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New research reveals that financial hardship doesn’t just strain your wallet—it literally rewires your brain, accelerating cognitive decline. A decades-long UK study tracking people born in 1946 found that both objective poverty and subjective feelings of financial struggle strongly correlate with mental decline over time. The findings suggest perception matters as much as income, with stress from prolonged insecurity linked to harmful habits like smoking and drinking that further damage brain health. Experts urge deeper investigation into how economic instability translates to cognitive loss—and call for societal policies that buffer financial uncertainty, especially as global populations age.

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