People with favorable socioeconomic conditions, such as high incomes or education levels, face a reduced risk of age-related diseases and show fewer signs of biological aging than peers of the same age, finds a new study led by University College London (UCL) researchers.
Social inequalities appear to have a direct impact on the biological aging process, according to the authors of the Nature Medicine paper.
The scientists found that people with more social advantages had fewer proteins in their blood that are linked to the aging process, including those connected to inflammation and the immune system.
This study provides strong biological evidence that social conditions influence the pace of aging. For decades, we’ve known that social advantage is linked to better health, but our findings suggest…