Can early emotional wounds lead to long-term weight struggles? A new study suggests they can. Childhood adversity, ranging ...

For the study, the researchers assessed patterns of adversity exposure in 120 adults across four stages of development: early ...

Growing up in poverty or experiencing any adversity, such as abuse or neglect, during early childhood can put a person at risk for poor health, including mental disorders, later in life.Although ...

Early life adversity has been speculated to result in earlier puberty, but this particular study found no association between childhood trauma and age at menarche. “Trauma in childhood appears to age ...

Childhood is a sensitive period characterised by rapid cognitive and physical developments; the frequent and chronic exposure to adversity in childhood may influence the development of the ...

Trauma and adversity in childhood have been shown to impact long-term health. Health care professionals are working to intervene early to undo the effects before they become more serious. “At UCSF, we ...

According to the conclusions of the statement, childhood adversity is prevalent in 59% of the U.S. population who report at least one adverse event experience.

What is Trauma and Adversity? Adverse childhood experiences, such as maltreatment, exposure to domestic violence, and parental substance use are traumatic or stressful events that lower an ...

New research from BYU shows just how important positive childhood experiences are for our long-term health — especially for those who experience significant adversity as a child. Studies over the past ...

The new research, which is published in the European Heart Journal today, is the largest study so far to look at the links between childhood adversity and cardiovascular disease (CVD). It followed ...