High-fliers are healthier, study finds - The Telegraph 24th April 2008

A successful career is the key to good health because feelings of failure trigger changes in the brain linked to stress and pain, a study suggests. Researchers found that people who perceived themselves to be low ranking showed differences in brain activity which could explain why those of higher social status are less likely to suffer chronic stress and ill health. The study, at the National Institute of Mental Health in Maryland, used brain scans to identify for the first time the circuitry associated with social status.

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