MAYWOOD, Ill. — Loyola University Health System researchers are reporting on a promising new approach to treating diabetic wounds, bed sores, chronic ulcers and other slow-to-heal wounds.
It may be possible to speed healing by suppressing certain…
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Experimental approach may improve healing of diabetic wounds and bed sores
Social and emotional learning programs found to boost students’ skills
Being successful in school requires a combination of social, emotional, and academic competencies. A new analysis of more than 200 school-based social and emotional learning programs has found that such programs improve students’ attitudes and behav…
Researchers reverse stroke damage by jumpstarting nerve fibers
MAYWOOD, Ill. — A new technique that jumpstarts the growth of nerve fibers could reverse much of the damage caused by strokes, researchers report in the Jan. 7, 2011 issue of the journal Stroke.
“This therapy may be used to restore function even …
Heart surgeries can trigger strokes, seizures and other neurological complications
Strokes, seizures and other neurological complications related to heart surgery account for “considerable morbidity and mortality,” Loyola University Health System neurologists report in the November issue of the journal Hospital Practice.
Other c…
Alcohol damages much more than the liver
MAYWOOD, Ill. — Alcohol does much more harm to the body than just damaging the liver. Drinking also can weaken the immune system, slow healing, impair bone formation, increase the risk of HIV transmission and hinder recovery from burns, trauma, ble…
How well does clot-busting drug work in stroke patients?
MAYWOOD, Ill. — The clot-busting drug rt-PA remains the most beneficial proven emergency treatment for strokes caused by blood clots, according to an editorial in the November issue of Archives of Neurology by Dr. José Biller.
“The benefits of t…
High-quality child care for low-income children: Long-term benefits
More than 12 million U.S. children under age 6 attend child care or preschool programs. A new longitudinal study of low-income children has found that children in high-quality preschool settings had fewer behavior problems in middle childhood, and t…