Study says foster care benefits brains
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071221/ap_on_he_me/orphanage_brain_development"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20071220/capt.fa3a41dbb44c4a6ea67cb98d459efb73.orphange_brain_development_wx101.jpg?x=84&y=130&sig=02B0FPcgEMwOjWJT9DOXiw--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="This photo, provided by the journal Science, shows children in an orphanage in Criova, Romania, in 1994. Toddlers rescued from orphanages and placed in good foster homes score dramatically higher on IQ tests than those left behind, concludes a one-of-a-kind project in Romania that has profound implications for child welfare around the globe.(AP Photo/Science, Michael Carroll)" border="0" /></a>AP - Toddlers rescued from orphanages and placed in good foster homes score dramatically higher on IQ tests years later than children who were left behind, concludes a one-of-a-kind project in Romania that has profound implications for child welfare around the globe.</p><br clear="all"/>

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