An analysis of the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study data showed that children accepted by their parents and more resilient to trauma tend to have an accelerated pace of cortical thinning, ...

What counts as trauma: Adverse childhood experiences include abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction, all of which can have ...

In the study, children with head injuries were categorized based on severity from normal neurological status to deep coma. Injuries were grouped as mild, moderate or severe based ...

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 ...

A new developmental theory from an Iowa State researcher describes how our memory and perception of trauma can evolve over time, shifting with new experiences and as cognitive and emotional ...

What began as a child's encounter with trauma has grown into a research programme committed to understanding recovery. When she was in Grade 5, Dr Gillian Mahumane's father suffered a traumatic brain ...

In parenting, small everyday responses can have a lasting impact on a child's brain development. Emotional validation is one ...

Recent data confirms what many pediatricians have long suspected: American football accounts for nearly one-fifth of all ...