Pre-trauma hair cortisol moderates adverse childhood experience and hypothalamic volume effects on stress symptoms after adult trauma.
A groundbreaking study published in the journal Translational Psychiatry has unveiled a complex biological interplay that determines why some individuals develop persistent post-traumatic stress symptoms while others remain resilient. The…
Trauma Exposure, Perceived Stress and Morning Cortisol Levels among Palestinian Boys in the Gaza Strip and West Bank
Children growing up in the shadow of protracted conflict are undergoing biological shifts that may fundamentally alter their physiological development. A groundbreaking study published in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology has provided…
Does the Body Really Keep the Score After Trauma: How the Debunked Idea of Repressed Memories is Making a Comeback
The phrase "the body keeps the score" has transitioned from the title of a specialized psychiatric text into a pervasive cultural shorthand for the enduring physical legacy of psychological trauma.…
Machine learning uncovers how childhood trauma amplifies genetic risks for depression
The Global Burden and the Search for Biological Roots Depression is currently one of the leading causes of disability worldwide, affecting an estimated 280 million people according to the World…
Depression appears to alter how young adults remember childhood trauma and adversity
The Intersection of Mood and Memory For decades, the field of psychology has operated on the understanding that Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)—including physical abuse, emotional neglect, and household dysfunction—are primary…
Scientists challenge The Body Keeps the Score with a new predictive model of trauma
The Evolution of the Somatic Storage Metaphor For over a decade, the field of trauma therapy has been dominated by the concepts popularized by psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk in…
Parental acceptance and trauma resilience are linked to faster brain development in 9-13-year-olds
The Biological Context of the Developing Brain To understand the implications of the Thorsen study, it is essential to contextualize the standard biological processes of the maturing brain. During early…













