Violence/Trauma News

At the Alzheimer's Association International Conference, the Lancet Commission unveiled two new modifiable risk factors for dementia: high cholesterol and vision loss.

First-degree family history of mental illness was associated with aggression among male brain donors with chronic traumatic encephalopathy who were exposed to repetitive head impacts, according to a study published in Neurology.

In the United States, mass violence has slightly increased, accounting for 1% of homicides in 2023 vs. 0.2% from 2000 to 2016, according to a report by the Medical Director Institute of the National Council for Mental Wellbeing.

LOS ANGELES — Individuals with epilepsy who used marijuana had a reduced length of hospitalization as well as a higher rate of epilepsy event capturability compared with those who did not use marijuana, data show.

Individuals with a predelivery history of concussion appeared to be at increased risk for severe maternal mental illness, highlighting the importance of screening and supportive care for this high-risk group, according to researchers.

Despite a lack of research in the area, there is significant evidence that traumatic stress contributes to the onset and worsening of autoimmune rheumatic diseases, according to a review published in Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism.

Research into the relationship between rising temperatures and rates of violence in different settings has existed for decades, according to Jack Rozel, MD, MSL.

CHICAGO — Exposure to trauma was tied to increased measures of inflammation and neuronal death for Black women and accelerated brain age indicators regardless of race and ethnicity, researchers reported.

Aug. 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day. It is a time to remember those lost to substance use disorders and addiction, particularly as the United States and countries around the globe grapple with the opioid crisis.