Reuben A, Sugden K, Arseneault L, et al. Association of Neighborhood Disadvantage in Childhood With DNA Methylation in Young Adulthood. JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(6):e206095. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.6095

This interesting study found that childhood neighbourhood disadvantage was associated with differential DNA methylation by adulthood, signalling a potential mechanism for environmental adverse early events to exert a sustained biological effect.

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