
Neurotech International Announces Trading Halt
Neurotech International Ltd. (AU:NTI) has released an update. Neurotech International Ltd. has requested a trading halt on their securities as they... (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
O.J. Simpson will be cremated; estate executor says'hard no' to controversial ex-athlete ’s brain being studied for CTE
A lawyer who represented O.J. Simpson, who died from cancer last week at 76, said Sunday that the former NFL star’s body will be cremated in the coming days, and there are no plans to have his brain donated to science. “On at least one occasion, someone has called saying he’s a CTE guy who studies…#ojsimpson #nfl #malcolmlavergne #simpson #margueritewhitley #nicolebrownsimpson #brownsimpson #ronaldgoldman #goldman #goldmans (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Cognitive Neuroscience of Dreaming: Untangling Dreams and Our Waking Lives
Neuroscientists are finding innovative new ways to study dreams and how they influence our cognition (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - April 14, 2024 Category: Disability Tags: The Human Brain Source Type: news
