Abused kids may be more prone to asthma

jerry submitted, created time 2 months 3 weeks (www.newscientist.com)

Physical or sexual abuse doubles the odds that a child – from Puerto Rico, at least – will suffer from asthma...

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"Suicide victims" brains bear chemical scars of child abuse

kavin submitted, created time 6 months 2 weeks (www.sciencenews.org)

The study is the first to implicate faulty protein production with child abuse and suicide. The researchers find that child abuse can leave lasting scars on its victims, both physical and psychological. It may also leave chemical marks in the brains of its victims who will later kill themselves. In the brains of suicide victims, early abuse marks genes that encode ribosomal RNA, key gears in the cellular machinery that makes proteins.

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Effect of Deployment on the Occurrence of Child Maltreatment in Military and Nonmilitary Families

fiona submitted, created time 1 year 6 months (aje.oxfordjournals.org)

"War has a profound emotional impact on military personnel and their families, but little is known about how deployment-related stress impacts the occurrence of child maltreatment in military families. This time-series analysis of Texas child maltreatment data from 2000 to 2003 examined changes in the occurrence of child maltreatment in military and nonmilitary families over time and the impact of recent deployment increases.“

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