Collaborate Disseminate
New research has found that exposure to childhood trauma increases the likelihood of experiencing chronic pain, such as back and neck pain, in adulthood. The risk increased significantly with exposure to multiple adverse childhood experiences, highligh… Continue reading Adult chronic pain 45% more likely after childhood trauma, study finds
New research has found that, in people with PTSD, the brain processes traumatic personal memories differently from sad ones, activating a region of the brain normally associated with things like introspection and daydreaming. The findings may be critic… Continue reading PTSD pulls traumatic memories out of the past into the present
Surfing the wave of novel research into medical uses for psychedelic compounds, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has launched a dedicated psychedelic center focusing initially on the study of MDMA and psilocybin for PTSD and other stress-rel… Continue reading Psychedelic research center launched at New York’s Mount Sinai
A compelling new meta-analysis from a trio of accomplished psychologists suggests violent or traumatic experiences in childhood can accelerate biological signs of aging. Early puberty, rapid cellular aging, and structural brain changes could all be lin… Continue reading Childhood trauma found to accelerate biological signs of aging
Long-term memories associated with shocking events can be profoundly damaging to sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder, but could there be a way for science to intervene and lessen the psychological harm? Researchers at Tokyo Metropolitan Univers… Continue reading Traumatic memories erased in fruit flies by keeping them in the dark
Suspended animation is a staple of science fiction. Need to take a 200 year trip to another star system? Go to sleep in some sort of high-tech coccoon and wake up at your destination. We saw it in Star Trek, 2001, and many other places. Doctors at the University of …read more
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Researchers in Quebec say it’s the first virtual reality environment designed to help survivors. Continue reading Inside the VR Simulation Where Sexual Assault Survivors Confront an Attacker
What’s a good analogue for real psychological trauma? Watching Gaspar Noé’s ‘Irréversible.’ Continue reading Psychologists Showed People a Traumatic Film Then Gave Them Laughing Gas