Publications by authors named "Meghan L Donovan"
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- Many U.S. military Veterans are dealing with PTSD but don't respond well to regular treatments like medicine and therapy.
- Researchers think that probiotics, which are good bacteria, might help reduce the inflammation linked to PTSD symptoms.
- This study is testing a specific probiotic called LGG to see if it can help Veterans with PTSD by lowering inflammation and improving their condition.
Association between perceived distress and salivary cortisol in veterans with mTBI.
Compr Psychoneuroendocrinol
May 2022
Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is one of the most common injuries experienced by Veterans and can frequently result in a variety of post-concussive symptoms. Post-concussive headaches (PCH), one of the most common symptoms, can persist for years after the injury occurred. The long-lasting impacts of PCH can be extremely distressing for Veterans, thus necessitating the need to find reliable biomarkers that directly relate to subjective feelings of distress.
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