Speaking multiple languages slows down the ageing process


By AGENCY

The more languages you speak regularly, the less likely you are to age faster, research has found. — Filepic

PEOPLE who regularly speak multiple languages age more slowly on average, a study using data from more than 86,000 adults in 27 European countries found. 

Published in the journal Nature Aging, an international team led by Trinity College Dublin Predictive Brain Health Modelling Group team leader Prof Dr Agustin Ibañez matched participants’ chronological ages with biological data and behavioural measures, including health, fitness, lifestyle and social activity. 

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