What to know

• Brain MRI analysis of nearly 3,000 patients found measurable differences in brain structure and aging linked to neighborhood deprivation levels.
• Key findings include higher brain age, lower total brain volume, and increased vascular damage in people from the most disadvantaged areas.
• Study uses Area Deprivation Index to measure socioeconomic disadvantage at neighborhood level, connecting social conditions to neurological outcomes.

“Living in a disadvantaged neighbourhood may be linked to poorer brain health, with researchers finding higher brain age, lower total brain volume and more signs of vascular damage in people living in the most deprived areas.”

Euronews · Euronews ↗ · Sep 14

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