Ageing Is Linked to Inflammation — but only in the Industrialized World

Ageing is linked to inflammation — but only in the industrialized world

Inflammation, thought to be a driver of age-related disease, does not worsen with age in some Indigenous communities. Inflammation, thought to be a driver of age-related disease, does not worsen with age in some Indigenous communities.

Ageing Is Linked To Inflammation — But Only In The Industrialized World - Data Intelligence

Men from Malaysia’s Orang Asli population, one of the Indigenous groups that participated in the study.Credit: De Visu/Shutterstock People from Indigenous communities do not show the same link between chronic inflammation and age-related illness seen in industrialized societies, a study that looked at nearly 3,000 adults in four countries has found. Inflammation is an important part of the immune system’s response to infection — but long-term in…

A Common Assumption About Aging May Be Wrong, Study Suggests – DG Verifications & Stats

A new analysis of data gathered from a small Indigenous population in the Bolivian Amazon suggests some of our basic assumptions about the biological process of aging might be wrong. Inflammation is a natural immune response that protects the body from injury or infection. Scientists have long believed that long-term, low-grade inflammation — also known as “inflammaging” — is a universal hallmark of getting older. But this new data raises the qu…

Chronic inflammation that comes with ageing might be due to industrial

Inflammation, long considered a hallmark of aging, may not be a universal human experience, according to international researchers who say it might actually be a byproduct of industrialised lifestyles. The team analysed data from two industrialised populations in Italy and Singapore and two Indigenous, non-industrialised populations from the Bolivian Amazon and Peninsular Malaysia. While the ‘inflammaging’ signature was similar in the two indust…