New helmets cut concussion risk in bike crashes study
Virginia Tech and Insurance Institute for Highway Safety researchers released a first of its kind study showing helmet protection varies. MIPS tech reduces concussion risk while urban style helmets with fewer vents perform worse. price had little effect on protection.
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Washington
Virginia Tech
Insurance Institute For Highway Safety
Steve Rowson
U.S
Rowson
Consumer Product Safety Commission
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA
David Zuby
The
Insurance Institute
Zuby
Lazer Genesis
Bern Watts
Atdar
Ames Tribune
Ames
Surge in liver-disease deaths hits young Americans hard
A University of Michigan study finds liver disease deaths rose 65 percent from 1999 to 2016, driven by alcohol related cirrhosis in adults 25 to 34. Deaths from cirrhosis climbed from 20,661 to 34,174 and liver cancer deaths more than doubled, signaling a costly public health crisis.
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University of Michigan
Elliot Tapper
Neehar Parikh
Tapper
University of Michigan Division of Gastroenterology
UM Institute For Healthcare Policy and Innovation
Science Daily
Parikh
Vital Statistics Cooperative and Population Data
U.S. Census Bureau
Tapper and Parikh
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Peanut allergy oral immunotherapy shows progress toward cure
Researchers describe oral immunotherapy OIT as a method to raise tolerance to peanuts through controlled updosing and maintenance. Duke UNC and Aimmune researchers outline AR101 peanut flour capsules and Viaskin patches as potential FDA approved treatments while families share personal progress and challenges with daily dosing and reactions.
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Kim
Wesley Burks
Duke University
National Institutes of Health
FDA
Duke
Aimmune
Daniel Adelman
United States
Adelman
Burks
Food Allergy Institute
UNC
Elias Kroboth
Raleigh
Elias
Kira Kroboth
Krohoth
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