{
  "id": 793614,
  "title": "Poorer people suffer greater declines in physical function as they age",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/poorer-people-suffer-greater-declines-in-physical-function-as-they-age",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-13T18:00:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-poorer-people-greater-declines-physical.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In England and Canada, socioeconomic inequalities are associated with differences in how people age, with less wealthy people showing reduced mobility and function compared with their wealthier peers, according to a study published Aug. 13 in PLOS Medicine by Stephanie Schrempft of Geneva University Hospitals in Switzerland and colleagues.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}