Children after parents’ divorce have a higher risk of stroke

Canadian scientists have come to the conclusion that children who survived the divorce of parents have a higher risk of stroke in old age.

To do this, they studied the data of 13 thousand people aged 65 years. This is stated in an article in the journal PLOS One.

Parents’ divorce is a source of serious stress for many children.

It leads to frequent cases of emotional and behavioral disorders, as well as poor mental health after parental divorce.

The biological embedding theory explains that prolonged exposure to stress can lead to long-term health problems.

This theory implies that prolonged exposure to stress during childhood can disrupt the HPA axis acting on the hypothalamus, pituitary, and adrenal glands.

These are responsible for and control the brain’s responses to stress in humans.