The human brain is made up of billions of interconnected cells that are constantly talking to each other. A new Nature study zooms in to the single-cell level to see how this cellular communication ...

Single-cell analyses revealed molecular profiles that can distinguish PTSD from depression, potentially leading to better drugs for this psychiatric disorder. To test this hypothesis, Girgenti and his ...

Arturo Marroquin Rivera is at the CERVO Brain Research Centre, Québec City, Québec G1J 2G3, Canada and the Department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Québec ...

The diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has undergone much more than a minor tweaking or superficial facelift in the American Psychiatric Association's DSM-5. This guidebook to ...

Emotional outbursts and sudden mood shifts are part of various mental health conditions. Learn what drives this dysregulation ...

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) isn’t caused by just one faulty switch in the brain; it’s more like a tangled orchestra of genes and cells thrown off-key by trauma. With many genetic players ...

Retired Army General Peter Chiarelli has endorsed the idea that post-traumatic stress disorder should be renamed post-traumatic stress injury to emphasize its putative organic basis. This proposal has ...

A University of Alabama at Birmingham expert unpacks the complexities of PTSD, its impact on the brain and sleep, and how individuals can navigate emotional and cognitive challenges through treatment.

Police officers in the UK are more than twice as likely to suffer traumatic brain injuries than the general public, with those hurt while on duty facing significantly higher chances of developing ...