Stress can shape how memories are formed, a study in mice suggests. The findings could point the way to future treatments for PTSD and anxiety.

This article summarises some key pieces of research in the learning disability and autism field over recent weeks.

There are about 1,300 reported cases of shaken baby syndrome/abusive head trauma in the U.S. each year, according to the National Center on Shaken ...

While we wish we could shield our children from the dangers of the world, life’s unexpected challenges often catch us off ...

These events can manifest as various child trauma symptoms, affecting a child’s mental and physical well-being. Understanding childhood trauma impacts and ACEs is the first step toward recognizing the ...

It’s also responsible for nearly 350,000 deaths. Keep reading to learn more about the symptoms, types, and causes of sepsis, as well as how it’s treated.

At a children’s library, a rapt audience gathered on a rainy October day in Lviv, a picturesque city in western Ukraine, to hear two co-authors speak about their fantasy novel. The young adult book, ...

the nonprofit traced violence in Native American communities—which experience an order of magnitude more violence than their majority white counterparts—to the abuse and trauma many children ...

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental disorder that develops following exposure to one or more traumatic events. It is characterized by symptoms such as avoidance, changes in cognition and ...

The key to recovering from traumatic nerve injuries, like those sustained in motor vehicle accidents or gunshot wounds, may be a gene named for the land of everlasting youth in Irish folklore. In a ...