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Following a traumatic event, decreased hippocampus activity worsens Post Traumatic Stress Disorder symptoms, according to new research. The hippocampus is the logical response center in the brain. It encodes new memories, takes stock of spatial and emotional contexts, and processes threats. PTSD affects all these areas. This study measured PTSD symptoms and hippocampal activity in people who had visited the …
A gunbattle between pro- and anti-government militia in southwestern Syria killed thirteen people and injured thirty others. Fighting between the Falhout faction, an armed group backed by Syrian military intelligence, and local fighters took place on Tuesday night and lasted until Wednesday morning in the town of Atil, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). Tensions have been …
Over the past few weeks, there has been a lot of news surrounding a new Burn Pit law. This law finally passed the U.S. Congress last week and was sent to President Biden to sign into law. After much fanfare, President Biden approved and signed the bill on August 10, 2022 and it is now law. Burn pits were large …
The largest political party in the war-torn country nominated longtime government minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, whom some people claim is a puppet, to be the country’s next prime minister. Individual leaders of the Coordination Framework informally endorsed al-Sudani in various tweets and statements. Noticeably absent was the endorsement of Nouri al-Maliki, head of the State of Law Coalition, which has …
A sharply-divided Supreme Court ruled that an Iraq War veteran and former Texas Department of Public Safety trooper could use a 1994 law to pursue a wrongful termination case against his former employer. “I’m beyond thrilled and thankful that the Supreme Court agrees with our position and upheld the rights of servicemembers like myself,” the Army Reserve veteran said in …
