Social adversity
6 papers5 findings
- 2 independent labs in 2 countries
- Funders: National Institute on Aging and 4 more
- Animals2
Outcomes
1Physical function
downin dogs1
1 study
Physical function
downin dogs1
Social adversity impairs physical function in dogs.
“Factors capturing financial and household adversity were associated with poorer health and lower physical mobility in companion dogs”
Animalsn = 21,410
Evolution, medicine, and public healthMay 13, 2023
Associations
3Mortality
upin reviews2
2 studies
Mortality
upin reviews2
Social adversity raises the risk of mortality.
“Social adversity can increase the age-associated risk of disease and death”
Review
The biology of aging in a social world: Insights from free-ranging rhesus macaques
Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviewsOct 11, 2023
Social adversity raises the risk of mortality.
“Social adversity can increase the age-associated risk of disease and death”
Review
The biology of aging in a social world:insights from free-ranging rhesus macaques
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biologyJan 29, 2023Preprint
CD20+/CD3+ ratio
downin rhesus monkeys1
1 study
CD20+/CD3+ ratio
downin rhesus monkeys1
Social adversity is associated with CD20+/CD3+ ratio in rhesus monkeys.
“High-status males had higher CD20 + /CD3 + ratios than low-status males.”
Animalsin malesmales
GeroScienceOct 18, 2023
CD3+/CD8+ cytotoxic T cells
upin rhesus monkeys1
1 study
CD3+/CD8+ cytotoxic T cells
upin rhesus monkeys1
Social adversity is associated with CD3+/CD8+ cytotoxic T cells in rhesus monkeys.
“low-status females had higher proportions of cytotoxic T cells than high-status females”
Animalsin femalesfemales
GeroScienceOct 18, 2023
Funding
2 grants since 2021National Institute on AgingUS$5.3m
National Institute on AgingUniversity of California, San FranciscoUS$115.5k2020–2025
National Institute on AgingUniversity of Michigan at Ann ArborUS$626.2k2021–2026