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The Surprising Relationship Between Childhood Traumatic Brain Injuries and Alcohol Abuse

Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs) have long been associated with alcohol consumption. In fact, research suggests that between 33 and 50 percent of all concussion victims were intoxicated at the time of their injury. Zachary M. Weil, Ph.D., assistant professor of neuroscience at Ohio State University, wanted to understand whether people who suffered Traumatic Brain Injuries as children were more likely to become heavy alcohol drinkers as adults, leading them to be involved in vehicular accidents. He recently led a study using mice to examine his hypothesis and published some fascinating results. Weil and four co-authors concluded that “In females, childhood …

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Train Derailment: Do I Need an Attorney?

If you are involved in a train derailment and are injured, we advise you to speak with a personal injury attorney as soon as possible. The attorney can investigate the matter to determine if the derailment, and therefore your injuries, or loved one’s death, are the result of another’s improper conduct, or lack thereof. If you or a loved one have been injured or killed as a result of a train derailment, call Roberts Accident Law, LLC 720-515-7058. Train accident statistics – https://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/OfficeofSafety/default.aspx

A Rundown on Eye-Opening Wrongful Death Statistics

Accident statistics often yield counter-intuitive findings. Most people, for instance, might think that motor vehicle accidents lead to more accident-related deaths than any other single cause. However, numbers provided by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) suggest otherwise. Per the CDC, in 2013, there were 33,804 traffic-related deaths, equivalent to 10.7 deaths per 100,000 members of the United States population. While this is certainly a high figure, an astonishing 38,851 unintentional poisoning deaths occurred in the United States in 2013. For easy comparison, that is 12.3 deaths per 100,000 people, a number that exceeds the amount of motor vehicle deaths …

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More New Scientific Research on Spinal Cord Injury Therapy

Our deep dive into the latest spinal cord injury research continues with two more exciting developments in the field of spinal cord research. The first study reveals a potential treatment option designed to improve the lives of patients, and the second study showcases a technique that could help restore lost intrinsic hand functions. In their paper, Sulfonylureas—A novel Treatment to Reduce Tissue Damage after Acute Spinal Cord Injury?, published in Vol. 14 of the Lancet Neurology Journal, authors Elizabeth J. Bradbury, Matt S. Ramer and Leanne M. Ramer, suggested there may be a novel treatment option for spinal cord injury …

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New Scientific Research on Spinal Cord Injury Therapy

New advances in spinal cord treatment give reasons for optimism for injury victims. Below, we review findings from two new, promising studies. The first study, Role of Endogenous Neural Stem Cells in Spinal Cord Injury and Repair, came from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm. Authors Moa Stenudd, Hanna Sabelstrom and Jonas Frisen examined the role of endogenous neural stem cells. They found that these cells play a positive role in the spinal cord repair process. Spinal cord injuries generally always result in glial scar formation, and these scar formations can have both positive and negative effects on recovery. Ependymal cells …

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