Taking care of your social life could pay dividends when it comes to your health and lifespan. New findings suggest that there may be longevity benefits related to strong social relationships, especially for people who cultivate them in multiple settings and maintain those connections for years.
Using data from more than 2,100 adults in the long-term Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) project, researchers found that people with more cumulative social advantage — defined as strong social connections among family and friends, as well as in religious and community settings, sustained over one’s lifetime — experienced slower rates of cellular…
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