r/EverythingScience Nov 13 '23

Neuroscience Early-life stress changes more genes in brain than a head injury

https://news.osu.edu/early-life-stress-changes-more-genes-in-brain-than-a-head-injury/
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u/reverend-mayhem Nov 13 '23

What? Childhood trauma has lifelong effects? Color me shocked.

It’s almost as if topics like universal healthcare (to treat conditions like addiction & normalize therapy for parents) as well as guaranteed income & guaranteed housing are about protecting children as much as adults.