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He has published more than 220 peer-reviewed scientific papers, with many appearing in leading international journals, and he maintains numerous international research collaborations. Perhaps his most prominent work has been as a director of The Dunedin Study for more than 20 years. Known in full as the ‘Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study’, the project began in 1975, originally designed as a short-term project to explore how birth events affect later health. A growing interest in the results, however, enabled continuation of the Study and 45 years on it has become ...

DURHAM – People grow old at different rates, regardless of what the calendar says. And for those whose bodies age more quickly, the cumulative effects show up

Mentally ill kids become less healthy adults Hospital & Nursing Home Daily News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Hospital & Nursing Home Daily -- DURHAM, N.C. -- A new pair of studies from a Duke research team’s long-term work in New Zealand make the case that mental health struggles in early life can lead to poorer physical health and advanced aging in adulthood. But because mental health problems peak early in life and can be identified, the researchers say that more investment in prompt mental health care could be used to prevent later diseases and lower societal healthcare costs. “The...

People with multiple mental disorders may age several years faster, study finds By Kristen Rogers, CNN enablePagination: false endIndex: (CNN) — People with mental disorders have been found to be at higher risk of developing age-related diseases, but not necessarily at greater risk of aging faster — until now. Experiencing mental disorders early in life may lead to poorer physical health and accelerated aging in adulthood, found a study published Wednesday in the journal JAMA Psychiatry. Study participants who had a greater variety and persistence of mental disorder symptoms in adulthoo...

A new pair of studies from a Duke research team's long-term work in New Zealand make the case that mental health struggles in early life can lead to poorer physical health and advanced aging in adulthood.