In April 1836 general of the Texian army, Sam Houston, fled the Mexican army throughout eastern Texas. Although his men wanted nothing more than to fight the Mexicans led by Santa Anna, Houston would ...

Mistreating a dog may come back to bite you. Scientists have long known that childhood abuse, neglect, and trauma can have ...

Many of my boyhood memories, like most people’s, are laced with threads of happy, play-filled images. When I recall them, the joy spawned by my original experience snaps back immediately, warming my ...

Childhood adversity, encompassing experiences such as emotional and physical abuse, neglect, and witnessing intimate partner violence, has long been recognized as a major public health problem, ...

Social adversity in early childhood appears to be a significant risk factor for death in early adulthood. Children who have experienced repeated serious adversity such as losing a parent, mental ...

Adverse environmental conditions, especially early in life, can have long-term effects on an animal’s health and survival. For example, in rhesus monkeys, infants who are separated from their mothers ...