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Hormone May Explain PTSD Risk In Women

February 24, 2011 by

High blood levels of a stress hormone called PACAP may explain why women but not men have a much higher risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a new US study published online in Nature this week...

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