Can virtual reality and brain stimulation treat PTSD?

Combining two treatments could be a promising option for people, especially military veterans, with post-traumatic stress disorder.

Corrie Pikul-Brown • futurity
March 7, 2024 ~8 min

Brain protein discovery could lead to memory loss and PTSD treatment

The discovery of a new function for a common protein in the brain holds promise for the treatment of memory loss and PTSD.

Max Esterhuizen-Virginia Tech • futurity
Jan. 25, 2024 ~5 min


People with PTSD have smaller cerebellums

People with PTSD have a cerebellum about 2% smaller than unaffected adults, especially in areas that influence emotion and memory.

Dan Vahaba-Duke • futurity
Jan. 11, 2024 ~7 min

Veterans aren’t the only people that suffer from PTSD

An expert breaks down how PTSD affects people beyond the battlefield and how people experiencing it can get help.

Jen Plummer-Syracuse • futurity
June 7, 2023 ~8 min

Brain marker indicates vulnerability to PTSD

Researchers have found a marker in the brain that indicates vulnerability to developing post-traumatic stress disorder.

Taylor McNeil-Tufts • futurity
Feb. 22, 2023 ~6 min

Neuroimaging can’t yet locate PTSD

An attempt to replicate past findings indicates that neuroimaging has a way to go before accurately predicting PTSD.

Bill Hathaway-Yale • futurity
Jan. 12, 2023 ~4 min

PTSD may speed up cellular aging

New research with veterans finds a connection between DNA methylation signals of accelerated cellular aging and PTSD.

Jessica Colarossi-Boston University • futurity
Nov. 15, 2022 ~7 min

Years after Flint water crisis began, locals face depression, PTSD

"The mental health burden of America's largest public-works environmental disaster clearly continues for many adults in Flint," says Aaron Reuben.

Duke University • futurity
Sept. 20, 2022 ~7 min


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

Can hepatitis C drugs fight PTSD?

New findings suggest that drugs used to treat hepatitis C could also help alleviate symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, researchers report.

Jillian McKoy-Boston U. • futurity
Aug. 23, 2022 ~7 min

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