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Poverty, childhood hunger linked to brain resilience

 Childhood hunger and poverty are the strongest indicators of cognitive resilience.[Courtesy]

People who survive childhood hunger and poverty have a more resilient brain structure.

A new study has revealed that poverty may have a greater impact on healthy brain ageing than a cancer diagnosis.

Findings from the study show that there was no evidence that people with breast or prostate cancer had poorer cognitive performance than those without cancer.

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