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3 days agoCumulative social advantage: is this the secret to a long, happy, healthy life?
According to a new study, being socially engaged can have a profound impact on epigenetic ageing. What does that mean? It can slow changes at the cellular level that are reliable predictors of infirmity, disease and early death. Are you suggesting that being socially engaged will make me live longer? That's about the size of it, yes. How would that even work? The hypothesis suggests that high levels of social interaction reduce your stress response, and the long-term biological consequences systemic inflammation, cellular ageing associated with it.
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