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Epigenetics and Mental Health: Can Trauma Be Written Into Our Genes?
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Epigenetics and Mental Health: Can Trauma Be Written Into Our Genes?

Trauma, stress and environment do not change your DNA sequence, but they can change how your genes are switched on or off. Here is what the latest research says about epigenetics, PTSD, depression, schizophrenia and ADHD, and what it does not say.

✍️ FindYourNeurotype Team 📅 May 19, 2026 ⏱ 7 min read
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A new map of PTSD: what the 2026 Nature Primer tells us
Mental Health ⏱ 7 min

A new map of PTSD: what the 2026 Nature Primer tells us

Nature Reviews Disease Primers published a comprehensive update on post-traumatic stress disorder in May 2026, written by the field's senior researchers. It is a state-of-knowledge document, not a breakthrough, and that is exactly what makes it useful. Here is what it says about who develops PTSD, why, and what actually treats it now.

May 29, 2026 Read more →
A New Schizophrenia Biomarker: Real Progress, Real Caution
Mental Health ⏱ 7 min

A New Schizophrenia Biomarker: Real Progress, Real Caution

Reuters reported that Northwestern researchers identified Cacna2d1, a brain protein that could become a biomarker for schizophrenia and a target for the cognitive symptoms current drugs do not treat. The finding is real. The hype around it is the part that needs careful reading.

May 24, 2026 Read more →
Schizophrenia: Art, Hallucinations and the Brain
Mental Health ⏱ 4 min

Schizophrenia: Art, Hallucinations and the Brain

Artist Sue Morgan draws her hallucinations to get them out of her head. Clinician Sukhi Shergill uses MRI to look inside the brains of people living with schizophrenia. A short Nature documentary.

May 14, 2026 Read more →
Cold Water Immersion and Depression: What the Neuroscience Actually Shows
Mental Health ⏱ 9 min

Cold Water Immersion and Depression: What the Neuroscience Actually Shows

A viral post claims Finnish researchers proved cold water immersion "permanently eliminates" depression. The real science is less dramatic — and still genuinely impressive. Here is what controlled studies and neuroimaging actually show.

Apr 30, 2026 Read more →
ADHD in Women: The Signs That Go Unnoticed for Decades
Women & ADHD ⏱ 8 min

ADHD in Women: The Signs That Go Unnoticed for Decades

Millions of women live with undiagnosed ADHD. Not because it isn't there — but because nobody was looking for it.

Apr 23, 2026 Read more →