Explore how transgenerational trauma affects descendants, highlighting the need for recognition and healing in communities.

There are markers that sit on top of DNA and change over the course of one's lifetime, and they can even be passed down to future generations. These "epigenetic" markers alter how genes are expressed ...

We’ve long known the short-term effects of trauma — headaches, changes in appetite or sleep, fear, anxiety and concentration troubles are just a few. A new study suggests that severe trauma, like that ...

In a story of collaboration and community, researchers identified intergenerational epigenetic changes caused by war and trauma in Syrian refugees. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Generational wounds may live in our genes. New research suggests that childhood trauma leads to a difference in the epigenetics of a sperm cell, which can impact a child's development and also be ...

Dom Byrne is a freelance radio and podcast producer based in Brighton, UK. Rana Dajani studies epigenetics of trauma in vulnerable communities around the world. A molecular biologist based at the ...

Those who have experienced childhood trauma know all too well that the impact is long-lasting. It doesn't just disappear when you grow up, move away from home, and start a life and family of your own.

Psychology Assistant Professor Sarah Merrill studies the chemical tags that trauma and other adverse experiences can leave on children’s genes – and whether interventions can buffer the effects of ...

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a condition affecting a subset of people exposed to traumatic experiences. Not all people who endure traumatic experiences will develop PTSD as most people are ...

Intergenerational trauma occurs when multiple generations of a family feel the effects of past traumatic events. These effects can be emotional or physical. Traumatic events can influence a person’s ...