Financial hardship may age the brain faster: new study
Adults who faced persistent financial hardship showed poorer cognitive performance and signs of accelerated brain aging later in life, according to a new study. Researchers at University College London looked at 2,759 UK participants from the MRC National Survey of Health and Development born in 1946, as stated in a press release.
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Adults who faced persistent financial hardship showed poorer cognitive performance and signs of accelerated brain aging later in life, according to a new study. Researchers at University College London looked at 2,759 UK participants from the MRC National Survey of Health and Development born in 1946, as stated in a press release. Adults who reported experiencing persistent financial hardship or low income performed worse on cognitive tests that assessed verbal memory and processing speed. Those who had persistent low income also showed poorer brain health based on MRI scans, which measured markers of aging like brain shrinkage and enlarged ventricles.
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