Contributions of early adversity to pro-inflammatory phenotype in infancy: the buffer provided by attachment security

Adversity early in life is associated with systemic inflammation by adolescence and beyond. At present, few studies have investigated the associations between different forms of adversity and inflammation during infancy, making it difficult to specify the origins of disease vulnerability. This study examined the association between multiple forms of early adversity – socioeconomic status disadvantage, familial stress, maternal depression, and...