Epigenetic clock analysis of biological aging in adults with documented childhood maltreatment

About the Study : This cohort study whether childhood history of maltreatment is associated with late-midlife biological age.

Corresponding Author : Daniel W. Belsky, PhD, Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, 722 W 168th St, #413, Rm 413, New York, NY 10032 ( daniel.belsky@columbia.edu ).

10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.28033

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