Brain Size May Determine Response to PTSD Treatment supriya kashyap kashyap14 May 2016 3:18 PM ISTNew York : Patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) who have a larger brain region are more likely to respond to exposure-based therapy a...
Wearable device may improve sleep, reduce PTSD risk supriya kashyap kashyap21 Aug 2016 9:15 AM ISTNew York : A wearable device developed by Arizona-based research firm Brain State Technologies could help improve sleep and thereby lower the risk of...
Miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy may trigger post-traumatic stress disorder supriya kashyap kashyap3 Nov 2016 10:01 AM ISTWomen may be at risk of post-traumatic stress disorder following a miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy, suggests a new study.The team behind the...
Indian researchers gain insight into brain activity during Post Traumatic Stress Disorder supriya kashyap kashyap30 Dec 2016 12:26 PM ISTBengaluru : In a major step towards developing new therapeutic approaches to treat post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a study by Indian scientists...
How stress may increase risk of heart disease and stroke: Lancet Study supriya kashyap kashyap12 Jan 2017 12:36 PM ISTHeightened activity in the amygdala a region of the brain involved in stress is associated with a greater risk of heart disease and stroke, according...
A single dose of ketamine may prevent PTSD symptoms: Study supriya kashyap kashyap10 Feb 2017 10:55 AM ISTWashington : A study reveals that administering a single dose of ketamine a drug commonly used as general anesthetic or a rapid-acting antidepressant...
PTSD risk can be predicted by hormone levels prior to deployment, study says supriya kashyap kashyap10 March 2017 10:25 AM ISTUp to 20 percent of U.S. veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan developed symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder from trauma experienced...
Scientists identify mechanism that helps us inhibit unwanted thoughts Anjali Nimesh Nimesh6 Nov 2017 8:00 PM ISTScientists have identified a key chemical within the 'memory' region of the brain that allows us to suppress unwanted thoughts, helping explain why...
Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures due to low level of a hormone neuropeptide : Study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh21 Nov 2017 7:22 PM ISTIn Denmark, as many as 2,000 people - in particular women - suffer from spasms which are similar to epileptic seizures, but which cannot be measured,...
Meditating twice a day for 20 mins cut PTSD symptoms in older adults Anjali Nimesh Nimesh15 Jan 2018 7:00 PM ISTJust 20 minutes of meditation twice a day may reduce symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in older adults, suggests a recent...
Burn injuries increases patient's susceptibility for PTSD: Loyola Medicine Survey Medha Baranwal Baranwal30 May 2018 7:00 PM ISTA Loyola Medicine survey has found that 15.8 percent of adult burn patients screened positive for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The results...
The dos and don'ts of supporting women after a miscarriage Hina Zahid27 July 2018 7:05 PM ISTSo your friend decides to forget the "12-week rule" and tells her family and social networks she is pregnant. She knows the stats – one in four...
