Study: The poor are more vulnerable to aging disorders compared to the rich

In a recent study, it was revealed that people with good social and economic conditions, such as high education or high income, have a slower rate of biological aging, and less risk of developing diseases related to age, compared to their less socially happy peers. According to the study published in the journal “Nature Medicine”, social differences directly influence the process of biological aging by analyzing the levels of some proteins in the blood associated with aging, infections and the immune system. The researchers found that 66 diseases linked to aging are influenced by the social and economic level of the individual, and compared to people of the wealthy social groups, people of the lower happy categories were 20% higher for these diseases. Aging diseases, and people of the poorest groups developed after only 15 years of age -related diseases, while the richer groups only reached the same level of disease after 20 years. For some diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, liver disease, heart disease, lung cancer and strokes, the risk of infection was more than weak in groups most deprived compared to the most prosperous groups. The study analyzed the levels of 14 black proteins linked to aging, which is evident from the social and economic level. The study writer, Tony West Cori, a researcher at Stanford University, said that the aging process is reflected in the formation of proteins in our blood, which includes thousands of proteins associated with biological aging through different body systems. These important indicators help us understand how social differences can determine the velocity of aging. These proteins played a role in organizing inflammatory reactions and cellular stress, and the researchers estimated that up to 39% of the low risk of age -related diseases in people with good living conditions is the result of these proteins. The study also revealed that the improvement in the social situation may have a positive influence on biological aging; People who moved from low levels of education in their childhood, to a better social and economic situation in adulthood, had more healthy protein concentrations, compared to those who remained in their lives in low living conditions. However, luxury and aging emphasize researchers the need for more research to understand the exact mechanism that links social factors to the biological aging process. The study did not determine the direct cause of social luxury aging aging, but there are previous studies that indicated the role of factors such as chronic stress, mental health, pollution exposure and toxins, healthy habits such as smoking, drug use, diet and exercise, in addition to access to medical examinations, vaccination and prevention treatments. In a previous study, published last month, the same research team found that blood tests that determine the aging of body organs can predict the risk of developing life -related illnesses decades before their appearance, which can help develop preventative strategies that are most vulnerable to premature aging. The researchers emphasized that improving social and economic conditions may be a key to delaying the aging process and reducing the risk of age -associated diseases. The progress of the research of protein and biological aging can help with the design of advanced blood tests to monitor premature aging, and to provide preventative interventions to the most vulnerable groups.