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Posted August 30, 2012:

• Potential Treatment for Cognitive Effects of Stress-Related Disorders, Including PTSD

Posted August 28, 2012:

• Evaluate Children's Stress After Natural Disasters

Posted August 22, 2012:

• Traumatic Mating May Offer Fitness Benefits for Female Sea Slugs

Posted August 17, 2012:

• War Is Not Necessarily the Cause of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Posted August 8, 2012:

• One in Three Post-Partum Women Suffers PTSD Symptoms After Giving Birth: Natural Births a Major Cause of Post-Traumatic Stress, Study Suggests

Posted August 7, 2012:

• New Gene Linked to PTSD Identified

Posted August 3, 2012:

• New Generation of Virtual Humans Helping to Train Psychologists

Posted July 27, 2012:

• Accelerated Resolution Therapy Significantly Reduces PTSD Symptoms, Researchers Report

Posted July 24, 2012:

• How a Single Brain Trauma May Lead to Alzheimer's Disease

Posted July 18, 2012:

• Sleep Deprivation May Reduce Risk of PTSD

Posted July 16, 2012:

• A Lifeline of Flowers and Stones

Posted July 3, 2012:

• Exposure to Violence Has Long-Term Stress Effects Among Adolescents

Posted July 2, 2012:

• Premature Infants Do Feel Pain from Procedures: Physiological Markers for Neonate Pain Identified
• Viewing Media Coverage of Terrorist Attacks Causes an Increase in Chronic Pain Intensity

Posted June 28, 2012:

• Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Effective in Combatting Anxiety Disorders, Study Suggests

Posted June 13, 2012:

• Predicting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Before It Happens

Posted June 12, 2012:

• Losing Money, Emotions and Evolution
• With Altered Brain Chemistry, Fear Is More Easily Overcome

Posted June 6, 2012:

• Study Links PTSD to Hidden Head Injuries Suffered in Combat

Posted May 21, 2012:

• Today's Environment Influences Behavior Generations Later: Chemical Exposure Raises Descendants' Sensitivity to Stress

Posted May 11, 2012:

• Mild Traumatic Brain Injury May Contribute to Brain Network Dysfunction

Posted May 9, 2012:

• Female Bugs Overcome Cost of Traumatic Sex
• Can a Hormone Disclose the Psychological Impact of an Accidental Injury?

Posted May 3, 2012:

• Rats Recall Past to Make Daily Decisions
• Childhood Emotional Maltreatment Causes Troubled Romantic Relationships, Studies Suggest

Posted May 1, 2012:

• Blood Pressure Drugs Linked With Lower PTSD Symptoms

Posted April 24, 2012:

• Violence Puts Wear and Tear on Kids' DNA

Posted April 23, 2012:

• Gatekeeper of Brain Steroid Signals Boosts Emotional Resilience to Stress

Posted April 22, 2012:

• Estrogen Hormone Reveals Protective Ability After Traumatic Brain Injury

Posted April 19, 2012:

• Lizard Moms May Prepare Their Babies for a Stressful World

Posted April 9, 2012:

• Combat Makes for Gun-Shy Investors

Posted April 2, 2012:

• Genes Linked to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Posted March 29, 2012:

• Greater Traumatic Stress Linked With Elevated Inflammation in Heart Patients

Posted March 22, 2012:

• Scientists Wrest Partial Control of a Memory

Posted March 7, 2012:

• How Repeated Stress Impairs Memory

Posted March 6, 2012:

• Yoga Helps Ease Stress Related Medical and Psychological Conditions, Study Suggests
• Blood Pressure Drug Effective for Treating PTSD-Related Nightmares, Study Suggests

Posted March 5, 2012:

• Stress Making Your Blood Pressure Rise? Blame Your Immune System

Posted February 24, 2012:

• Memory Formation Triggered by Stem Cell Development

Posted February 23, 2012:

• 90 Percent of Firefighters Exhibit Symptoms of PTSD, Israeli Study Suggests
• A Unique on-Off Switch for Hormone Production

Posted February 21, 2012:

• Does Depression Contribute to the Aging Process?

Posted February 20, 2012:

• New Treatment for Traumatic Brain Injury Shows Promise in Animals

Posted February 15, 2012:

• Traumatic Brain Injury Linked to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Study Suggests

Posted February 14, 2012:

• Traumatic Brain Injuries Are Likely More Common Than Previously Thought

Posted January 26, 2012:

• Hurricane Katrina Survivors Struggle With Mental Health Years Later

Posted January 20, 2012:

• PCE in Drinking Water Linked to an Increased Risk of Mental Illness, Study Suggests

Posted January 18, 2012:

• High Rates and Impact of Traumatic Brain Injury in Iraq/Afghanistan Veterans

Posted January 5, 2012:

• World Trade Center Responders: PTSD and Respiratory Illness Linked

Posted January 3, 2012:

• New Forms of Torture Leave 'Invisible Scars,' Say Researchers

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