http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Chemotherapy is one of the most common treatments for cancer patients. However, many patients suffer from serious side-effects and a large proportion does not respond to the treatment. Researchers from the Biotech Research and Innovation Centre (BRIC) and Center for Healthy Aging, University of Copenhagen, now show that the gene FBH1 helps turn up the effect of chemotherapy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-gene-effect-chemotherapy.html Cancer Tue, 29 Jan 2013 12:05:49 EST news278683542 Space research has developed a new way of measuring the pressure inside your skull using simple sound waves from headphones. The device is an effective early-warning system for patients recovering from head injury or brain surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-skull-pressure-headache.html Medical research Thu, 20 Dec 2012 07:40:39 EST news275211633 A multivariate analysis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) performed by European researchers is expected to improve risk assessment and disease diagnosis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-aspects-posttraumatic-stress-disorder.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 30 Aug 2012 09:26:04 EST news265537548 A new study on the prevalence of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among firefighters in Israel indicates that approximately 90 percent show some form of full or partial symptoms. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-percent-firefighters-symptoms-ptsd.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:41:00 EST news249216044 Scientists at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have investigated the strategies used by people who suffer from dental fear to cope with dental treatment. Some of the most important factors in managing stress during a visit to the dentist include optimism on the part of the patient and an atmosphere of humour in the interaction with the dental staff. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-optimism-humour-combat-dental.html Health Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:50:02 EST news247768052 Marijuana administered in a timely fashion could block the development of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in rats, a new study conducted at Haifa University has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-marijuana-blocks-ptsd-symptoms-rats.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:49:15 EST news235745341