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Early-Life Stress Leaves Epigenetic “Scars” That Prime Stress Sensitivity

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Scientists linked early-life stress experience in mice to long-term stress hypersensitivity within the brain’s dopaminergic circuitry, providing a mechanism by which early-life stress increases risk for mood and anxiety disorders later in life. The post Early-Life Stress Leaves Epigenetic “Scars” That Prime Stress Sensitivity appeared first on GEN - Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News .

First report: Early-Life Trauma Makes the Brain More Vulnerable to Future Stress — the-scientist.com, 4d