Tag: trauma
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The Impact of Israel’s Genocide on the Children of Palestine
Trigger Warning: This post discusses topics of genocide and trauma. For over 70 years, the people of Palestine, including their children, have endured unimaginable grief and violence. Homes have been completely destroyed, hospitals are filled far beyond their capacities, and Palestinians are killed by airstrikes and bullets every day (Farajallah, 2022). In 2020, it was…
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Homeostatic Impacts of PTSD at the Cellular Level
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can develop after a traumatic event, with its impacts originating at the subcellular level (Girgenti, et al., 2017; Yehuda and Seckl, 2011). The pathophysiology of PTSD at this scale is characterized by a disruption of glucocorticoid (GC) hormone signaling which has implications on other cellular processes related to stress regulation. Cortisol,…