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.

In 1966, Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu introduced extreme policies to increase the country’s birth rate. This led to the widespread abandonment of children, who ended up in orphanages in ...

Leland Fleming (left) is a postdoctoral Research Fellow in the lab of Kerry Ressler at Harvard Medical School and McLean Hospital (both MA, USA). Fleming investigates the long-term impacts of ...

Universitat de Barcelona provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation ES. Universitat de Barcelona provides funding as a member of The Conversation EUROPE. In 1966, Romanian dictator ...

There’s a reason April Beaton has a 6-foot white beanbag in the living room and not a coffee table; a reason her 5-year-old son’s bedroom is kept bare. There’s a reason she keeps a stack of printouts ...

VALHALLA, Westchester County (WABC) -- A 17-year-old student who suffered a traumatic brain injury after a car accident returns home. Theresa Timmons has spent the last 15 months undergoing extensive ...