Navy SEAL donates his brain to science to make a point about veterans’ traumatic brain injuries
Navy SEAL Ryan Larkin, tormented by the invisible scars of war, instructed his parents to donate his brain to science, ...
Tag: trauma
Trauma may cause cognitive decline in adults
People dealing with stress and depression as a result of past trauma may experience poorer brain performance.
Violent trauma makes children show signs of brain and genetic aging
Growing up rough leads to growing old early.
First identified biomarker for PTSD could hold the key to treating the disorder
A functional cure would be a life-changer for millions across the world.
The 2016 election was so traumatic it caused PTSD symptoms in 1 in 4 young adults
For some students, the hate speech and divisive campaign of the last election were particularly traumatic.
What doesn’t kill you really makes you stronger: post-PTSD individuals experience mental growth
The old adage seems to be backed by science.
What doesn’t kill you, makes your life shorter: Baboons with rough childhoods die earlier
Studies show that childhood trauma like abuse, neglect, physical accidents and other hallmarks put people at greater risk of dying ...
Holocaust survivors encode trauma in their genes and pass it on to offspring
In a testament to epigenetics, researchers show that it's possible that the marks of trauma can be transmitted down to ...
Sperm RNA carries marks of trauma
Scientists have shown that trauma can leave epigenetic marks - chemical changes that affect how DNA is expressed without altering its ...
Writing about your trauma in third person helps recovery
Writing about your traumas in third person eases recovery. Photo credit: culturestrike.net Writing your memoirs or simply recollecting traumatizing memories ...
