Child maltreatment, which includes abuse and neglect, is one of the most serious public health concerns worldwide. These adversities leave a lasting impact on the emotional well-being, memory, and ...

Many people assume that once the initial symptoms improve, the brain has fully recovered. However, experts stress that ...

Pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) increases the risk for long-term physical, cognitive, and psychosocial changes, many of which can lead to challenges in daily life functioning. Our understanding ...

Researchers have found that lifelong physical activity may moderate the structural brain changes linked to adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs, particularly in the amygdala, a region central to ...

New research indicates that the long-term neurological impact of childhood trauma is not permanently etched onto the brain. An analysis of brain communication patterns in a group of individuals who ...

A research team from the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT-Italian Institute of Technology), in collaboration with the IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini in Genoa (Italy), has demonstrated that ...

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability in children, especially those under five, with younger children more vulnerable to persistent cognitive and neuropsychological ...

The U.S. Social Security Administration has requested the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine establish an ad hoc committee to conduct a study to review the latest published ...

Traumatic brain injuries, including mild concussions, can trigger a chain reaction in the brain that disrupts neural ...

Researchers identify molecular markers in children and adolescents, revealing how child maltreatment stress alters DNA, brain development, and mental health Child maltreatment, which includes abuse ...