Nov 26, 2016
Low social status 'can damage immune system'.
Low social status ‘can damage immune system’.
Simply being at the bottom of the social heap directly alters the body in ways that can damage health, a study at Duke University in the US suggests.
Monkey experiments showed low status alters the immune system in a way that raises the risk of heart disease, diabetes and mental health problems.
One expert said the findings were “terrifically applicable” to people.
The findings, in Science, had…
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