Restoring Appropriate Movement to Immune Cells May Help Seriously Burned Patients  |
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| June 19, 2013 • Massachusetts General Hospital |
| Rates of Emergency Bowel Surgery Vary Widely Among States |
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| June 4, 2013 • Johns Hopkins Medicine |
| Blocking Digestive Enzymes May Reverse Shock, Stop Multiorgan Failure |
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| January 23, 2013 • University of California, San Diego |
| Safety Gear Reduces Risk of Head Injuries in Skiing and Snowboarding |
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| November 12, 2012 • Johns Hopkins Medicine |
| Spending More on Trauma Care Doesn't Bring Higher Survival Rates |
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| August 9, 2012 • Johns Hopkins Medicine |
| Senescent Cells Drawn to a Wound Act to Limit Scar Formation |
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| June 10, 2010 • University of Illinois, Chicago |
| Secret to Healing Chronic Wounds Might Lie in Tiny Pieces of Silent RNA |
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| March 22, 2010 • Ohio State University |
| Model Simulates Wound Healing |
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September 21, 2009 • Ohio State UniversityNIGMS-supported scientists have devised a mathematical model of wound healing that could replace intuition with clear guidance in treating chronic wounds. |
| Researchers Tackle Deadly Infections |
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November 11, 2008 • University of Michigan Health SystemA team of NIGMS-supported researchers have combined medicine, math and engineering to reveal how sepsis occurs and how to prevent it. |
| Elderly Patients Less Likely to be Transported to Trauma Centers |
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August 18, 2008 • Johns Hopkins UniversityAn NIGMS-supported study found an apparent age bias in the treatment of elderly trauma patients. |
| Protein Predicts Survival in Pediatric Septic Shock |
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August 1, 2008 • Cincinnati Children's HospitalAn NIGMS-funded study shows that levels of the protein interleukin-8 in the blood are linked to children's risk for death from septic shock. |
| Estrogen Protects Liver After Traumatic Injury |
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March 30, 2007 • American Journal of PathologyNIGMS-funded researchers have identified the receptor pathway that estrogen uses to protect the liver from damage after injury and hemorrhage. |
| New Study Aims to Stop Sepsis in its Tracks |
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October 2, 2006 • National Institute of General Medical SciencesNIGMS has awarded more than $8.4 million to a research consortium that will test across the nation the first set of standard procedures to diagnose and treat sepsis in emergency departments. |
| Wounds May One Day Heal Better, Faster, Due to New NIH-Funded Wound Healing Centers |
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September 6, 2006 • National Institute of General Medical SciencesNIGMS has awarded $13 million to four new interdisciplinary centers that will develop new treatments for acute and chronic wounds. |
| Interdisciplinary Team Develops Guidelines for Treating Severely Injured Patients |
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April 19, 2006 • National Institute of General Medical SciencesA team of scientists and surgeons is developing a series of standard procedures for the care of severely injured patients. The clinical guidelines aim to improve patient care and to help the team identify genetic factors that correlate with particular outcomes. |