by Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from the Minds Matter Concussion Program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have found that youth with pre-existing mental health diagnoses experienced a greater burden from emotional symptoms after concussion, as well as a prolonged time to recovery. Importantly, the study was the first of its kind...
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There’s currently no simple answer to long COVID, but the US government plans to invest in new research that investigates the variability in recovery
BY JOCELYN SOLIS-MOREIRA | PUBLISHED AUG 10, 2022 5:00 PM New federal support for long COVID research aims to shed more light on troubling and variable long-term conditions. Heike Trautmann/Unsplash Two years into the pandemic, and political leaders are finally taking strides towards understanding the complexities of long COVID. The Biden administration released two reports last week on August 3...
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New insights into the processes of recovery after severe COVID-19
by German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases Graphical abstract. Credit: Cell Reports Medicine (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2022.100652 Recovery from severe COVID-19 is characterized by a reduction of certain white blood cells and changes in the molecular regulation of the immune system. This is the conclusion of an international research team coordinated by DZNE, which reports on this in the...
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For Concussion Patients, CTs Offer Window into Recovery
CT scans for patients with concussions provide critical information about their risk for long-term impairment and potential to make a complete recovery – findings that underscore the need for physician follow-up. In a study led by UC San Francisco, researchers looked at the CT scans of 1,935 patients, ages 17 and over, whose neurological exams...
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Rapid 30-second check during prostate cancer treatment could spare thousands of men from worrying about their recovery
Hundreds of thousands of men could be spared unnecessary worry after prostate cancer treatment thanks to a 30-second health questionnaire. The Men Like Me health check consists of five questions about a man’s treatment, diagnosis and general health. Using data from a landmark study on the disease in 2019, the questionnaire shares how common various...
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Scientists found out what exercise is the best for the recovery from heart disease
Heart disease is one of the most common causes of death, taking millions of lives every year. You know how you could reduce the risk of it – you need to exercise more and eat healthy. But how do you recover from heart disease that’s already here? Scientists from the University of Queensland found that...
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A negative COVID-19 test does not mean recovery
Pandemic policy must include defining and measuring what we mean by mild infection. Eight months into the global pandemic, we’re still measuring its effects only in deaths. Non-hospitalized cases are loosely termed ‘mild’ and are not followed up. Recovery is implied by discharge from hospital or testing negative for the virus. Ill health in those...
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Drug helps mouse and monkey brains recover from stroke
A team of researchers from several institutions in Japan has found that a certain drug in conjunction with physical therapy has resulted in improved recovery from a stroke in mice and monkeys. In their paper published in the journal Science, the group describes their study of the impact of the drug on mice and monkeys and...