Researchers have found that lifelong physical activity may moderate the structural brain changes linked to adverse childhood ...

A neuroimaging study in Italy found that patients with bipolar disorder reporting more adverse childhood experiences tended ...

What Are Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)? Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can potentially cause trauma. ACEs aren’t specific. They can include any distressful event between birth and age 17.

New research shows that lifetime physical activity can moderate the brain's response to childhood trauma, strengthening neural connectivity and promoting stress resilience.

Maltreatment such as neglect and abuse are types of adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs. But they often say little about ...

Credit: Getty Images Adverse childhood experiences are not diagnoses, but risk factors for negative health outcomes later in life. Trauma-related terms like adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), ...

We know that experiences from our childhood, both good and bad, shape who we become as adults. But, understanding what kinds of early experiences have staying power into adulthood and the wide range ...

This post is part of a series on adverse childhood experiences. Read the other parts here. Peter Levine, Ph.D., is a pioneering trauma therapist and theorist. In his classic work, In an Unspoken Voice ...

Not all painful experiences in childhood are traumatic. But childhood trauma is prevalent and can cause significant problems ...

Trauma doesn’t always end when the danger is over. For many, the body and brain remain locked in survival mode, long after the traumatic event has passed. This is the painful reality of post-traumatic ...