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- Researchers in Japan reported that, in a study of 1,899 English adults, those who attend museums, cinemas and concerts have a physiological age three years younger than non-participants.
- After adjusting for income, employment and chronic conditions, each one-point rise in cultural engagement score linked to a 0.085-year (31-day) younger physiological age.
- The authors called the association bidirectional and suggested expanding cultural access as a public-health measure comparable to exercise.
