Post-traumatic stress drug hope
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US scientists show how the body's own natural stress hormone could soothe post-traumatic stress disorder.
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ATLANTA - Scientists hope a high-tech virtual experience that mimics the battlegrounds of Iraq can be used to help veterans recover from the trauma of war.
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Tests of 2,525 U.S. combat veterans after returning from Iraq have found that depression and post-traumatic stress disorder play key roles in determining who will suffer from health problems following a mild brain injury.
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A drug may help alleviate the learning difficulties associated with Down's Syndrome.
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In a recent trial, a pain medication wasn't as effective as had been hoped.
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A brain protein has been discovered to play a major role in reducing stress and increasing wakefulness, a finding that could lead to treatments for sleep disorders, anxiety and depression.
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Military researchers are working to uncover and harness a "human fear" scent. The pheromone could lead to smell-based terrorist sensors and new means to harness "contagious" stress.
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For women who have struggled with the symptoms of menopause but are fearful of taking risky hormone pills, there is at last a bit of hope.
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Scientists have found a molecule they believe will protect and promote the survival of heart cell muscles, raising hopes of a treatment to repair the damage after a heart attack.
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Earthquake simulators can reduce post-traumatic stress in people who have survived the real thing, a study suggests.
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Two experimental drugs could offer hope to leukemia patients who no longer benefit from Gleevec, the groundbreaking cancer pill, research presented Sunday in San Diego at the meeting of the American Society of Hematology shows.
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New research suggests that post-traumatic stress disorder may be linked to concussions suffered in battle
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A drug used to treat impotence could help Israeli fighter pilots operate at high altitude, the Israeli military's official magazine reported in its latest issue.
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-- Traumatic brain injury, described as the signature wound of the Iraq war, may be less to blame for soldiers' symptoms than doctors once thought, contends a provocative military study that suggests post-traumatic stress and depression often play a role.
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NEW YORK  - Women awaiting surgery to  relieve severe stress urinary incontinence may gain significant  relief with the drug, leading some to reconsider surgery, a  study indicates.
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An expert panel said Thursday that it was unclear which treatments could help combat veterans who are suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.
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In a search for what could be the ultimate cure for drug addiction, scientists have developed a vaccine which prevents the body from getting high.