Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Research Center (CINN-CSIC)
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Research Professor at the CINN-CSIC and head of the Cancer Epigenetics and Nanomedicine group at the Institute for Health Research of the Principality of Asturias (ISPA)
Living as a private renter is associated with faster biological ageing than owning a home, according to a study using a UK database with data available on 1,420 people. The team, whose research is published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, used DNA methylation data - chemical modifications - to measure people's biological age, and says this correlation is stronger than the association between biological ageing and unemployment, or having been a smoker. Apart from blood samples from the database, the research also used historical data from a national survey.