Fear Factor Gene Discovered
Robert Roy Britt
LiveScience Managing Editor
LiveScience.com Thu Nov 17, 6:02 PM ET
Some people just don't seem to make a connection between danger and fear. You know the type: They climb sheer cliffs and jump out of airplanes that are working just fine.
All well and good if you like that sort of thing. But there's a flip side that's truly problematic. Some people are so afraid of even the slightest danger that anxiety overwhelms them.
With the discovery of a fear factor gene, announced today, scientists have moved a step closer to being able to moderate extreme reactions to fear and also soothe trauma victims.
No fear
article continues with the drugs they've already used to remove fear....
