Children suffer DNA damage from stress

By Nicky Phillips
Updated April 17 2014 - 1:28pm, first published April 9 2014 - 3:00am

Children who grow up in poverty or an unstable family show early signs of genetic ageing that may make them more vulnerable to certain diseases, a study has found.

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