Summarized by Masters of Longevity from Neuroscience News.
Chronic stress and social support in aging — a research article exploring how persistent stress and social ties differently influence cognitive decline across demographic groups.
Key Takeaways
- Higher baseline chronic stress predicted faster attention and language decline in women compared with men.
- Hispanic participants with elevated chronic stress experienced greater episodic memory decline than non-Hispanic peers.
- Perceived social support preserved attention across the cohort but did not mitigate stress-related cognitive decline.
