News tagged with ptsd
Non-invasive technique blocks a conditioned fear in humans
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 09, 2009 |
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Scientists have for the first time selectively blocked a conditioned fear memory in humans with a behavioral manipulation. Participants remained free of the fear memory for at least a year. The research builds on emerging ...
How to help psychologically survivors of wars: A study on Rwanda orphans
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 23, 2009 |
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A group of German investigators performed a controlled study on psychological help for Rwanda orphans of war.
PTSD associated with higher Alzheimer's/dementia risk; moderate alcohol consumption may lower it
Jul 13, 2009 |
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Though discoveries about Alzheimer's disease risk factors are often in the news, adults do not know about the relationship between Alzheimer's disease risk and heart health, nor that physical activity can be protective against ...
Forget it! A biochemical pathway for blocking your worst fears?
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 24, 2009 |
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A receptor for glutamate, the most prominent neurotransmitter in the brain, plays a key role in the process of "unlearning," report researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Their findings, published in the ...
Ecstasy could help patients with post-traumatic stress disorder
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Mar 09, 2009 |
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Ecstasy may help suffers of post-traumatic stress learn to deal with their memories more effectively by encouraging a feeling of safety, according to an article in the Journal of Psychopharmacology published today by SAG ...
