Health
Timing of first childbirth influences women's health at age 40
A new study finds some surprising ways in which women's health at midlife is connected to when they had their first child and to their marital history.
Dec 14, 2015
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Journal of Health and Social Behavior
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications for the American Sociological Association
- Country
- United States
- History
- 1960-present
- Website
- http://hsb.sagepub.com/
- Impact factor
- 2.180 (2010)
Health
Is sex in later years good for your health?
Having sex frequently - and enjoying it - puts older men at higher risk for heart attacks and other cardiovascular problems. For older women, however, good sex may actually lower the risk of hypertension.
Sep 6, 2016
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Other
A spouse's education can positively impact their partner's overall health, study finds
Research has long shown that people with more schooling tend to experience better overall health. But can your spouse's education make you healthier?
Jan 24, 2022
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Health
Peer influence more likely to encourage smoking, say sociologists
(Medical Xpress)—Adolescents tend to be more powerful in influencing their friends to start smoking than in helping them to quit, according to sociologists.
Jul 22, 2014
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Medical research
Telomere shortening linked to early aging, death among poor in Detroit
The stress of living in extreme poverty causes early onset of age-related diseases and takes years off the lives of many of the urban poor—evidence at the cellular level now shows, according to a University of Michigan-led ...
Jun 10, 2015
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Health
Bilingual immigrants report better health than speakers of one language
Healthy individuals who immigrate to the U.S. often see their health decline over time. A recent study from Stanford University suggests that immigrants who learn English while maintaining their native language might be protected ...
Feb 29, 2012
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Health
Same-sex cohabitors less healthy than those in heterosexual marriages, study finds
Same-sex couples that live together report worse health than people of the same socioeconomic status who are in heterosexual marriages, according to a national study that could have implications for the gay marriage debate.
Feb 27, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
One way childhood trauma leads to poorer health for women
Researchers have long known that childhood trauma is linked to poorer health for women at midlife. A new study shows one important reason why.
Sep 18, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Spouses sharing friends may live longer after widowhood
The "widowhood effect"—the tendency for married people to die in close succession—is accelerated when spouses don't know each other's friends well, new Cornell University sociology research finds.
Jun 28, 2023
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Health
Discrimination may harm your health
Racial discrimination may be harmful to your health, according to new research from Rice University sociologists Jenifer Bratter and Bridget Gorman.
Jan 12, 2012
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