News tagged with posts
Psychedelic trips aid anxiety treatments in study
(AP) -- The big white pill was brought to her in an earthenware chalice. She'd already held hands with her two therapists and expressed her wishes for what it would help her do.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 23, 2010 |
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Internet pioneers oppose US online piracy bills
The founders of Craigslist, eBay, Google, Twitter, Yahoo! and other Internet giants expressed concern to the US Congress on Wednesday over legislation intended to crack down on online piracy.
Dec 14, 2011 |
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'American Diet' v. Atkins Diet
(PhysOrg.com) -- If people can learn anything from rats, what to eat might be one of the most useful lessons. University of South Florida Professor David Diamond, in the Departments of Psychology, Molecular ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 19, 2009 |
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Neuroscientists Show How Brain Stores Memories of Specific Fears
(PhysOrg.com) -- The brain is capable of holding and retrieving memories for specific fears, revealing a more sophisticated storage and recall capacity than previously thought, neuroscientists have found. The study, which ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 02, 2010 |
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Use of cannabinoids could help post-traumatic stress disorder patients
Use of cannabinoids (marijuana) could assist in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder patients. This is exposed in a recent study carried out at the Learning and Memory Lab in the University of Haifa's Department ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 04, 2009 |
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US to reject Canada pipeline: reports
The United States will Wednesday reject the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada, a politically charged project that is bitterly opposed by environmentalists, news reports said.
Jan 18, 2012 |
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Birds in captivity lose hippocampal mass
(PhysOrg.com) -- Being in captivity for just a few weeks can reduce the volume of the hippocampus by as much as 23 percent, according to a new Cornell study.
Oct 12, 2009 |
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Post-traumatic stress: A condition both more prevalent and more treatable than previously thought, researcher says
(PhysOrg.com) -- Terry Keane, a longtime PTSD researcher and associate chief of staff for research and development at the Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, says researchers in recent years have learned ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 24, 2010 |
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Flashing glasses may help PTSD sufferers
(PhysOrg.com) -- Psychologists in the UK propose using spectacles with flashing lights at each side to identify people likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and possibly to treat them.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 23, 2010 |
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PTSD interrupts lives long after trauma
Throughout much of her young adult life, Terry Hatcher was living in a disassociated state, disconnected from the world -- zoned out. She tried to commit suicide at age 21.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 08, 2010 |
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Military deploys virtual reality to train soldiers, staff
Seated in a tan leather couch, Petty Officer Sarax suddenly straightens his back and begins flailing his right arm.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Nov 11, 2010 |
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New biological pathway identified for post-traumatic stress disorder
High blood levels of a hormone produced in response to stress are linked to post-traumatic stress disorder in women but not men, a study from researchers at Emory University and the University of Vermont has found.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 23, 2011 |
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Researcher's new conservation tool: a wooden post
The latest tool for protecting one of Victoria’s most important wetlands is a simple wooden post.
Mar 09, 2012 |
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Post-traumatic stress disorder linked to death, atherosclerosis in veterans
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) more than doubles a veteran's risk of death from any cause and is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 17, 2010 |
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High tech for bicycles
Carbon fiber composite materials (CFRPs) not only make cars and airplanes lightweight but also benefit the light weight constructions for valuable bicycle concepts. At the Composites Europe trade show in Stuttgart, ...
Oct 21, 2009 |
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