Do some 9/11 responders have a new kind of dementia?

World Trade Center responders who have PTSD may have a new, specific form of dementia, a new study suggests.

Gregory Filiano-Stony Brook • futurity
Aug. 24, 2022 ~5 min

Long COVID is more likely for 9/11 responders with chronic disease

Many 9/11 first responders have chronic conditions from Ground Zero exposure. Now, researchers say they're more likely to get long COVID, too.

Gregory Filiano-Stony Brook • futurity
June 14, 2022 ~6 min


Untrained 9/11 first responders are 5X more likely to have considered suicide

Untrained first responders who assisted in recovery efforts after the 9/11 terrorist attacks are more likely to have considered suicide in the years after.

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
May 3, 2022 ~5 min

Liberal portrayals of Muslims rely on stereotypes

Liberal representations of Muslims espouse tolerance and multiculturalism, but actually reinforce stereotypes and expectations, a new book argues.

Rebecca Portnoy-NYU • futurity
Sept. 20, 2021 ~11 min

30,177 military members have committed suicide since 9/11. Why?

In the past 20 years, 30,177 active military and veterans of post-9/11 wars have committed suicide. That's four times as many deaths as those killed in action.

Kat McAlpine-Boston • futurity
Sept. 15, 2021 ~10 min

9/11 first responder brains are 10 years ‘older’ than normal

First responders who were at the World Trade Center on September 11th, 2001 are at risk of developing dementia, two new studies show.

Cassandra Genua-Stony Brook • futurity
July 28, 2020 ~8 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


Does PTSD put 9/11 responders at risk of dementia?

Blood samples from 9/11 responders with PTSD symptoms suggest a potential link to dementia.

Gregory Filiano-Stony Brook • futurity
March 13, 2019 ~2 min

Head and neck cancers spike in 9/11 responders

The first report of head and neck cancers in WTC first responders is alarming: a 40 percent increase in diagnosis of these diseases between 2009 and 2012.

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
Jan. 17, 2019 ~3 min

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