US EditionLiving in privately rented homes linked to faster biological ageing, study finds
- Renting has a significant impact on biological aging, leading to faster aging than home ownership, unemployment, or smoking. This stress-induced aging is worsened by factors such as repeated inability to pay rent and exposure to pollution.
- The negative effects of renting on biological aging should be a concern for policymakers. Housing circumstances can have real consequences for health, and private renting has a greater impact on aging compared to social renting or outright homeownership.
- Housing policy changes that address affordability, security of tenure, and pollution can improve renters' health, as biological aging is reversible. Historical housing circumstances may continue to affect the epigenome even after moving.
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A British study quantifies that, for every seven years of life, tenants' add 'one more than those who live in their apartment: “Circumstances get under the skin” Read
Does renting accelerate biological aging? New study sparks housing policy debate
Living in privately rented homes is linked to faster biological aging, with its impact nearly double that of unemployment. However, these effects are reversible, highlighting the potential of housing policies in health improvement.
Living in privately rented homes linked to faster biological ageing, study finds
Researchers’ analysis of DNA suggests housing circumstances ‘get under the skin’ and are associated with significant health consequencesLiving in a privately rented home is linked to more rapid biological ageing, according to researchers who tested DNA and found the tenure is associated with twice the ageing effect of obesity and half that of smoking.The peer-reviewed study of 1,420 UK householders found housing circumstances can “get under the …
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