A study in the UK reveals that extreme poverty can have as strong an impact on babies' brain development as premature birth.

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She says it has also shown the "stark realities" of the impact of poverty. Prof James Boardman's team is examining how premature birth affects brain development Prof James Boardman, from the ...

"We have decided to study in great detail the hows and whys of why premature birth affects the developing ... findings so far is that poverty has an impact on brain development.

The study is tracking the development of 400 people as they grow into adulthood and aims to provide insights into the long-term effects of early ... of the impact of poverty, which researchers have ...