Language Skills Linked to Health
Analysis of 86,000 participants from 27 European countries used computational methods to assess biological age gaps.
Active multilingualism provides stronger benefits than past language learning, even after adjusting for health and environment.
Policy experts suggest multilingualism could influence education and public health strategies.
Previous studies had inconsistent results, with many English-speaking countries having 75% monolingual populations.
Experts Susan Teubner-Rhodes and May highlight language benefits for aging populations.
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