New research suggests that adverse childhood experiences increase defensive gun use by heightening sensitivity to perceived threats.

A new study suggests that women who have experienced sexual trauma may feel less willing and less able to communicate sexual consent as they age. The findings highlight how past nonconsensual experiences may shape sexual wellbeing across the lifespan.

When war broke out in October 2023, an Israeli brain-imaging study was already underway. Comparing children scanned before and during the war, researchers found that attachment-related characteristics were tied to different patterns of emotional brain connectivity.