A team of researchers from Emory University School of Medicine and UVM have identified a genetic connection between the hormone PACAP and a person’s level of fear and anxiety, and with post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD. UVM professors Victor May and Jom Hammack say the team now has the molecular tools to assess whether people are at risk for PTSD.
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