LONDON, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- British scientists have suggested winning a Nobel Prize could potentially lead to the addition of nearly two years to a person's overall lifespan.
The Daily Mail reports that research conducted on 524 chemists and physicists found those who won a Nobel Prize lived an average of 1.4 years longer than those who were merely nominated for one.
The research was conducted on individuals linked to the award between the years of 1901 and 1950 and included 135 actual winners of the prestigious honor.
The lifespan discrepancy widened by an additional two-thirds of a year when researchers limited Nobel Prize winners and nominees from the same country.
The University of Warwick study also found that neither the exact amount of prize money awarded to Nobel Prize winners nor garnering additional Nobel Prize nominations had any effect on the 524 individuals' lifespans.
