Two new studies seem to provide more evidence that post-traumatic stress disorder is a chemical change in the brain caused by trauma — and that it might be possible to diagnose, treat and predict susceptibility to it based on brain scans or blood tests.In one study, Christine Marx, of the Duke University Medical Center...
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2 studies: PTSD is chemical change in brain
Awards for outstanding performance
Awards for outstanding performance
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CFC Final Push
CFC Final Push
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Kid Rock headlines USO tour
Kid Rock headlines USO tour
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Kid Rock Visit
Kid Rock Visit
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Sesame Street Visit
Sesame Street Visit
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Spouses Incentive Flight
Spouses Incentive Flight
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Bataan ARG home after delivering Ospreys
NORFOLK NAVAL STATION, Va. — The ships of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group returned home Tuesday, the first to deploy with the MV-22B Osprey tilt-rotor as part of its air element and the first to send the aircraft into Afghanistan.The arrival also brought home nearly 1,000 sailors and officers — and 38 new fathers...
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Construction on Army Fort Richardson
It's the largest military construction budget for the Corps of Engineers since World War II and it's changing where and how the Army lives. Mary Cochran reports from Fort Richardson, Alaska, on what this means for single Soldiers. ... usarmy soldiersmediacenter boss mwr fmwrc fmwrcommand family single soldier army brac build construction usace
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Repairing a lock system
The nation's waterways are a strategic, economic and military resource. But the ugly truth is that most of our river infrastructure is way past its life cycle.
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Life support
US Soldiers and local response teams train together with Exercise Charging Boar in Grafenwoehr, Germany.
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Deployments harder on girls, older youths
The more time military parents are deployed, the more problems their children have — and the problems are intensified for older youths and girls of all ages, who report more difficulties with family, school and peers, a new study shows.About 30 percent of the military children surveyed by the Rand Corp. think tank also...
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AF Nixes Tattoo Policy After Two Weeks
The Air Force has scrapped a two-week-old policy that prohibited recruits from having a tattoo on their right arm, and leaders are now conducting a review of the service’s personal-appearance regulations.
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CNO makes flag officer assignment
Chief of Naval Operations Adm.
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Karzai Estimates Longer Afghan Timeline
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said it may be five years before his army is ready to take on insurgents, at least 15 years before his government can bankroll a security force strong enough to protect the country from the threat of insurgency.
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McChrystal: ‘No Silver Bullets’ for Victory
The general in charge of the war in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, said Tuesday there are "no silver bullets" for success but he expects to know by this time next year whether the troop buildup is reversing the Taliban's momentum.
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Police: Marine Dies in Argument Over Game
Police in North Carolina are saying a Marine was accidentally shot to death when he got into an argument with a friend over the Texas-Nebraska football game.
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Two Navy SEALs Arraigned in Abuse Case
Two U.S. Navy SEALs accused in the alleged abuse of an Iraqi detainee were arraigned in Virginia Monday, with one not entering a plea and one pleading innocent.
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Study: Military Kids Have More Stress
According to a new study, children from military families experience higher levels of anxiety than children in the general population.
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