Genes associated with behavioral dimensions and disorders are beginning to be identified.
Although it is difficult and expensive to find genes associated with behavior, it is relatively …

Longitudinal studies in humans demonstrate the association between prenatal and
postnatal experiences of adversity and long-term changes in neurodevelopment. These …

It is now widely recognized that children exposed to adverse life events in the first years of
life are at increased risk for a variety of neural, behavioral, and psychological sequelae. As …

The long term poor health outcomes in people who have experienced multiple adverse
events in childhood have been well documented since the original CDC-Kaiser study in the …

Environmental exposures, psychosocial stressors and nutrition are all potentially important
influences that may impact health outcomes directly or via interactions with the genome or …

Children are the foundation of the United States, and supporting them is a key component of
building a successful future. However, millions of children face health inequities that …

Advances in stress physiology and molecular dynamics can illuminate population health
inequality. The “weathering” hypothesis posits that socially structured, repeated stress …

Exposure to adversity in childhood is associated with elevations in numerous physical and
mental health outcomes across the life course. The biological embedding of early …

Biological development is driven by a complex dance between nurture and nature,
determined not only by the specific features of the interacting genetic and environmental …

Background: Knowledge of genetic influences, on developmental disorders such as autism
spectrum, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and learning disabilities, has increased the …