A recent study investigated whether the body’s oxytocin system acts as a biological risk factor for Functional Neurological ...

Adverse childhood experiences and traumatic events experienced or witnessed at any point during one's lifetime can sometimes prompt the emergence of some mental health disorders, such as ...

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Dom Byrne is a freelance radio and podcast producer based in Brighton, UK. Rana Dajani studies epigenetics of trauma in vulnerable communities around the world. A molecular biologist based at the ...

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a condition affecting a subset of people exposed to traumatic experiences. Not all people who endure traumatic experiences will develop PTSD as most people are ...

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh discovered a promising new biomarker of "complicated" mild to severe pediatric traumatic brain injury, or TBI.

We’ve long known the short-term effects of trauma — headaches, changes in appetite or sleep, fear, anxiety and concentration troubles are just a few. A new study suggests that severe trauma, like that ...

Newswise — We know that stress affects our mental and physical health, but groundbreaking research shows its impact goes even deeper, down to the genetic level. Dr. Connie Mulligan, a renowned ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fathers may carry traces of their childhood trauma in their sperm cells, a new study finds. The new research, published Jan. 3 in ...

May 4, 2010 — Individuals who experience traumatic events leading to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) demonstrate altered DNA methylation levels — especially in genes related to immune function, ...

When a mom carries unresolved pain from her own childhood, it can affect the way she parents and how her children learn to ...