Scientists found that childhood trauma can change DNA and brain development, leaving long-term biological marks.

New research reveals that child maltreatment leaves measurable biological “scars” on DNA, altering brain structure and function.

How did the early childhood trauma affect the entropy — the temporal structure, of the brain’s intrinsic activity in a particular region — namely the perigenual anterior cingulate (the PACC is highly ...

Uncover the transformative steps to understanding and healing from childhood trauma this World Mental Health Day.

Healing from childhood trauma is possible but it is a slow process While the memories of past traumas never go away emotional ...

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 ...

An increased risk of dementia among individuals exposed to brain trauma, traumatic brain injury, has been known for almost a century. Still, we know very little about the molecular causes behind this, ...

A study reveals that traumatic brain injury alters the small vessels in the brain, resulting in an accumulation of amyloid beta -- a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease. The findings suggest that vascular ...

Ketogenic diet in young rats reverses the lifelong mental effects of prenatal stress by enhancing brain resilience.

The brain is usually fully developed and mature by age 30. Although the brain will approach its full size by early childhood, the physical structure and function will continue to be refined as nerve ...

An ancient brain circuit, which enables the eyes to reflexively rotate up as the body tilts down, tunes itself early in life as an animal develops, a new study finds. Led by researchers at NYU ...