A new study reveals a connection between early life trauma and adult brain aging. Adults reporting severe childhood stress ...

When children are traumatically separated from their parents, as we've recently seen with migrants at the U.S. southern border, it does more than just distress children. It can negatively influence ...

Child maltreatment, which includes abuse and neglect, is one of the most serious public health concerns worldwide. These adversities leave a lasting impact on the emotional well-being, memory, and ...

Researchers identify molecular markers in children and adolescents, revealing how child maltreatment stress alters DNA, brain development, and mental health Child maltreatment, which includes abuse ...

Examining brain plasticity and its implications for development, aging, and brain injury recovery.

A decade ago, Dutch psychiatrist Dr. Bessel van der Kolk wrote a landmark book on the neurobiology of trauma. It was called The Body Keeps the Score. You may have heard of it since it spent 245 weeks ...

Child maltreatment, which includes abuse and neglect, is one of the most serious public health concerns worldwide. These adversities leave a lasting impact on the emotional well-being, memory, and ...