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This shows the train track with the entrance to Auschwitz in the distance

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·July 1, 2019·2 min read

Biological toll on brain function of Holocaust survivors revealed

Neuroimaging reveals Holocaust survivors have decreased gray matter in brain structures associated with emotional processing, memory, and social cognition. Early results show similar neuroanatomical changes in the children of survivors, suggesting an epigenetic link.

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·January 22, 2019·3 min read

Parental PTSD Affects Health Behavior and Aging Among Offspring of Holocaust Survivors

A new study reports Holocaust survivors who suffer from PTSD and their adult children age less successfully and display more unhealthy behaviors than those with no PTSD or who did not experience the horrors of the Holocaust.

Image shows the main entrance of Auchwitz and the train track.

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·September 16, 2016·4 min read

Second Generation Holocaust Survivors Suffer More Severe Course of Schizophrenia

Researchers report the offspring of mothers who were Holocaust victims as young children, were 1.7 times more likely to have a more severe course of Schizophrenia.