Most abuse survivors do not develop symptoms, in fact, and research shows increasingly that the brain can change dramatically when provided with the right type of support and emotional nourishment.

Recent studies show that repeated verbal abuse does not just hurt emotionally. It can physically alter the brain’s structure and function. Eamon McCrory’s brain scans demonstrate how threat and reward ...

Sora Shin, a neuroscientist at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, received a five-year, $3.2 million grant from ...

Young people who are diagnosed with conduct disorder show significant differences in their brain structure depending on whether or not they have also suffered childhood abuse, according to new ...

We used tissue from a brain bank that housed people who died from cirrhosis of the liver, compared to so-called controls who died from gunshots.” Blum and fellow researchers published their ...

Eight years before a jury sentenced him to death for two murders and he confessed to three more, Michael Bell spent time at a ...

However, as the relationship progresses, the dynamic inevitably shifts to one of control, manipulation, and emotional abuse. This isn't just emotionally painful; it's a profound experience that can ...

A civil lawsuit filed in San Joaquin County accuses the county of failing to act on abuse reports that could have prevented ...

Ja'Kai Smith, 4, died on April 10 at Nationwide Children's Hospital. An autopsy report details the injuries the boy suffered ...

Traumatic brain injuries can have lasting effects on memory, mood, and aging. Explore what causes these issues—and how they’re treated. Traumatic Brain Injury: Causes, Effects, and Treatments ...