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Study Suggests Some Brain Injuries Reduce The Likelihood Of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
A new study of combat-exposed Vietnam War veterans shows that those with injuries to certain parts of the brain were less likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The findings, from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Naval Medical Center, suggest that drugs or pacemaker-like devices aimed at dampening activity in these brain regions might be effective treatments for PTSD. [click link for full article] (Read More)

Immigration Detainees Suffer Serious Depression And Anxiety, UK
People detained in immigration reception centres in the UK are highly vulnerable to psychological distress, and detention may itself be a risk factor for anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. Those are the findings of a study presented on Friday 14 December 2007, to the Annual Conference of the Division of Clinical Psychology at the Congress Centre, London, by Dr Katy Robjant from the University of Surrey. [click link for full article] (Read More)

NIST Helps Beam Time To TV Viewers In The Middle East
Millions of satellite television and radio users in North Africa and the Middle East can now see and hear the precise time of day, thanks to technical assistance and a custom-built time signal generator from NIST. (Read More)

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