Surgery
Doctors set for first penis implant in US
Johns Hopkins University doctors are preparing for what would be the first US penis transplant, a procedure that could potentially help hundreds of wounded veterans.
Dec 7, 2015
0
9
Page 3 - News tagged with blast injuries
Other
Looking for improved ways to safely transport soldiers
When the U.S. military entered Iraq and Afghanistan in the early 2000s, it used primarily light tactical vehicles such as Humvees and other armored personnel carriers to protect troops from ballistic threats while moving ...
Dec 2, 2015
0
0
Neuroscience
Smell test helps spot brain trauma in combat zones, study says
(HealthDay)—Testing soldiers' sense of smell can help diagnose those with traumatic brain injury, a new study shows.
Mar 27, 2015
0
16
Neuroscience
Combat veterans' brains reveal hidden damage from IED blasts
The brains of some Iraq and Afghanistan combat veterans who survived blasts from improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and died later of other causes show a distinctive honeycomb pattern of broken and swollen nerve fibers throughout ...
Jan 14, 2015
1
26
Neuroscience
Modeling shockwaves through the brain
Since the start of the military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, more than 300,000 soldiers have returned to the United States with traumatic brain injury caused by exposure to bomb blasts—and in particular, exposure ...
Sep 29, 2014
0
0
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Veterans with blast traumatic brain injury may have unrecognized pituitary dysfunction
In soldiers who survive traumatic brain injury from blast exposure, pituitary dysfunction after their blast injury may be an important, under-recognized, and potentially treatable source of their symptoms, a new study finds. ...
Jun 23, 2014
0
0
Neuroscience
In military personnel, no difference between blast and nonblast-related concussions
Explosions are the most common cause of traumatic brain injuries in veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. A new study shows that military personnel with mild brain trauma related to such blasts had outcomes similar ...
Jun 16, 2014
0
1
Neuroscience
Zinc supplementation shows promise in reducing cell stress after blasts
Each year, approximately 2 million traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) occur in the USA, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That number includes troops wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan, for whom TBI is ...
May 1, 2014
0
0
Neuroscience
Blasts may cause brain injury even without symptoms
Veterans exposed to explosions who do not report symptoms of traumatic brain injury (TBI) may still have damage to the brain's white matter comparable to veterans with TBI, according to researchers at Duke Medicine and the ...
Mar 3, 2014
0
3
Neuroscience
Pituitary hormone problems common in soldiers with moderate to severe blast-related brain injuries
A study by Medical Research Council-funded researchers has shown that traumatic brain injuries from explosions can cause hormonal problems. Soldiers who, as a result of their injuries, have problems with their pituitary gland ...
Sep 26, 2013
0
0
