A research team from the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT-Italian Institute of Technology), in collaboration with the IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini in Genoa (Italy), has demonstrated that ...

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 ...

A new study revealed that childhood trauma could rewire’ your brain, the researchers suggest that this could lead to aggressive and self-harming behavior. The study, led by Assistant Professor Sora ...

A recent study published in Biological Psychiatry provides evidence that experiencing abuse or neglect during childhood is linked to specific physical changes in brain structure that vary based on a ...

Sora Shin, a Virginia Tech assistant professor with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, will study how brain circuits contribute to aggressive behavior with a $3.2 million grant from the ...

Each year, millions of children around the world are exposed to a host of adverse experiences early in life. These include various forms of maltreatment, growing up in unsafe neighbourhoods, and ...

What began as a child's encounter with trauma has grown into a research programme committed to understanding recovery. When she was in Grade 5, Dr Gillian Mahumane's father suffered a traumatic brain ...

A new study shows how childhood trauma, poverty, and isolation alter brain structures to trigger schizophrenia risk.

In the class of things that happen so often or predictably as to become truisms are the high-risk activities that teenagers frequently engage in, like driving too fast, using alcohol or drugs, ...

Many people assume that once the initial symptoms improve, the brain has fully recovered. However, experts stress that ...

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 ...