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Treating Post-Traumatic Stress First Helps Children Overcome Grief, Study Shows
April 8, 2008 — Post traumatic stress disorder is commonly thought to effect victims of major trauma and those who witness violence, but a new study finds that it also can effect children who have lost a parent ... > full story -
Uncontrollable Stress Worsens Symptoms Of Endometriosis
April 7, 2008 — A new study investigating the relationship between stress and the painful symptoms of endometriosis is currently underway. It offers, for the first time, evidence of the negative consequences of ... > full story -
Subordinate Monkeys More Likely To Choose Cocaine Over Food
April 6, 2008 — Having a lower social standing increases the likelihood that a monkey faced with a stressful situation will choose cocaine over food, according to a new study. More dominant monkeys undergoing the ... > full story -
Techniques To Help Retired People Feel Comfortable Using Computers
March 31, 2008 — How can pensioners with little if any computer skills successfully cope with a digital information system? According to researchers, the design of an accessible system needs to incorporate large ... > full story -
PTSD Associated With More, Longer Hospitalizations, Study Shows
March 27, 2008 — Researchers have found post-traumatic stress disorder is associated with more hospitalizations, longer hospitalizations and greater mental healthcare utilization in urban primary care ... > full story -
Past Child Abuse Plus Variations In Gene Result In Potent PTSD Risk For Adults
March 18, 2008 — PTSD symptoms were doubled in adults who underwent trauma if they had two key factors: variations in a gene active in the stress-response system and past child abuse. The gene variations and the ... > full story -
Does Stress Damage The Brain?
March 18, 2008 — Individuals who experience military combat obviously endure extreme stress, and this exposure leaves many diagnosed with the psychiatric condition of post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. PTSD is ... > full story -
Short-Term Stress Can Affect Learning And Memory
March 11, 2008 — Short-term stress lasting as little as a few hours can impair brain-cell communication in areas associated with learning and memory, researchers have found. It has been known that severe stress ... > full story -
Genetic And Environmental Hormonal Response To Stress In Children Depends On Family Context
February 20, 2008 — A study conducted on 346 19-month-old twins reveals that the genetic and environmental bases of hormonal response to stress depend on the context in which a child grows up. This is the first time ... > full story -
Stress May Increase A Woman's Risk Of Developing Cervical Cancer
February 15, 2008 — A woman's daily stress can reduce her ability to fight off a common sexually transmitted disease and increase her risk of developing the cancer it can cause, according to a new study. No such ... > full story
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