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Studies Report Early Childhood Trauma Takes Visible Toll on Brain
October 16, 2012 — Trauma in infancy and childhood shapes the brain, learning, and behavior, and fuels changes that can last a lifetime, according to new human and animal research. The studies delve into the effects of ... > full story -
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Missing Link Between Mental Health Disorders and Chronic Diseases in Iraq War Refugees
October 15, 2012 — Researchers may have discovered why people exposed to war are at increased risk to develop chronic problems like heart disease years later. And the culprit that links the two is ... > full story -
Chronic Stress During Pregnancy Prevents Brain Benefits of Motherhood
October 14, 2012 — A new study in animals shows that chronic stress during pregnancy prevents brain benefits of motherhood, a finding that researchers suggest could increase understanding of postpartum ... > full story -
Nurses Help Cut Admissions of Homeless People to Hospital
October 11, 2012 — A nurse outreach programme to treat people using a homeless shelter in London led to a fall of 77 per cent in hospital admissions from the shelter and a cut of 52 per cent in emergency department ... > full story -
No Relief for Relief Workers: Humanitarian Aid Work Raises Risk of Depression and Anxiety
October 1, 2012 — Humanitarian workers are at significant risk for mental health problems, both in the field and after returning home. The good news is that there are steps that they and their employers can take to ... > full story -
Work-Family Conflict Translates to Greater Risk of Musculoskeletal Pain for Hospital Workers
September 27, 2012 — Nurses and other hospital workers, especially those who work long hours or the night shift, often report trying to juggle the demands of the job and family obligations. A study out suggests that the ... > full story -
Weight Gain Worry for Stressed Black Girls: Stress and Weight More Strongly Linked in Black Girls Than White Counterparts
September 19, 2012 — Could the impact of chronic stress explain why American black girls are more likely to be overweight than white girls? Higher levels of stress over 10 years predict greater increases in body weight ... > full story -
Stress Hormones: Good or Bad for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Risk?
September 12, 2012 — Using an animal model of PTSD, researchers demonstrate that elevated levels of glucocorticoids at the time of acute stress confers protection against anxiety-like behavior and the delayed enhancing ... > full story -
Severe Pain in Sexual Assault Survivors Often Not Treated
September 11, 2012 — A majority of sexual assault victims experience severe pain in the early aftermath of the crime but less than a third of these victims receive pain medications, according to ... > full story -
Chronic Pain Costs U.S. Up to $635 Billion, Study Shows
September 11, 2012 — Health economists have reported the annual cost of chronic pain in the United States is as high as $635 billion a year, which is more than the yearly costs for cancer, heart disease and ... > full story
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