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Adversity in childhood can increase risk of cardiovascular disease in adulthood, research shows

August 16, 2010 by

Early life adversity through poverty, social isolation or abuse in childhood is linked to heightened reactivity, which can lead to heart disease later on, a leading expert on stress and disease said Saturday.

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