Biologists find that hardship early in life can affect health and longevity—even for marmots

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Sep 17, 2024, 9:14 am98 pts
Adversity early in life can have permanent health consequences for people—even if their circumstances improve dramatically later on. Scientists use a cumulative adversity index, or CAI, which quantifies measures of hardship including poverty and stress, to understand health and longevity over the course of an…

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