Tag: inequality

Researchers find differences in the brains of children from different backgrounds

Norwegian researchers have studied images of the brains of 10,000 American children. They found that parental education and income impact brain development.

Children's school results are more related to parents' income than before

“This may indicate that kindergartens and schools in Norway are not able to even out social differences well enough,” researcher believes.

Not even a Nordic welfare system protects children from the effects of a tough childhood

Children who experience a high degree of adverse events had up to 4.5 times the risk of dying before they were 35 years old as compared to children with few or no challenges, according to a new study from Denmark.