High school football and wrestling athletes experienced the highest rate of severe injuries, according to the first study to examine severe injuries -- injuries that caused high school athletes to miss more than 21 days of sport participation among a nationally representative sample of high school athletes. Severe injuries accounted for 15 percent of all high school sport-related injuries.
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A breath of fresh air could improve drug toxicity screening
Posted by eurekalert 330 days ago (http://www.eurekalert.org)
A team led by Massachusetts General Hospital researchers has developed an innovative way to culture liver cells for drug toxicity screening.
New research from a University at Buffalo expert on classroom education has identified six factors that affect whether elementary, middle and high school students will engage in the activities of their schools or feel alienated.
How alcohol blunts the ability of hamsters to 'rise and shine'
Posted by eurekalert 331 days ago (http://www.eurekalert.org)
Chronic alcohol consumption blunts the biological clock's ability to synchronize daily activities to light, disrupts natural activity patterns and continues to affect the body's clock (circadian rhythm), even days after the drinking ends, according to a new study with hamsters. The research provides a way to study human alcoholism using an animal model.
Breast cancer intervention reduces depression, inflammation
Posted by eurekalert 332 days ago (http://www.eurekalert.org)
A psychological intervention for newly diagnosed breast cancer patients with symptoms of depression both relieves patients' depression and lowers indicators of inflammation in the blood. The new study by Ohio State University cancer researchers involves patients with stage II or III breast cancer. Patients who received a psychological therapy that reduced stress and enhanced their ability to cope
Carbon monoxide linked to heart problems in elderly
Posted by eurekalert 332 days ago (http://www.eurekalert.org)
Exposure to carbon monoxide, even at levels well below national limits, is associated with an increased risk of hospitalization for the elderly with heart problems, according to a study published today in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
High HIV infection rate among Soweto Township gays
Posted by eurekalert 332 days ago (http://www.eurekalert.org)
The study's authors were the first to examine HIV and the community of men who have sex with men in the Soweto Township, an area on the periphery of Johannesburg reserved for black South Africans during apartheid. The researchers found that Soweto MSM identified themselves as straight, bisexual or gay, with the highest HIV rate among gay identified men, at 33.9 percent.
Think zinc: Molecular sensor could reveal zinc's role in diseases
Posted by eurekalert 333 days ago (http://www.eurekalert.org)
Scientists have developed a new molecular sensor that can reveal the amount of zinc in cells, which could tell us more about a number of diseases, including type 2 diabetes. The research, published today in Nature Methods, opens the door to the hidden world of zinc biology by giving scientists an accurate way of measuring the concentration of zinc and its location in cells for the first time.
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