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For military veterans, many of the deepest wounds of war are invisible: Traumatic brain injuries resulting from head trauma or blast explosions are a leading cause of post-traumatic stress disorder, ...

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When childhood cancer treatment ends, the emotional impact often does not. A new study published in the Nature journal ...