#societal dysfunction

[chroniclesofchronicillness]

Say it loud

[didanawisgi]

Frontiers | A multiscale inflammatory map: linking individual stress to societal dysfunction

As populations worldwide show heightened stress, understanding emerging links among stress, inflammation, cognition, and behavior is vital t

[theuseofashes]

Premature Births Rise Once Again, Despite Efforts To Prevent Them

Being born too soon puts babies at risk of lifelong disabilities, and it is the leading cause of infant death. It's not clear why the numbers are going up, but lack of health care is one factor.

Here’s another societal dysfunction that can causally linked to the GOP’s and religious right’s war on the poor and women. Apparently, they are also OK with the concept of poverty-induced abortion when the we one can’t make it.

Preterm birth is defined as a child born before 37 weeks of pregnancy. It's the leading cause of neurological disorders such as cerebral palsy, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and also can cause blindness, hearing problems and developmental delays. It's the single largest cause of infant death. Preterm births cost society more than $26 billion a year, according to a 2005 report from the National Academy of Medicine, and that was a long time ago.

[jbuergermeister]

Coming Into Power - The Dark Side of Attention Chasers

Coming Into Power – The Dark Side of Attention Chasers

Americans are faced with some difficult choices, especially in many political races. The general public, plus many online and media commentators, are throwing around the terms “narcissist” and “sociopaths” as various campaigns emerge.

That brings up several questions. What is a narcissist? What is a sociopath? Why do we let them into power? And should we be worried if they succeed in taking over…

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[ferdifz]

brain capacity of the ‘stupid’...

The brain has a limited capacity. Don't let anyone fool you into thinking otherwise.

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There is only so much that one person can commit to memory, and even then there is an absolute speed (measured in data throughput) to which the human brain can consume information. Much less knowledge.

Yes brain capacities are different. Capacity for storage. Blessed are those that have extra brain capacity in comparison to others, but even then remember that even they--these geniuses--may be stupidly ignorant of stuffs that are blindingly obvious to common persons.

So don't take it personally when someone calls you stupid (this goes to me, personally, as well). Knowledgability is not measured in a linear scale. And even then intellectuality does not have absolute bearing on one's worth as a human being.

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Keep calm. You deserve to live.

(Anyone else who thinks otherwise may, perhaps, deserve even less to live. Should such a thing were even possible.)

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Please ignore that last sentence. That was just me being grouchy. I'm not usually grouchy. No.