Gene may help explain stress disorder
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080319/ap_on_he_me/ptsd_genes"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080317/capt.d299fa8716194b8c83486bf83c77edf3.obama_2008_paab124.jpg?x=130&y=67&q=85&sig=SnwOyiGdl0pM5_RdHMpkHQ--" align="left" height="67" width="130" alt="Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., center, looks at a show of hands for those diagnosed with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) while participating in an MTV roundtable with Iraq war veterans, Monday, March 17, 2008, at Whistles Pub in Scranton, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" border="0" /></a>AP - Groundbreaking research suggests genes help explain why some people can recover from a traumatic event while others suffer post-traumatic stress disorder. Though preliminary, the study provides insight into a condition expected to strike increasing numbers of military veterans returning from combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, one health expert said.</p><br clear="all"/>

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