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·June 20, 2013·3 min read

Stress from 9/11 Linked to Nationwide Resurgence in Smoking Among Americans Who Had Quit

According to new research, the 9/11 terror attacks may have caused 1 million former smokers to take up and maintain the habit once again.

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·June 20, 2013·3 min read

1 in 4 Stroke Patients Suffer PTSD

A new study finds almost 300,000 stroke survivors yearly will develop PTSD as a result of their health scare.

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·April 9, 2013·3 min read

Sensational Success in Patients with Major Depression Using Deep Brain Stimulation

Researchers implanted pacemaker electrodes into the medial forebrain bundle of patients suffering from major depression and performed deep brain stimulation. In a matter of days, in six out of seven patients, symptoms such as anxiety, despondence, listlessness and joylessness had improved considerably.

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·March 4, 2013·2 min read

Protein Synthesis Blocker Could Help Reduce Effects of Traumatic Events

Researchers note reduced fear and stress responses following a mildly traumatic event when rapamycin, a protein synthesis blocker, is administered.

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·February 26, 2013·3 min read

Police and Firefighters in Early Career at Higher Risk for Mental Disorders Following Traumatic Events

Researchers have discovered new protective service workers, such as police officers and fire fighters, who are repeatedly exposed to traumatic events are at greater risk of developing mental health disorders.

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·February 18, 2013·2 min read

Memory Appears Susceptible to Eradication of Fear Responses

Fear responses can only be erased when people learn something new while retrieving the fear memory according to a new study.

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·February 18, 2013·3 min read

Music’s Role in Reducing Stress for Cancer Patients

A new study is to investigate whether music affects the health of cancer patients by soothing them and making them less anxious. Depending on the outcomes, future research could hone in on how much anxiety levels decreased after music therapy and how reduced anxiety affects a patient's recovery time, complications and willingness to comply with treatment.

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·September 20, 2012·2 min read

Fear Can Be Erased from the Brain

Newly formed emotional memories can be erased from the human brain.The findings may represent a breakthrough in research on memory and fear. This is shown by researchers from Uppsala University in a study being published by Science.

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·September 7, 2012·4 min read

Predicting How Patients Respond to Therapy

A new study led by MIT neuroscientists has found that brain scans of patients with social anxiety disorder can help predict whether they will benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy.

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·July 6, 2012·4 min read

When Anxiety Won’t Go Away

Scientists discovered a mechanism which stops the process of forgetting anxiety after a stress event. They showed that feelings of anxiety don’t subside if too little dynorphin is released into the brain. The results can help open up new paths in the treatment of trauma patients.

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·April 12, 2012·2 min read

Excessive Worrying May Have Co-evolved with Intelligence

What is usually seen as pathology may aid survival of the species. Worrying may have evolved along with intelligence as...

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·December 15, 2011·2 min read

A Novel Mechanism Regulating Stress is Identified

Neuroscience researchers from Tufts identify potential target for drug therapy for wide range of disorders associated with stress Neuroscience researchers...