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

Childhood trauma profoundly impacts emotional balance, stress responses, and physical health in adulthood by altering developing brains. Early intervention through stable environments, emotional ...

Other health benefits are perhaps more surprising; social connectedness can strengthen your immune response and reduce your risk of heart disease. This is likely due to loneliness being linked to ...

New research finds that "man's best friend" may help slow biological aging in women. This groundbreaking study, focused on female veterans in the United States, is among the first to examine the ...

Research in Biological Psychiatry indicates that people who experienced childhood trauma carry unique metabolic patterns into adulthood. These blood-based chemical changes may help explain why ...

The advent of virtual reality (VR) has introduced new avenues for treating mental health conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and depression. These conditions have ...

Not all childhood trauma has the same biological impact. A new study finds that adversity in late childhood is most strongly linked to immune dysregulation at age 24.