Childhood trauma can bring on heart disease

ISLAMABAD - The effect of trauma in infancy and early childhood can saddle one with mental disorders and heart disease later in life, says a new human and animal research. Documenting the impact of early trauma on brain circuitry and volume, the activation of genes and working memory, which may result from early physical abuse, maternal treatment and poverty, the researchers suggest it increases the risk of mental disorders, as well as heart disease and stress-related conditions in adulthood.

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