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By TL Criser NEUROSCIENTISTS SAY BRAIN SCANS CAN SPOT PTSDPost-traumatic stress is estimated to afflict more than 300,000 veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan, but until now, it’s been labeled a “soft disorder” — one without an objective biological path to diagnosis. That may have changed this week, after researchers at the University of Minnesota and the Minneapolis VA Medical Center announced they’d found a distinct pattern of brain activity among PTSD sufferers. The team used a brain imaging method called magnetoencephalography (MEG), which measures how the brain processes information. They scanned the brains of 74 U.S. veterans with PTSD, and 250 civilians without the disorder. By spotting specific brain biomarkers, they said they managed to accurately diagnose PTSD sufferers with 90 percent accuracy. http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/01/brain-biomarker-could-be-the-key-to-ptsd-diagnosis NOW AVAILABLE ON AMERICAN LIBRARY BUYERS GUIDE " One of the best and most positive stories about Vietnam! this is a captivating read... I give it an A+" J. Gore - The Hollywood Reporter Only $ 12.78 READ COMMENTS BY Major General Dan P. Bolger &Major General Anthony A. Cucolo III ****TLV Publishing Guarantee**** If you purchase the book and do not find it interesting or a worthwhile read, we will refund the purchase price and postage. MORE INFO CARNEGIE LIBRARY OFFICIALS declare it is a "GREAT BOOK!" Read more: BOOK CLUB REVIEW The Padre Island Women’s Book Club says, "It’s an enthralling & extraordinarily worthwhile read!” ORDER HERE NOW! Paper Back Only $ 12.78 More Readers Comments |