Adverse Childhood Experiences

Bridging Knowledge and Practice: Trauma-Informed Care Across Medical Training Stages

By MedXY 10/01/2026

This study evaluates trauma-informed care (TIC) knowledge, attitudes, and practices among medical students and clinical instructors, revealing differences linked to training stages and lived adversity, highlighting opportunities for improved TIC education in medical curricula.

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Early Life Adversity and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome among North American Pregnancy Planners: A Comprehensive Review

By MedXY 07/01/2026

This review synthesizes current evidence linking adverse childhood experiences with increased risk and features of PCOS, highlighting possible neuroendocrine mechanisms and clinical implications for reproductive health management.

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Adversity Across the Lifespan: The Compounding Impact of Childhood and Adult Stress on Dementia and Stroke Risk

By MedXY 02/11/2026

This population-based cohort study highlights how cumulative psychosocial stress across the life course significantly escalates the risk of neurovascular and neurodegenerative diseases, identifying depression as a critical target for intervention.

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Brain Connectome Modulates the Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Mental Health in Preadolescents

By MedXY 09/23/2025

This cohort study reveals that whole-brain functional connectivity alters the link between adverse childhood experiences and psychiatric disorders in children, particularly for threat-related exposures and females, suggesting a neurobiological basis of resilience in youth.