A new study says that a childhood in poverty can have adverse effects on well-being, health and earning later in life. Children living in poverty, especially before the age of five, are likely to experience what the study calls a “biology of misfortune”.
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“Biology of misfortune” for children in poverty
Posted by UpdatedFrequently on February 22nd, 2010
Posted in World News
Tags: Adverse Effects, American Association For The Advancement Of Science, Association For The Advancement Of Science, Boyce, Brain Architecture, Brain Imaging, Children In Poverty, Demographic Study, Early Childhood, Educational Attainment, Food Stamps, Households, Incomes, Misfortune, News 24, Poverty Line, Psychological Distress, Reactivity, Striking Differences, University Of British Columbia, World News
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