Puberty can repair the brain’s stress responses after hardship early in life

Adolescence could be a time to reset the system that helps people cope with stress

an illustration of a girl erasing a scary shadow looming over a sitting girl

Puberty may erase the shadow of trauma for children who had a difficult start.

Katty Huertas

A researcher slips stickers under some colored cups on a lazy Susan, then gives the tray a whirl.