Current state of neuroprotective therapy using antibiotics in human traumatic brain injury and animal models - Ritter K, Somnuke P, Hu L, Griemert EV, Sch äfer MKE.
TBI is a leading cause of death and disability in young people and older adults worldwide. There is no gold standard treatment for TBI besides surgical interventions and symptomatic relief. Post-injury infections, such as lower respiratory tract and surgic... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Dead lifts and death: sudden death due to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in a body builder - Gupta R, Dsouza HL, Rai S, Shetty P, Rastogi P, Pp JR.
BACKGROUND: It is a well established fact that cardiac health and exercise go hand in hand.However, rigorous exercising regimens without proper cardiovascular screening can lead to catastrophic death in unsuspecting and otherwise healthy individuals. Among... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Drivers' dilemma at high-speed unsignalized intersections - Bhatt K, Gore N, Shah J, Arkatkar S.
At unsignalized intersections, drivers typically reject smaller gaps and accept larger gaps in traffic. However, drivers experience a dilemma or confusion over a wide range of gaps, since incorrect decisions by them can lead to crashes. The present study q... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Fear of falling and common symptoms of multiple sclerosis: physical function, cognition, fatigue, depression, and sleep - a systematic review - Abou L, Peters J, Freire B, Sosnoff JJ.
BACKGROUND: Fear of falling (FOF) is a common concern among persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) and affects the performance of their daily living activities. Falls may result in FOF, leading to worsening of symptoms of MS, physical deconditioning, and exp... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Management of recurrent pinna haematoma following rugby injury: a surgical approach - Hu H, Hulse K, Iyer A.
A young adult male developed a left-sided pinna haematoma after a rugby injury. The haematoma reaccumulated after multiple attempts at drainage under local anaesthetic in emergency rooms and required incision and drainage in the theatre under general anaes... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Musculoskeletal injury in Australian professional musical theatre shows: a 5-year retrospective observation study of 2,249 medical attention injuries - Ganderton C, Strauch A, Etty-Leal C, Pranata A.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the frequency and trends of musculoskeletal medical attention injuries occurring in Australian professional musical theatre performers over two consecutive Australian city tours. METHODS: Medical attention performance-rela... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
One-year injury history and safe dance practices among female highland dancers in Canada - McDougall HM, Black AM, Morrison L, Brandford CJ, Kenny SJ.
AIMS: Over 8,650 Highland dancers registered to compete in Royal Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing events worldwide in 2019. While the burden of dance-related injuries is high among dancers, there are few studies examining Highland dance. The pur... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Quantitative evaluation of endometrium-expressed mRNAs for the purpose of discriminating between menstruation and traumatic vaginal injury in sexual assault cases - Akutsu T, Minegishi S, Watanabe K, Toyomane K, Yamagishi T, Sakurada K.
In this study, the menstrual blood mRNA markers progestagen-associated endometrial protei... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Repetitive head injuries in German American football players do not change blood-based biomarker candidates for CTE during a single season - Bastgen T, Evers J, Oedekoven C, Weide C, Herzog L, Ashton N, Zetterberg H, Blennow K, Albus A, Vidovic N, Kraff O, Deuschl C, Dodel R, Ross JA.
BACKGROUND: Repetitive traumatic brain injuries in American football players (AFPs) can lead to the neurodegenerative disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Clinical symptoms of CTE range from mood and behavioral changes to cognitive impairment, d... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Spatiotemporal variables comparison between drop jump and horizontal drop jump in elite jumpers and sprinters - Montoro-Bomb ú R, Miranda-Oliveira P, Valamatos MJ, João F, Buurke TJ, Cupido Santos A, Rama L.
BACKGROUND: General expectations speculated that there are differences between drop jump (DJ) and horizontal drop jump (HDJ) exercises. While these criteria may be valid, we have yet to find a report that explores these differences in competitive level ath... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Strength training has antidepressant effects in people with depression or depressive symptoms but no other severe diseases: a systematic review with meta-analysis - Rossi FE, Dos Santos GG, Rossi PAQ, Stubbs B, Barreto Schuch F, Neves LM.
Depression and subthreshold depressive symptoms reduce quality of life and function and treatment does not work effectively in one-third of patients. Exercise can reduce depressive symptoms, but more information is required regarding strength training (ST)... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Stroke and suicide among people with severe mental illnesses - Liao CH, Chang CS, Kung PT, Chou WY, Tsai WC.
We examined healthcare service usage among adults with and without SMI and explored the risk of stroke, suicide, and death. We di... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
A prospective investigation of the effects of soccer heading on cognitive and sensorimotor performances in semi-professional female players - Kern J, Gulde P, Hermsd örfer J.
INTRODUCTION: Repetitive head impacts (RHI) from routine soccer (football) heading have been suggested to contribute to the long-term development of neurodegenerative disorders. However, scientific evidence concerning the actual risk of these RHI on brain ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Can cargo bikes compete with cars? Cargo bike sharing users rate cargo bikes superior on most motives - especially if they reduced car ownership - Bissel M, Becker S.
The transport sector and especially private cars pose environmental, economic, and social challenges. For this reason, cargo bikes and shared mobility are considered viable alternatives for road transport. In order to understand the potential and barriers ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Disrupted small-world white matter networks in patients with major depression and recent suicide plans or attempts - Li H, Zhang H, Qin K, Yin L, Chen Z, Zhang F, Wu B, Chen T, Sweeney JA, Gong Q, Jia Z.
This study aimed to investigate white matter features associated with suicide. We constructed white matter structural networks by deterministic tracto... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
