Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Child abuse 'alters stress gene'

Analysis of brain tissue from adults who had committed suicide found key genetic changes in those who had suffered abuse as a child. "If you're a public health individual or a child psychologist you could say this shows you nothing you didn't already know. "Beyond that, you could ask whether a drug could reverse these effects

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Bow-and-Arrow Technology at Fa-Hien Lena 48000 years ago

 The research conducted at Fa-Hien Lena cave revealed an extensive osseous (bone) toolkit. The archaeologists identified 130 bone projectile...