Social status

1. Social status is associated with microbiome age relative to chronological age in baboons.

   “animals who appear old-for-age tend to be male, sampled in the dry season (for females), and high social status (both sexes).”

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   Social and environmental predictors of gut microbiome age in wild baboons

   eLife·28 Oct 2024Preprint

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1. Social status is associated with health prospects.

   “The consequences of competition and conflict are often not shared equally among members of a society, resulting in status-associated health prospects.”

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   A central role for stressor appraisal in the social dimensions of health and aging in nonhuman primates

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