Do adults with a history of childhood trauma have altered brain responses to psychological challenges? Previous studies indicated that this can occur in laboratory animals, but it has been unclear whether it occurs in humans.
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People who have experienced traumatic events in childhood such as abuse, neglect or household dysfunction may be more likely to experience headache disorders as adults, according to a meta-analysis published in the October ...
Oct 25, 2023
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Certain genetic influences contribute to disordered eating and problematic alcohol use, leaving some people vulnerable to both conditions, according to a large study of late adolescent twins.
Sep 18, 2023
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Childhood trauma, such as abuse, emotional neglect, and exposure to domestic violence may heighten a woman's subsequent risk of pregnancy complications, and of giving birth to a low birthweight or premature baby, finds a ...
Aug 3, 2023
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People with a serious mental illness (SMI), like schizophrenia, often experience obesity. And in the UK, such people are almost twice as likely to be obese compared to those without a diagnosis.
Jul 18, 2023
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You have probably heard of "fight or flight" responses to distressing situations. You may also be familiar with the tendency to "freeze." But there is another defense or survival strategy a person can have: "fawn."
Jul 6, 2023
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Most of us learned in high school that people get half their genes from their father and half from their mother. That's true, but it turns out the way parents contribute to their offspring's genetics is more complicated—and ...
Jun 27, 2023
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Childhood trauma is a global health problem. Every year, up to 1 billion children worldwide experience some form of emotional, physical or sexual abuse. More than two-thirds of children report at least one traumatic event ...
Jun 27, 2023
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While childhood trauma is often linked to mental and physical health problems later in life, a new study from Rice University finds that individuals who have faced mistreatment in their youth but have high heart rate variability—variation ...
Jun 20, 2023
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Since 2014, June has been designated by the federal government as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month, bringing attention to the serious mental health condition some individuals develop after experiencing ...
Jun 7, 2023
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