My preschool son chewed on a wad of cotton for science. The wad went straight from his mouth into the specially prepared and labeled vial, which we stored in our kitchen freezer, later to be collected ...

When Rob Henderson was growing up, he scored only 86 out of a possible 140 points on a verbal IQ test. His teachers thought he might have some kind of learning disability. But Henderson, who went on ...

When we think of child abuse, physical violence or emotional cruelty often comes to mind first. However, the most common form of maltreatment is actually much quieter: neglect. Subscribe to our ...

A history of childhood neglect or abuse may be reflected in how the body handles stress during pregnancy. In a new study, affected women showed stronger inflammatory responses to a stress test, linked ...

Scientific research has provided considerable evidence involving the destructive effects of chronic child maltreatment that permanently alter brain maturation and interfere with its normal structural ...

In summary, ACE researchers concluded that a history of childhood neglect and abuse is often under-recognized in adult victims, and the consequences are substantial. 1 Many of the subjects reported ...