Posts Tagged ‘post-traumatic stress disorder’
Coping with trauma may be genetic
RUTGERS (US) — Scientists have uncovered why some mice no longer in danger are still fearful, a finding that may help people suffering from PTSD. Continue…
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Health & Medicine - Jan 27, 2012 13:38 - 0 Comments
Years after Katrina, minds slow to recover
PRINCETON (US) — Survivors of Hurricane Katrina have struggled with poor mental health for years, according to a new study of low-income mothers in the New Orleans area. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 19, 2011 17:51 - 2 Comments
Scuba aids mind, body of paralyzed vets
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Military veterans with spinal cord injuries who took a short scuba-diving course experienced significant physical and psychological improvement, researchers say. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 25, 2011 15:34 - 0 Comments
Device fails to lower risk of surgery recall
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — An FDA-approved device designed to reduce the likelihood that patients will recall surgery does not lower the risk any more than a less expensive method. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 5, 2011 10:07 - 0 Comments
PTSD linked to early, low-weight births
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Women with post-traumatic stress disorder are more likely to have smaller babies and deliver prematurely, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 22, 2011 9:31 - 0 Comments
Soldiers fight the PTSD battle at home
TEXAS A&M (US) —Deployed soldiers in high-risk situations have nearly identical reports of emotional and psychological problems as their stateside counterparts, a finding that raises new questions about the onset of PTSD. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 7, 2011 10:17 - 0 Comments
Avoiding fear hikes soldiers’ PTSD risk
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — Looking only briefly at expressions of fear may indicate a susceptibility to post traumatic stress
disorder, a finding particularly concerning for soldiers fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 2, 2011 10:03 - 1 Comment
Hormone spike in women with PTSD
EMORY (US) — Women who experience significant shock release high blood levels of a hormone linked to post traumatic stress disorder. The same is not true for men. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 5, 2011 11:51 - 5 Comments
Soldier’s best weapon: Positive thoughts
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Army soldiers fighting in Iraq who were able to maintain a positive outlook in the midst of trauma were less likely to suffer from depression and anxiety. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 22, 2010 9:42 - 0 Comments
Stress intensifies unconnected memories
NYU (US) — Stress can enhance ordinary, unrelated memories, according to new research. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 17, 2010 17:49 - 3 Comments
The case of the fear-free brain
U. IOWA (US) — Spiders, snakes, and slasher flicks—even public speaking—failed to arouse feelings of terror in a woman whose amygdala was destroyed. She simply was unable to be afraid. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 8, 2010 22:17 - 2 Comments
Should I stay (safe) or should I go?
U. WASHINGTON-SEATTLE (US) — Instinctively knowing how to avert danger and stay safe—or not—may depend on a brain area known as the amygdala in both humans and animals. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 7, 2010 11:21 - 2 Comments
Calming drug prevents PTSD ‘dance’
NORTHWESTERN (US) — Injecting calming drugs into the brain within five hours of a disturbing event, prevents post-traumatic stress syndrome from occurring, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 3, 2010 22:43 - 11 Comments
Female brain super sensitive to stress
RUTGERS (US) — Gender differences in the brain may explain why women and men often react differently to stress. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 3, 2010 10:15 - 0 Comments
PTSD linked to right brain activity
U. MINNESOTA (US) — Increased circuit activity in the right side of the brain correlates with the debilitating, involuntary flashbacks triggered by post-traumatic stress disorder. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 28, 2010 16:27 - 0 Comments
Erase fear at the molecular level
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Researchers working with mice discovered that they can permanently erase traumatic memories by removing a protein from the region of the brain responsible for recalling fear. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 10, 2010 16:29 - 11 Comments
Can mental trauma alter our biology?
U. MICHIGAN (US)—Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may be caused by actual alterations in the body’s immune system triggered by exposure to a disturbing event. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 28, 2010 22:46 - 6 Comments
Should Marines be trained to meditate?
U. PENN (US)—Just as physical conditioning, weapons training, and fighting skills prepare soldiers for the rigors of combat, meditation practice may give them the mental capacity to withstand the trauma of war. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 6, 2010 14:04 - 0 Comments
Brain is able to put fear in its place
NYU (US)—The brain is capable of holding and retrieving memories for specific fears, revealing a more sophisticated storage and recall capacity than previously thought. (more…)
