A new study finds that cells derived from a patient’s own fat can help patients with spinal cord personal injury experience sensation and movement in the affected areas. Stem cell therapies have been a major part of breakthrough research into spinal cord personal injury treatment over the past few years. …
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Simple Street Design Changes can Help Prevent Pedestrian Accidents
Reducing the number of pedestrians killed in car accidents every year is key to reducing the number of auto accident wrongful deaths recorded across the country. Simple design interventions can help accomplish this goal. According to a report titled Dangerous By Design by Smart Growth America, basic design interventions that…
Georgia Teens to Benefit from New Auto Accident Prevention Program
All K -12 students in Georgia will now benefit from free access to traffic and road safety education thanks to a collaboration between the Georgia Department of Transportation and a leading education media organization. Georgia has struggled with an increase in the number of car accident wrongful deaths across the…
Most Drivers Would be Comfortable with Anti Speeding Technology in Cars
There is a surprisingly high acceptance of anti-speeding technology in cars with many motorists in a recent study confirming that they would be comfortable with this technology in their cars. Speeding is the number one cause of auto accidents in the United States, causing more car accidents every year than…
Research Shows Improvement in Autonomic Dysfunction After Spinal Injury
Patients who have suffered a spinal injury may suffer from autonomic dysfunction or an extreme severity of autonomic reflexes that can trigger panic episodes and even heart attacks. In recent animal studies, researchers found ways that could circumvent such extreme reflexes. A spinal injury after a car accident can lead…
Study Explores Drowsy Driving Car Accident Risks of Teen Motorists
As many as one in 6 teen drivers in the United States admits to driving while drowsy. This indicates that the problem of drowsy driving among younger motorists is far more complex than we believe. Those findings came from a recent study that was conducted by the National Sleep Foundation. …
Fall Accidents Major Cause of Brain Injury in Seniors
As many as one in eight seniors will suffer a traumatic brain injury, mainly as a result of a fall accident. Researchers arrived at those findings recently through an analysis of Medicare data of more than 9,200 patients covering a period of 18 years. They found that during this time,…
Welcome Drop in Pedestrian Accident Wrongful Deaths in 2023
New data finds a drop of 5% in the number of pedestrians killed in auto accidents in the United States last year. The Governors Highway Safety Association recently released new data that finds a 5.4% drop in the number of pedestrians being killed in auto accidents compared to the previous…
Motorcycle Accident Deaths Reached Record Numbers in 2022
The number of people being killed in motorcycle accidents reached record numbers in 2022 with more than 6,000 lives lost that year. With so much of the focus on people being killed in pedestrian accidents or car accidents, it is easy to miss the fact that motorcyclists are losing their…
Older Pedestrians More Likely to be Injured in Falls Than Auto Accidents
While pedestrians overall are more likely to be injured in auto accidents, older pedestrians above the age of 50 are more likely to suffer serious personal injuries when they are involved in slip and fall accidents, compared to auto accidents. There has been much focus recently on personal injuries involving…