Early life adversity leaves a lasting molecular imprint across the body, primate study reveals
medicalxpress.com
The experiences we face early in life may leave their marks on our health in ways that echo across decades—and even across the entire body. A new study, published in the journal Science, examined a unique group of free-living rhesus macaques that have been followed their entire lives to document their experiences.
  • Miller@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 days ago

    During its juvenile period we prodded rhesus monkey 089 with sharp sticks and observed a subsequent aversion in 089 to sharp sticks in adulthood which is atypical of unprodded individuals.

    • Waterpumpee@lemmus.orgEnglish
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      8 days ago

      So they poked the monkey with a sharp stick and their finding was, the monkey feared sharp sticks later?

      • Miller@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        8 days ago

        Yes its science, the same lab did a follow-up study where they threw rocks at puppies.