With attrition rates of new recruits at 15 percent and the need for soldiers ever-growing, scientists are looking toward stress research to screen U.S. Army recruits for potential problems before they occur.
One technique that shows promise is testing for chemicals and hormones called stress biomarkers. In potential recruits, these may give an indication of how much stress he or she has experienced over a lifetime, possibly shedding light on a history of trauma. In current soldiers, testing for increases in stress biomarkers may give doctors a simple scientific method to screen for stressors which if unnoticed may lead to psychological problems and even the weakening of soldiers' bones and immune systems.
Read more: Stress research may allow Army to use science to keep recruits
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