ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN EARLY CHILDHOOD POVERTY AND COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING THROUGHOUT CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE: A 14-YEAR PROSPECTIVE LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS OF THE MAURITIUS CHILD HEALTH PROJECT.

Associations between childhood poverty and cognitive outcomes have been examined from multiple perspectives.However, most evidence is based on cross-sectional data or longitudinal data covering only segments of the developmental process.Moreover, previous longitudinal research has mostly relied on data from Western nations, limiting insights of pov

Associations between selenium and cancer have directed attention to role of selenoproteins in the carcinogenic process.We used data from two population-based case-control studies of colon (n = 1555 cases, 1956 controls) and rectal (n = 754 cases, 959 controls) cancer.We evaluated the association between genetic variation in TXNRD1, TXNRD2, TXNRD3,

The decision by Conjuntura Austral to dedicate a special issue to the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) is to be commended.The uniqueness of the organization justifies a timely review of a small sample of its activities to date.Created in 1996, the CPLP adopted three main vectors Lunch Bo