A new study reveals that adverse childhood experiences make adults more emotionally reactive—not only to negative events, but ...

Interestingly, adverse and positive childhood experiences did not interact to change levels of adult narcissistic traits, appearing to act as independent predictors.” But the key discovery was ...

Childhood adversity (negative experiences in childhood) can make people more sensitive to both good and bad events in adulthood.

Adverse childhood experiences are associated with substantially higher risk for earlier menarche and pubertal onset in girls ...

Bad experiences in childhood can have long-lasting effects, making people more sensitive to their daily ups and downs as adults.

Early adversity weakens children's brain wiring, but strong relationships help protect thinking and learning abilities.

Mothers' traumatic childhoods may impact children with ADHD or autism. Researchers urge more holistic family support.

Investigators have linked difficult early life experiences with reduced quality and quantity of the white matter communication highways throughout the adolescent brain. This reduced connectivity is ...

A new study finds that mothers’ adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)—including abuse, neglect, or household dysfunction—may ...

WITH research linking childhood trauma to five of the 10 leading causes of death globally, head of community health and ...

Studies have shown that parents who were abused as children may perpetuate a similar pattern of mistreating their children, ...

Emotional reactivity to daily positive and negative events in adulthood: The role of adverse childhood experiences. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news ...