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In Search For PTSD Treatment, Gene Identified That May Influence Fear Factor
Researchers are looking for genes to target that influence people's reactions to stress and anxiety. In other news related to veterans' health, employees at a Houston VA facility have been understating appointment waiting times.
Scientists in Los Angeles have identified a new genetic candidate that could be targeted in order to treat people with post-traumatic stress disorder. ... Using genetic tools, the researchers were able to focus in on a number of genes that were candidates for influencing our learning of fear. They eventually narrowed their search down to the gene Hcn1. (Johnson, 6/20)
Employees at Houston-area Department of Veterans Affairs facilities manipulated scheduling data for hundreds of medical appointments, understating patient wait times by days or even months, according to an agency watchdog. (Barned-Smith, 6/20)
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