Social Inequality Accelerates Biological Aging
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Social inequality is linked to faster biological aging
By integrating findings from 140 studies and nearly 66,000 individuals, researchers show that lower socioeconomic status and exposure to discrimination are consistently associated with accelerated biological aging, measured in the epigenome.
The research was carried out by specialists from the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, in collaboration with researchers from Columbia University in New York, says Phys. Authors analyzed the results of 140 independent studies. In total, data from 65,919 participants, aged between newborns and 86 years, were included. According to researchers, the socio-economic status – low and exposure to discrimination are constantly associated with …
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