Poverty has greater impact on brain ageing than cancer, study

The three-year Brain Resilience Kenya study tracked 404 Kenyan adults aged 35 years and above to examine how biological, psychological, social and environmental factors affect healthy ageing and the risk of frailty and dementia...

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A new three-year study by the Aga Khan University Brain and Mind Institute (AKU-BMI) suggests that poverty significantly impacts healthy brain aging more than a cancer diagnosis.

The Brain Resilience Kenya (BRK) study tracked 404 Kenyan adults aged 35 years and above.
Key figures involved include Founding Director Prof. Zul Merali, Co-Principal Investigators Dr. Karen Blackmon and Prof. Mansoor Saleh from Aga Khan University.
Lifelong experiences such as childhood conditions, education, and socioeconomic wellbeing were found to be more influential on brain health than a single illness.