Epigenetic mechanisms offer a dynamic interface between environmental stressors and the regulation of gene expression, shaping physiological and behavioural responses across the lifespan. Central to ...

Violence and trauma leave inheritable markers on a person’s genome that persist over multiple generations, according to a new study coauthored by Yale anthropologist Catherine Panter-Brick. The ...

Do we inherit the effects of trauma physically from past generations? Do parents' experiences of war, ethnic persecution, cultural oppression, state or domestic abuse have lasting effects, manifested ...

Adverse childhood experiences and traumatic events experienced or witnessed at any point during one's lifetime can sometimes prompt the emergence of some mental health disorders, such as ...

As war continues to rage in Gaza and Ukraine, there is concern about how the related trauma might be transmitted to future generations of people in those regions. More generally, interest in the idea ...

Folklore and urban legends are replete with pithy sayings and grim anecdotes expressing the belief that trauma and adversity prematurely age a person. Now we are acquiring new tools to test these ...

Generational trauma can be passed down through families by biological, environmental, psychological, and social means. You may experience epigenetic changes, which affect gene expression linked to ...

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 ...

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 ...