Childhood trauma is linked to different aging patterns in the midlife brain. Childhood abuse and neglect are associated with different patterns of change in the human brain and mind as people grow older.
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Childhood trauma is linked to different aging patterns in the midlife brain
A new study reveals a connection between early life trauma and adult brain aging. Adults reporting severe childhood stress demonstrated a stronger link between advancing age and declining mental skills, alongside distinct gray matter volume differences.
Older adults improve cognitive function, physical function over time, disproving common views of aging. Individuals with more positive age beliefs were significantly more likely to show improvements in both cognition and walking speed, even after accounting for factors such as age, sex, education
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Yale School of Public Health
New study challenges notion that aging means decline, finds many older adults improve over time
Aging in later life is often portrayed as a steady slide toward physical and cognitive decline. But a new study by scientists at Yale University suggests an