Solution to curb violence/crime/drug usage - end poverty
Another study, another nail, in what should be a known major cause of a nations woes.
Analyzing brain scans of 105 children ages 7 to 12, the researchers found that key structures in the brain are connected differently in poor children than in kids raised in more affluent settings
"Children raised in poverty tend to have poorer cognitive and educational outcomes and are at higher risk for psychiatric illnesses, including depression and antisocial behaviors. Researchers hypothesize that factors such as stress, adverse environmental exposures -- including lead, cigarette smoke and poor nutrition -- along with limited educational opportunities, can contribute to problems later in life.
But Barch ( researcher in study) emphasized that the link between poverty and poor outcomes doesn't necessarily lock a child into a difficult life.
"Many things can be done to foster brain development and positive emotional development," she said. "Poverty doesn't put a child on a predetermined trajectory, but it behooves us to remember that adverse experiences early in life are influencing the development and function of the brain. And if we hope to intervene, we need to do it early so that we can help shift children onto the best possible developmental trajectories."
Raise that damn min. wage- make the first step you Wall Street bastards in improving the health of the nation you've taken so much from.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/305208.php
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