{
  "id": 3511163,
  "title": "Childhood trauma may leave a lasting “scar” inside brain cells",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/childhood-trauma-may-leave-a-lasting-scar-inside-brain-cells",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-26T07:28:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ScienceDaily Health",
    "slug": "sciencedaily-health",
    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260823094151.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Early-life stress may physically alter how DNA is packaged in the brain, leaving stress-related genes primed to activate more easily years later. In mice, researchers were able to block this effect, preventing the heightened anxiety and stress sensitivity that otherwise appeared in adulthood.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}