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Exposure to Violence Has Long-Term Stress Effects Among Adolescents
July 3, 2012 — Children who are exposed to community violence continue to exhibit a physical stress response up to a year after the exposure, suggesting that exposure to violence may have long-term negative health ... > full story -
Premature Infants Do Feel Pain from Procedures: Physiological Markers for Neonate Pain Identified
July 2, 2012 — There was a time when a belief was widely held that premature neonates did not perceive pain. That, of course, has been refuted but measurements of neonate pain tend to rely on inexact measures, such ... > full story -
Viewing Media Coverage of Terrorist Attacks Causes an Increase in Chronic Pain Intensity
July 2, 2012 — Scientists have shown that exposure to terrorist attacks through the media predicted an increase in pain intensity and in the sensory component of pain during the pre-post war period, but did not ... > full story -
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Effective in Combatting Anxiety Disorders, Study Suggests
June 28, 2012 — Whether it is a phobia like a fear of flying, public speaking or spiders, or a diagnosis such as obsessive compulsive disorder, new research finds patients suffering from anxiety disorders showed the ... > full story -
Predicting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Before It Happens
June 13, 2012 — Using brain imaging and function techniques, scientists have developed an interdisciplinary method to identify pre-traumatic subjects. It's a novel approach to diagnosing and treating victims of PTSD ... > full story -
Losing Money, Emotions and Evolution
June 12, 2012 — Mildly stressful situations can affect our perceptions in the same way as life-threatening ... > full story -
With Altered Brain Chemistry, Fear Is More Easily Overcome
June 12, 2012 — In the amygdala, an enzyme called fatty acid amide hydrolase breaks down a natural endocannabinoid chemical that acts in essentially the same way as ... > full story -
Study Links PTSD to Hidden Head Injuries Suffered in Combat
June 6, 2012 — Even when brain injury is so subtle that it can only be detected by an ultra-sensitive imaging test, the injury might predispose soldiers in combat to post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a ... > full story -
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Today's Environment Influences Behavior Generations Later: Chemical Exposure Raises Descendants' Sensitivity to Stress
May 21, 2012 — Researchers have seen an increased reaction to stress in animals whose ancestors were exposed to an environmental compound generations earlier. The findings put a new twist on the notions of nature ... > full story -
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury May Contribute to Brain Network Dysfunction
May 11, 2012 — Even mild head injuries can cause significant abnormalities in brain function that last for several days, which may explain the neurological symptoms experienced by some individuals who have ... > full story
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