Tag: PTSD

Chronic Disease, Aging Linked to WTC Responders with PTSD

Researchers with the Stony Brook World Trade Center Health and Wellness Program explains why PTSD is associated with a chronic diseases that contribute to aging

July 27, 2026

5 min read

Study Reveals Brain Changes in WTC Responders with Chronic PTSD

A new brain imaging study led by researchers at Stony Brook University has uncovered measurable physical changes in the brain structures of WTC responders who have chronic PTSD.

December 19, 2025

4 min read

Stony Brook Medicine Leads Program to Prevent PTSD in Emergency Responders

A resiliency training program for first responders led by Stony Brook Medicine will be conducted through EMS organizations in New York and Texas.

November 21, 2025

3 min read

Prerana Shrestha Awarded $2.2M Grant for PTSD Research

Prerana Shrestha, an assistant professor in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior in the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, has received a $2.2 million grant from the National Institute of...

January 25, 2024

2 min read

WTC Responders with Cognitive Impairment May Have a New Form of Dementia

A new study suggests that a specific form of dementia could be affecting WTC responders who also have PTSD.

August 22, 2022

4 min read

NIH Grant Supports First Cognitive Monitoring Study of WTC Responders

A research team will assess evidence of brain biomarkers similar to those in Alzheimer’s disease in WTC 9/11 responders cared for at SBU's WTC Health and Wellness Program.

October 15, 2020

2 min read

PTSD in 9/11 Responders Linked to Dementia

There appears to be a link between chronic PTSD in 9/11 responders and dementia, according to a new pilot study led by researchers at Stony Brook University and the Stony Brook World Trade Center Health and Wellness...

March 5, 2019

2 min read

Tag: PTSD

Chronic Disease, Aging Linked to WTC Responders with PTSD

Study Reveals Brain Changes in WTC Responders with Chronic PTSD

Stony Brook Medicine Leads Program to Prevent PTSD in Emergency Responders

Prerana Shrestha Awarded $2.2M Grant for PTSD Research

WTC Responders with Cognitive Impairment May Have a New Form of Dementia

NIH Grant Supports First Cognitive Monitoring Study of WTC Responders

PTSD in 9/11 Responders Linked to Dementia

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