Children living in low‐resource settings are at risk for failing to reach their developmental
potential. While the behavioral outcomes of growing up in such settings are well‐known, the …

Recent studies suggest small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is common among
developing world children. SIBO’s pathogenesis and effect in the developing world are unclear. …

Childhood poverty has been associated with structural and functional alterations in the
developing brain. However, poverty does not alter brain development directly, but acts through …

Anthropometric indicators, including stunting, underweight, and wasting, have previously
been associated with poor neurocognitive outcomes. This link may exist because malnutrition …

Diminished physical growth is a common marker of malnutrition and it affects approximately
200 million children worldwide. Despite its importance and prevalence, it is not clear …

Background Glucose hydrogen breath testing is a noninvasive test for small intestine bacterial
overgrowth (SIBO). A positive glucose hydrogen breath test is common in children from …

Exposure to psychosocial adversity (PA) is associated with poor behavioral, physical, and
mental health outcomes in adulthood. Growing evidence suggests that deficits in executive …

Over 300 million children grow up in environments of extreme poverty, and the biological
and psychosocial hazards endemic to these environments often expose these children to …

… Shahria Hafiz Kakon is at the front line trying to answer these questions in the slums of
Dhaka, Bangladesh, where about 40% of children have stunted growth by the age of two. As a …

There is strong support for the view that children growing up in low‐income homes typically
evince poorer performance on tests of inhibitory control compared to those growing up in …