Tag: trauma

Study looks at how regulator of brain steroid boosts emotional resilience to stress

From the University of Pennsylvania Medicine press release: A cellular protein called HDAC6, newly characterized as a gatekeeper of steroid biology in the brain, may provide a novel target for… Read more »

Study suggests lack of support following traumatic events may trigger eating disorders

From the Wiley-Blackwell press release via AlphaGalileo: Eating disorders can be triggered by lack of support following traumatic events such as bereavement, relationship problems, abuse and sexual assault, according to… Read more »

Research links childhood trauma to higher risk of schizophrenia in later life

From the University of Liverpool press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers at the University of Liverpool have found that children who have experienced severe trauma are three times as likely to… Read more »

Study looks at new treatment for post-traumatic stress-derived borderline personality disorder

From the Journal of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics press release via AlphaGalileo: An investigation published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics introduces a new treatment for borderline personality disorder… Read more »

Study links greater traumatic stress with elevated inflammation in heart patients

From the UC San Francisco press release: Greater lifetime exposure to the stress of traumatic events was linked to higher levels of inflammation in a study of almost 1,000 patients… Read more »