For most young children, the sight and voice of a parent serve as a primary source of comfort and safety. A new study ...

Our brain is always there. From birth, and even prenatally, it is exposed to the environment. How does the brain react to that? The brain shows spontaneous or intrinsic activity that seems to remain ...

Sora Shin, a Virginia Tech assistant professor with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, will study how brain circuits contribute to aggressive behavior with a $3.2 million grant from the ...

TAMPA, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) --- In the wake of Texas’ deadly floods, families across the country are grieving and worried about how trauma may impact the children who survived and the ones watching ...

New research suggests that the path to alcohol dependence may differ depending on when the condition begins. A study published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence identifies distinct roles for genetic ...

Early and lifelong trauma can intensify menopause symptoms and accelerate cardiovascular and brain aging, according to research. Trauma is common yet underrecognized and undertreated, and it can ...

Self-compassion often fails after complex trauma, not because it is wrong, but because survival comes first. Attunement is the verb that builds safety before kindness is possible.