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The rise in this chemical after childhood trauma might not mean more cell damage—it might mean the body is stuck in a low-level inflammatory state.

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The Association of Childhood Maltreatment With Lipid Peroxidation and DNA Damage in Postpartum Women

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The study found that people who experienced childhood trauma have higher levels of a specific chemical (free 8-isoprostane) that might be more about body inflammation than general cell damage from stress, which matches the claim.

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The Association of Childhood Maltreatment With Lipid Peroxidation and DNA Damage in Postpartum Women

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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00023

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Even after accounting for things like smoking, weight, and illness, women with worse childhoods still have higher levels of this inflammation-related chemical in their blood.

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A specific form of a stress-related chemical (free 8-isoprostane) goes up in women with bad childhoods, but the total amount doesn’t—meaning it’s likely tied to body inflammation, not just general cell damage.

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Women who experienced more abuse or neglect as children tend to have higher levels of a specific chemical in their blood that's linked to long-term inflammation, even after having a baby.

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