Experts know little as to how the maternal environment alters offspring programming. Epigenetics, an area of research that is studying how environmental factors produce lasting changes in gene expression without altering DNA sequence, may provide new insights into this question.
A new review, published in Biological Psychiatry, has incorporated the latest insight gained from clinical and […]

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Men are more prone to the to post-traumatic stress disorder from ages 41 to 45, a new study finds.
The study was published July 20 in the Annals of General Psychiatry.

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According to a report in the June issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, older veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) appear more likely to develop dementia over a seven-year period than those without PTSD.
“The report suggests there are several reasons why patients with PTSD may have an increased risk of […]

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Researchers say that U.S. veterans continue to fight barriers as they seek treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder,
Statistics show that between 2002 and 2008, nearly 50,000 veterans from the Afghanistan and Iraq wars received diagnoses of post-traumatic stress disorder. But the study authors found. fewer than 10 percent of those completed the recommended treatment of 10 […]

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Recent research carried out by the consultancy firm Mercer found many more men could be suffering from stress in the workplace than is currently believed.
Acording to research conclusion some 11.4 million working days are lost each year in the UK as a result of stress or depression. Furthermore, the company’s report also noted that rates […]

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A French scientific team has found the dose of DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) that is “just right” for preventing cardiovascular disease in healthy men.
The scientists conclude that a 200 mg dose of DHA per day is enough to affect biochemical markers that reliably predict cardiovascular problems, such as those related to aging, atherosclerosis, and diabetes. This […]

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A new study commissioned by insurer Direct Line has confirmed what millions of brew-lovers have long believed – a nice cup of tea helps us calm down during stressful times.
But that’s not it: Even the tea-making ritual provides a “chillout moment” that significantly reduces anxiety levels after stressful experiences.

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A new study lead by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine shows that social stress could be a major precursor to heart disease by causing the body to deposit more fat in the abdominal cavity, speeding the harmful buildup of plaque in blood vessels, a stepping stone to the number one cause of […]

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According to a new research at the University of Southern California Davis School of Gerontology, men under stress are more likely to take risks, correlating to such real-life behaviour as gambling, smoking, unsafe sex and illegal drug use.
Men seem to enter more risky financial situations than women, which was part of the impetus for our […]

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A Japanese study suggests that men in high high-stress jobs are more likely to suffer a stroke than those in less demanding positions.
Background information in the study report, appearing in the Archives of Internal Medicine, reveals that stress is considered a risk factor for stroke.
The study report further states that several models of job stress […]

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