(THE CONVERSATION) A newly discovered biological signal in the blood could help health care teams and researchers better understand how children respond to brain injuries at the cellular level, ...

Child maltreatment, which includes abuse and neglect, is one of the most serious public health concerns worldwide. These adversities leave a lasting impact on the emotional well-being, memory, and ...

A recent study published in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging finds that childhood trauma can lead to disruptions in two main regions of the brain, the default mode ...

Fatal brain injuries among children are a national problem, but a Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) report ...

Universitat de Barcelona provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation ES. Universitat de Barcelona provides funding as a member of The Conversation EUROPE. In 1966, Romanian dictator ...

UVA researchers found even minor trauma can disrupt the brain’s cleanup system, allowing harmful proteins to build up over ...

As medicine advances and more children with complex needs live into adulthood, the need for compassionate, specialized care continues to grow. The Comfort Zone’s young adult pilot program focuses on ...

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have uncovered how and why traumatic brain injury (TBI) increases the risk for Alzheimer's disease, and their work suggests a potential way to ...

U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to increase support for children who have been exposed to Adverse ...