Face analysis tech could spot PTSD in kids

Diagnosing post-traumatic stress disorder in kids can be notoriously difficult. New technology could help change that.

Cassidy Delamarter - U. South Florida • futurity
yesterday ~6 min

Seeing trauma triggers changes in the brain

"Our research suggests that indirect trauma and direct trauma create different biological responses..."

Marya Barlow-Virginia Tech • futurity
March 18, 2025 ~5 min


Service dogs ease veterans’ PTSD symptoms

Veterans with service dogs have fewer PTSD symptoms, lower anxiety, and depression, and a higher quality of life, researchers find.

Logan Burtch-Buus-Arizona • futurity
June 5, 2024 ~12 min

How childhood trauma affects adults later

Experts share the ways in which trauma affects the brain and body, how PTSD and trauma are related, and suggestions for healing.

U. Rochester-URMC • futurity
May 6, 2024 ~7 min

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

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