http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Americans think locally when they consider whether the loss of U.S. troops overseas warrants troop withdrawals, a new nationwide study suggests. http://www.physorg.com/news174832480.html Other Sciences Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:50:01 EST news174832480 University of Michigan scientists have developed a combination drug that promises a safer, more precise way for medics and fellow soldiers in battle situations to give a fallen soldier both morphine and a drug that limits morphine's dangerous side effects. http://www.physorg.com/news173021981.html Nanotechnology Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:40:24 EST news173021981 According to a recent Washington Post study, approximately 20% of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are psychologically damaged. Among them are a substantial number with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and the high rate of suicide among PTSD sufferers has become unacceptable to Army commanders and the soldiers' families. http://www.physorg.com/news171120245.html Medicine & Health Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:25:42 EST news171120245 It is important to understand what biological mechanisms contribute to an individual's capacity to be resilient under conditions of extreme stress, such as those regularly experienced by soldiers, police, and firefighters. Dr. Charles A. Morgan III and his colleagues from Yale University and the VA National Center for PTSD have worked closely with collaborators at the Special Forces Underwater Warfare Operations Center to study special operations soldiers enrolled in the military Combat Diver Qualification Course (CDQC). http://www.physorg.com/news168691100.html Medicine & Health Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:00:01 EST news168691100 The tools of his trade range from earthmovers and shovels to the finest brushes, surgical tweezers and dentists' mirrors -- and his job is to uncover secrets from beyond the grave. http://www.physorg.com/news160723224.html Other Sciences Tue, 05 May 2009 06:21:04 EST news160723224 The US Army said on Monday it had launched a fan page on Facebook and established an office for online "social media," despite security rules that limit soldiers' access to networking sites. http://www.physorg.com/news160077300.html Technology Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:55:18 EST news160077300 The thriving use of private military contractors in place of citizen-soldiers allows nations to externalize the costs of war and outsource accountability during wartime, according to sociologist Katherine McCoy, writing in the winter 2009 issue of Contexts magazine. http://www.physorg.com/news155817145.html Other Sciences Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:32:57 EST news155817145 (PhysOrg.com) -- A researcher from the University of Leicester has identified what looks to be the oldest archaeological evidence for chemical warfare--from Roman times. http://www.physorg.com/news151145419.html Other Sciences Wed, 14 Jan 2009 08:50:19 EST news151145419 The risk of depression is greater among Iraqi soldiers who took part in the Gulf War than among civilians. Surprisingly, on the other hand, neither of these groups showed any signs of post-traumatic stress ten years after that war-­with the exception of those Iraqis who have left Iraq. This is demonstrated in a study published in the new issue of the scientific journal New Iraqi Journal of Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news144928209.html Medicine & Health Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:50:09 EST news144928209 Cortisol helps our bodies cope with stress, but what about its effects on the brain? A new study by Cohen and colleagues, appearing in the October 15th issue of Biological Psychiatry, suggests that the answer to this question is complex. http://www.physorg.com/news143891872.html Medicine & Health Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:57:52 EST news143891872 The connection between geology and the history of the Civil War has fascinated Robert Whisonant since his undergraduate days, and now Whisonant has teamed up with geomorphologist Judy Ehlen, both of Radford University, to take history, military history in particular, a step deeper -- into the geology beneath the soldiers' feet. http://www.physorg.com/news142086131.html Space & Earth Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:22:11 EST news142086131 There may be more hope than has been recognized for some people with severe brain injuries, according to a U.S. neurosurgeon who earlier this year spent four months in Iraq treating soldiers and civilians. Jason Huang, M.D., this week presented his results from his experience in Iraq at the annual meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons in Orlando, Fla. http://www.physorg.com/news141471963.html Medicine & Health Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:46:03 EST news141471963 In the future, soldiers may be communicating silently with sophisticated "thought helmets." The devices would harness a person´s brain waves and transmit them as radio waves, where they would be translated into words in the headphones of other soldiers. http://www.physorg.com/news141314439.html Technology Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:00:39 EST news141314439 Two new studies show that migraine headaches are very common among U.S. military personnel, yet the condition is frequently underdiagnosed. The studies, appearing in Headache, the peer-reviewed journal of the American Headache Society, examine the incidence among soldiers within 10 days of returning from a 1-year combat tour in Iraq , as well as U.S. Army officer trainees. http://www.physorg.com/news139059898.html Medicine & Health Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:44:57 EST news139059898 In Nepal, former child soldiers display greater severity of mental health problems, such as symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression, compared with children who were not forced into military service, according to a study in the August 13 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on violence and human rights. http://www.physorg.com/news137775889.html Medicine & Health Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:04:49 EST news137775889