Holocaust

This shows some of the buildings in Auschwitz

·September 21, 2022·6 min read

New Research Provides Theory on Why Women Stopped Menstruating Upon Arrival at Nazi Death Camps

98% of women imprisoned in Nazi concentration camps during the Holocaust experienced amenorrhea, or the absence of menstruation. A new theory proposes the sudden cessation of menstruation of these women was too uniform to be the effect of trauma and malnutrition alone, but rather caused by the administration of synthetic steroids in their food supply that halted menstruation and impaired the ability to produce children.

This shows modern tourists visiting Auschwitz

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·August 16, 2022·6 min read

Holocaust Museum Motivates Visitors to Create Social Change

Museums dedicated to remembering the Holocaust and its victims can help to facilitate social mobilization and encourage social change for visitors.

This shows the train tracks into Burkenau death camp

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·January 28, 2020·3 min read

Third Reich’s legacy tied to present-day xenophobia and political intolerance

Study finds evidence that present-day Germans who live close to World War Two concentration camp sites are more xenophobic, more likely to support extreme right-wing politics, and less tolerant to immigrants and religious minorities. A similar link was previously established in the US between extreme political beliefs, racism, and living in close proximity to areas where owning slaves was the norm.

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.