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Suicide victims who were abused as children have clear genetic changes in their brains, Canadian researchers reported on Tuesday in a finding they said shows neglect can cause biological effects.

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    1-2-Oscar3 months, 4 weeks ago

    The genes themselves do not change, their attributes are fixed from conception. What changes is the way they operate. The article compares it to an "on-off switch."

    There is obviously a relationship between the physical self and the psychological self. What we have not understood is the mechanism through which one affects the other. This article suggests that researchers are close to solving that riddle.

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      BronxBomber3 months, 4 weeks ago

      With lab rats? Personally, I don't see the feasibility in it.

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    ekklesiawarrior3 months, 4 weeks ago

    Much truth in this article.

    Yet the Creator, the God of Wonders can bring Healing. There is Always HOPE!

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      cleare3 months, 4 weeks ago

      human chemistry is very complicated. we are at the dawn of our understanding of the mind/body chemical connections.

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