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Social stress can speed up immune system aging – new research

By Eric Klopack, Postdoctoral Researcher in Gerontology, University of Southern California

As people age, their immune systems naturally begin to decline. This aging of the immune system, called immunosenescence, may be an important part of such age-related health problems as cancer and cardiovascular disease, as well as older people’s less effective response to vaccines.

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