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Children's Preexisting Symptoms Influence Their Reactions to Disaster Coverage on TV
November 5, 2012 — After a natural disaster occurs, we often find ourselves glued to the TV, seeking out details about the extent of the damage and efforts at recovery. While research has shown that exposure to this ... > full story -
PTSD Linked to Smaller Brain Area Regulating Fear Response
November 5, 2012 — Recent combat veterans who are diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder have significantly smaller volume in an area of the brain critical for regulating fear and anxiety responses, according to ... > full story -
New Hope for Survivors of Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury
October 31, 2012 — A new study provides clinical evidence that, for the first time, chronic neurological dysfunction from stroke or traumatic brain injury can rapidly improve following a single dose of a drug that ... > full story -
Traumatic Consequences Long After Fall of the Berlin Wall
October 25, 2012 — One in three former political prisoners of the German Democratic Republic still suffers from sleeping disorders, nightmares and irrational fear. Researchers reveal these post-traumatic stress ... > full story -
Brainwave Training Boosts Network for Cognitive Control and Affects Mind-Wandering
October 24, 2012 — A breakthrough study has found that training of the well-known brainwave in humans, the alpha rhythm, enhances a brain network responsible for cognitive-control. The training technique, termed ... > full story -
Compounds That Could Thwart Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Identified
October 15, 2012 — A brain pathway that is stimulated by traumatic or fearful experiences can be disrupted by two compounds that show promise for preventing post-traumatic stress disorder, researchers have ... > 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 -
Scientists Reveal Brain Circuitry Involved in Post-Traumatic Stress and Related Disorders
October 15, 2012 — Researchers report new insights into how the brain responds to extreme stress, whether from combat, natural disasters, or repeated violent competition. The insights offer hope for detecting and ... > full story -
Traumatic Injury Research Working to Improve the Lives of Citizens and Soldiers
October 15, 2012 — New studies offer vivid examples of how advances in basic brain research help reduce the trauma and suffering of innocent landmine victims, amateur and professional athletes, and members of the ... > full story -
Study Challenges Assumptions on Wartime Sexual Violence
October 10, 2012 — A new study finds that there is no compelling evidence to support a host of widely held beliefs regarding wartime sexual ... > full story
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