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·December 22, 2022·6 min read

Head Trauma and PTSD May Increase Genetic Variant’s Impact on Alzheimer’s Risk

The risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and dementia-related symptoms is higher in those with TBI and PTSD who carry the APOE E4 gene.

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·December 7, 2022·5 min read

How Trauma Changes the Brain

Researchers discover changes to the brain's salience network occur when a person experiences trauma.

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·December 5, 2022·5 min read

Mice lacking a specific serotonin receptor unlearn fear faster than those with the receptor. The findings open the door to the development of new treatments for PTSD and other disorders associated with fear.

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·December 2, 2022·4 min read

Immune System Irregularities Found in Women With Postpartum Mood Disorders

Women who experience postpartum mood disorders including PTSD, depression, and anxiety two to three years after giving birth had irregular immune system responses, researchers report.

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·December 2, 2022·5 min read

Key Brain Cells in Mice Underlying Stress-Related Behaviors Identified

Glutamate neurons in the ventral tegmental area play a key role in the underlying impact of stressors. Silencing the neurons made the brain more resilient to stress.

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·November 30, 2022·5 min read

Traumatic Social Experience Blocks Social Reward and Promotes Sustained Social Avoidance

Social trauma impairs reward function in the brain, making social interaction no longer rewarding and triggering social avoidance.

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·November 28, 2022·5 min read

Ten Minutes of Aerobic Exercise With Exposure Therapy Found to Reduce PTSD Symptoms

Augmenting exposure therapy with ten minutes of aerobic exercise reduces PTSD symptom severity for up to six months after a nine-week course of treatment ends.

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·November 22, 2022·6 min read

Patients With PTSD Are Less Likely to Survive COVID Than Those Without

People with PTSD had a 9% increased risk of hospitalization and an 8% increased risk of death following contracting COVID-19 than people without the disorder. Those with psychosis had a 58% increased risk of death associated with COVID-19, and those with bipolar disorder had a 29% increased risk of dying from coronavirus.

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·November 18, 2022·5 min read

Can Pharmacotherapies Prevent Alcohol Use Disorder in People With PTSD?

Those with PTSD are almost twice as likely to develop alcohol use disorder than their peers who have not experienced trauma. Researchers report drugs that block FKBP5, such as benztropine, a drug used to control symptoms of Parkinson's disease, and the experimental compound SAFit2 reduce alcohol preference and drinking in models of PTSD.

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·November 15, 2022·5 min read

Researchers Create Novel Device to Measure Nerve Activity for Treatment of Sepsis and PTSD

A new, non-invasive method for measuring cervical nerve activity offers more personal treatments for PTSD and sepsis.

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·November 14, 2022·4 min read

Exposing Brain Tissue to Psilocybin Provides Insights Into Consciousness, Depression and Anxiety

Investigating how psychedelics such as psilocybin act on serotonin receptors, researchers shed new light on how the drugs affect consciousness and assist in treating a range of mental health disorders.