Science Update: Parents' Early Adversity May Affect Offspring Health, NIH-funded Animal Study Suggests
October 03, 2019
October 03, 2019
ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Oct. 3 -- The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child's Health and Human Development issued the following science update:
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- Reduced life span seen among wild baboons born to mothers who experienced early hardship
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Early life adversity among female baboons is directly linked to lower survival rates for their offspring, suggests an analysis funded by the National Institutes of Health. The study includes . . .
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- Reduced life span seen among wild baboons born to mothers who experienced early hardship
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Early life adversity among female baboons is directly linked to lower survival rates for their offspring, suggests an analysis funded by the National Institutes of Health. The study includes . . .