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- A study published in Brain, Behavior, Immunity examined adverse childhood experiences and allostatic load among 13-year-olds in Portugal, finding parental separation before age 10 increased allostatic load even though overall ACE scores at age 10 did not.
- Higher ACE accumulation by age 13 correlated with greater allostatic load.
- Participant dropout may have skewed results, potentially underestimating effects on disadvantaged adolescents.
- Armine Abrahamyan and colleagues led the study.
