US EditionWhy do ageing rates vary by country? Massive study says politics play a part
40 COUNTRIES ACROSS FOUR CONTINENTS, JUL 14 – A global study of 161,981 people across 40 countries links social inequality, weak democracy, and pollution to faster ageing, with Europe showing the slowest rates, researchers say.
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Accelerated ageing varies across countries
Credit: Sollina Images/Getty Images Healthy aging is an environmental, social and political phenomenon, according to a new study which used epidemiological modelling to analyse the impact of different individual and systemic factors on brain ageing. The authors call for public health strategies expand beyond lifestyle prescriptions to address the structural inequalities and governance deficits that shape population-wide ageing disparities. “Our …
Inequality, pollution, and democracy levels shape how quickly populations age: Study
A groundbreaking international study of 161,981 participants across 40 countries published in Nature Medicine reveals that air pollution, social inequality, and weak democratic institutions substantially accelerate aging. The collaborative study involves leading researchers from the Global Brain Health Institute in Trinity College Dublin.
Why do ageing rates vary by country? Massive study says politics play a part
Social inequality and the decay of democratic institutions are linked to accelerated ageing — but education seems to slow the process. Social inequality and the decay of democratic institutions are linked to accelerated ageing — but education seems to slow the process.
Photo by depositphotos.com Dublin, Ireland.- Ageing not only depends on age or genetics, it also stems from external factors that affect the rate of aging, such as air quality, economic, social and gender inequality and the type of elections or democracy a country has. A recent study published in the prestigious journal ‘Nature Medicine’ points to the fact that air pollution, social inequality and the weakness of democratic institutions accelera…
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