Unseen injuries from military service, shaped by repeated exposures and cultural barriers, affect readiness, accountability, ...

Anxiety’s impact on the brain has been carefully documented by research: It can cause fluctuations in neurotransmitters, change activity in different regions of the brain, and, according to new ...

Amy Knight, Ph.D., associate professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurology, discusses why and how chronic stress can affect one’s brain and overall health. What is ...

Oxidative stress is a direct consequence of an excess in the body of so-called "free radicals" – reactive, unstable molecules that contain oxygen. Free radicals are normal metabolic by-products and ...

Services include a 24-hour phone service, available to counsel veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and to screen veterans and service members for traumatic brain injury and the ...

There are many ways that the human body responds to stress, from the adrenaline rush of the "fight-or-flight" instinct to more subtle, complex changes that may not be immediately recognizable to us.

I enjoy working with individuals of all ages, and view the counseling relationship as a partnership in which I assist my clients in working through issues and help them learn practical and healthy ...

When laboratory mice suffer brain damage, e.g., from an injection, research group leader Jan Deussing has observed that a certain type of cell always appears and is activated in the immediate vicinity ...