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- Researchers studied how neighborhoods affect cells in adults.
- Living in poor neighborhoods links to worse health.
- Some body cells stop dividing and change function.
- These cells can make inflammation and harm tissues.
- Stress from money, jobs, and housing matters daily.
- The study found more cell aging in worse areas.
- Improving local social and economic resources may help.
- Scientists say neighborhood conditions shape how people age.
- Changes in neighborhoods can affect long-term health.
- Research suggests supporting communities could slow aging processes.
Difficult words
- neighborhood — area near where people live and workneighborhoods
- stress — feeling of pressure from money or life
- age — process of getting older over timeaging
- resource — things or help a community needsresources
- cell — small part of the body that makes tissuecells
- inflammation — body reaction that causes pain or swelling
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Discussion questions
- Do you like your neighborhood?
- Do you feel stress every day?
- What resources does your neighborhood need?
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