Persistent financial hardship during early and middle adulthood is associated with slower thinking skills by age 53 and more pronounced signs of brain aging in later life, according to a new study led by University College London (UCL). The research, published in the journal Innovation in Aging, analyzed data from 2,759 participants in the MRC National Survey of Health and Development, a cohort tracking thousands of people born in a single week in March 1946 [1]. The report stated that individuals who faced ongoing financial difficulties or persistently low income performed worse on cognitive tests by their early 50s. Among…

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