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

Experiencing severe hardship in childhood can have a lasting impact. Understanding this better could open the door to more ...

Child maltreatment, which includes abuse and neglect, is one of the most serious public health concerns worldwide. These ...

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

Although the exact causes of ALS remain unknown, both genetic and environmental factors may contribute to its development.

Early research suggests a brain test may predict whether antidepressants will cause sexual dysfunction. There has never been a way to predict this effect.

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

Abstract: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is an incurable neurodegenerative disease that involves structural changes in the brain. Early diagnosis of AD helps provide timely treatment and delay its ...

Xi Zhu studies PTSD, depression, OCD and brain development to uncover markers that could lead to more precise care. (Adobe Stock) Xi Zhu, an associate professor of bioengineering and director of the ...

Fall is here. Rain is back in the forecast. And the days, they're getting shorter and shorter. These seasonal changes will welcome yet another change before we settle into the last few months of the ...

In New Hampshire, a mom is busily crocheting hundreds of baby blankets for Virginia newborns enrolled in the nation’s largest long-term study of early brain and child development. This New Hampshirite ...