Dogs can sniff trauma flashbacks on our breath By Michael Franco March 28, 2024 Dogs can already be helpful to those suffering from PTSD, and new research shows they might even be able to predict ...

Understanding the difference between fear and emotional pain in PTSD could potentially inform new treatment approaches ...

There’s yet another reason to love dogs. Humankind’s furry best friends could potentially sniff out flashbacks from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) before they happen, according to a study ...

Playing the video game Tetris can significantly reduce a hallmark symptom of PTSD- unpleasant and intrusive memories of a traumatic event. The corresponding study was published in BMC Medicine. Tetris ...

Dogs' sensitive noses can detect the early warning signs of many potentially dangerous medical situations, like an impending seizure or sudden hypoglycemia. Now, scientists have found evidence that ...

The study, published in the journal Brain Stimulation, was conducted in the labs of Prof. Nitzan Censor and Yair Bar-Haim at Tel Aviv University and led by doctoral students Or Dezachyo and Noga Yair, ...

There is relatively little empirical research into the flashback phenomenon. Nevertheless, flashbacks are a common distressing symptom people experience in the aftermath of surviving a traumatic event ...

A study of U.S. veterans found that their episodic visual memory, motor learning, and sustained visual attention improved ...

In their day-to-day work, first responders – including police, firefighters, paramedics and lifesavers – often witness ...

A web of altered neurochemical pathways and physical brain changes result in post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. The interplay between cortisol dysregulation, heightened norepinephrine levels, ...