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Correspondence |
Heal the aftermath of intergenerational trauma and grief
- Yafit Levin
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- & Yaira Hamama-Raz
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Nature Podcast |
Why does cancer spread to the spine? Newly discovered stem cells might be the key
A stem cell vital for vertebral growth also drives spine metastases, and the use of MDMA in the treatment of PTSD.
- Benjamin Thompson
- & Shamini Bundell
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Outlook |
How to help children traumatized by war
Widespread violence takes a serious toll on children’s mental health. But there are ways to alleviate the suffering.
- Fadi Maalouf
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Outlook |
Hope that psychedelic drugs can erase trauma
Some researchers are finding clues that MDMA might be able to treat post-traumatic stress disorder. But the science has yet to catch up with the optimism.
- Lauren Gravitz
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News Feature |
How ecstasy and psilocybin are shaking up psychiatry
Regulators will soon grapple with how to safely administer powerful psychedelics for treating depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.
- Paul Tullis
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Outlook |
EpiVario: mixing psychotherapy and small-molecule drugs
A firm with a formula for treating PTSD has been shortlisted for The Spinoff Prize.
- Michael Eisenstein
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News & Views |
Biological clues to an enigmatic treatment for traumatic stress
A treatment called eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing alleviates post-traumatic stress disorder through enigmatic mechanisms. A study in mice offers potential clues into the biological basis of this approach.
- Andrew Holmes
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Article |
Neural circuits underlying a psychotherapeutic regimen for fear disorders
Bilateral sensory stimulation, which is used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder in humans, alleviates fear memory in mice through a circuit involving the superior colliculus and the medial thalamus.
- Jinhee Baek
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News Feature |
Disarming the mind: Reintegrating ex-combatants in Colombia
Following a peace treaty, can research help thousands of former fighters reintegrate into society?
- Adam Levy
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News |
Fight, flight or freeze: Inside the brain of a scared mouse
The mouse fear response could help neuroscientists understand disorders such as phobias and PTSD.
- Ellie Mackay
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News Feature |
Colombia: After the violence
Peace efforts in the country have ended 50 years of intense conflict. Now, scientists are studying former fighters and victims as they attempt to heal.
- Sara Reardon
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Books & Arts |
Books in brief
Barbara Kiser reviews five of the week's best science picks.
- Barbara Kiser
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News |
Psychedelic compound in ecstasy moves closer to approval to treat PTSD
A promising treatment that uses MDMA could help people suffering with post-traumatic stress disorder.
- Amy Maxmen
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News |
Immigration crackdowns damage health — even for unborn children
The lasting effects of stress and fear of deportation are beginning to emerge.
- Sara Reardon
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News & Views |
Eighty years of stress
The discovery in 1936 that rats respond to various damaging stimuli with a general response that involves alarm, resistance and exhaustion launched the discipline of stress research.
- George Fink
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Outlook |
Neurobiology: Rise of resilience
Stress can have a negative influence on the human brain, but increasingly it is the ability to withstand severe stress that is the focus of research.
- Anthony King
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News |
Vaccine hope for post-traumatic stress
Development of anxiety and fear alleviated by manipulating immune system in rodents.
- Sara Reardon
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News |
MDMA keeps severe stress at bay
Prolonged relief reported from drug-enhanced therapy sessions.
- Arran Frood
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News Feature |
Stress: The roots of resilience
Most people bounce back from trauma — but some never recover. Scientists are trying to work out what underlies the difference.
- Virginia Hughes
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News |
Gene linked to post-traumatic stress
A good memory can be a curse in traumatic situations.
- Mo Costandi
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News |
Keeping memories sharp
Researchers home in on structures that help the brain avoid faulty recall.
- David Cyranoski
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Article |
Post-traumatic stress disorder is associated with PACAP and the PAC1 receptor
- Kerry J. Ressler
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News |
Party drug could ease trauma long term
Pilot studies demonstrate effectiveness of MDMA for post-traumatic stress disorder.
- Lizzie Buchen
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News & Views |
Editing out fear
Retrieving a memory initiates a window of vulnerability for that memory. Simple behavioural methods can modify distressing memories during this window, eliminating fear reactions to traumatic reminders.
- Gregory J. Quirk
- & Mohammed R. Milad
The rise of eco-anxiety: scientists wake up to the mental-health toll of climate change