Neat News 2016-329 (added 2016-11-24)
The Social Status of Macaques Influences their Immune System
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| It has been known that for humans people higher in a social raning order are in general healthier and can look forward to longer lives. In a new study with rhesus macaques it has been found that their immune system depends on their social status and changes when their social status changes. |