Genes explain why anxiety and depression go hand-in-hand

A study of more than 200,000 veterans sheds light on the genetic basis for anxiety, as well as why anxiety and depression so often coexist.

Bill Hathaway-Yale • futurity
Jan. 7, 2020 ~3 min

7 ways grief affects veterans

Though there's been a lot of research on PTSD and the toll of war, little research has focused on grief among veterans. A new study identifies seven themes.

Pat Harriman-UC Irvine • futurity
Nov. 7, 2019 ~4 min


PTSD nearly doubles risk for infections

People with PTSD have almost double the risk of developing an infection, researchers find. Men and women face different risks.

Boston University • futurity
Oct. 16, 2019 ~2 min

Psychiatric care more likely for children of refugees with PTSD

The children of refugees to Denmark were 75% more likely to be in contact with the psychiatric system before they turned 18 if both parents had PTSD.

Cecilie Krabbe-Copenhagen • futurity
Sept. 18, 2019 ~5 min

Can we manipulate memory to fight anxiety?

Memory manipulation may seem like science fiction, but this video explains how altering memories to fight anxiety and PTSD could become a reality.

Boston University • futurity
Sept. 18, 2019 ~1 min

9/11 responders show link between PTSD and cognitive decline

"...a significant portion of responders have new onset cognitive impairment when many of them were cognitively normal within just the past few years."

Gregory Filiano-Stony Brook • futurity
Sept. 10, 2019 ~4 min

9/11 stories show how ‘near misses’ can be traumatic

"It's not just 'Did this happen to you?' But 'Did something almost happen to you?'"

Bert Gambini-Buffalo • futurity
July 11, 2019 ~5 min

Can we turn down the emotion on traumatic memories?

Manipulating the brain to take the emotional heft from haunting memories might pave the way for treatments for PTSD and depression, a study with mice shows.

Kat McAlpine-Boston • futurity
May 24, 2019 ~7 min


Hormone duo may protect some women against PTSD

New research could clarify why not all women with traumatic childhoods develop PTSD.

Austin Fitzgerald-Missouri • futurity
April 23, 2019 ~4 min

Ecstasy may reopen brain’s ‘critical period’ to treat PTSD

Ecstasy has successfully treated some people with PTSD. A new study suggests reopening the "critical period" in the brain may be why.

Vanessa Wasta-Johns Hopkins • futurity
April 4, 2019 ~6 min

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