News tagged with extreme stress
90 percent of firefighters exhibit symptoms of PTSD: researchers
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.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 23, 2012 |
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Researchers find gene that turns up effect of chemotherapy
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 ...
Cancer
Jan 29, 2013 |
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Marijuana blocks PTSD symptoms in rats: study
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.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 20, 2011 |
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Measuring skull pressure without the headache
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 ...
Medical research
Dec 20, 2012 |
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Optimism and humour can help to combat dental fear
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 ...
Health
Feb 06, 2012 |
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Novel aspects of posttraumatic stress disorder
A multivariate analysis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) performed by European researchers is expected to improve risk assessment and disease diagnosis.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 30, 2012 |
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