{
  "id": 264824,
  "title": "Financial Struggle Can Age Your Brain",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/financial-struggle-can-age-your-brain",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-07T12:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nautilus",
    "slug": "nautilus",
    "url": "https://nautil.us/financial-struggle-can-age-your-brain-1283464/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Persistent poverty in middle age can hasten cognitive decline, a study led by researchers at University College London reveals. Financial hardship in one's 50s and low income in early adulthood may lead to worse brain health by the age of 71. The study, based on data from 2,759 individuals in the U.K. followed since birth in 1946, found that links between financial struggle and cognitive aging persisted even after accounting for factors like childhood cognition and education level. The findings, published in the journal Innovation in Aging, highlight the role of societal inequalities in shaping brain health.",
  "summary": "Persistent poverty can accelerate cognitive decline starting in your 50s The post Financial Struggle Can Age Your Brain appeared first on Nautilus .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}