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How Early-Life Stress Leaves a 'Scar' Inside Brain Cells

Inside cells, DNA is coiled like a slinky. As the DNA slinky stretches and opens, genes are more easily accessible to be turned on. WashU Medicine researchers found that stress in early life stretches the genetic slinky, leaving a lasting effect on the brain that makes a person more vulnerable to stress later in life.

August 7, 2026


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