Health
Socially active older adults have slower rates of health declines
Staying connected to other people through a wide variety of social activities can yield important health consequences as you age.
Dec 1, 2011
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Journal of Health and Social Behavior
Overweight & Obesity
Poverty-obesity link is more prevalent for women than men, study shows
Adolescent girls living in economically disadvantaged families are more likely than their male counterparts to become overweight or obese, according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin.
Sep 15, 2014
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Health
Kids of single moms who later marry reap few benefits
(Medical Xpress)—With roughly four in 10 of all U.S. births now to unwed mothers, a new longitudinal study by Cornell demographers is the first to show that being raised in a single-parent home poses significant risks to ...
Oct 11, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Teen social networks linked to adult depression
Teens who have a larger number of friends may be less likely to suffer from depression later in life, especially women, a new MSU research study has found.
Sep 30, 2020
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Health
Study: Few immigrants go to the doctor
(Medical Xpress) -- New research from Duke University challenges a long-held assumption that immigrants are generally healthy before they move to the United States but become less so while living here.
Feb 22, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Good relationships with parents may benefit children's health decades later
Growing up in a well-off home can benefit a child's physical health even decades later—but a lack of parent-child warmth, or the presence of abuse, may eliminate the health advantage of a privileged background, according ...
Oct 5, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Unsolicited job leads may negatively impact mental health
(HealthDay)—Unsolicited job leads can have a deleterious effect on mental health, according to a study published in the June issue of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior.
Sep 22, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
What's in a name? Psychiatrists' labeling practices may be desensitizing the public
Does the growing number of psychiatric disorder diagnoses have an effect on people with mental illnesses? According to a new study, as definitions of mental illnesses become broader, people who show signs of depression and ...
Apr 9, 2012
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Health
Barriers to health care for violence victims
Violence is a serious health concern and is one of the leading causes of death for adults under the age of 45 in the United States. Among those who are injured during a violent crime, only half of those who need medical treatment ...
Oct 30, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Shift to gay, lesbian, bisexual identities in early adulthood tied to depressive symptoms
People whose sexual identities changed toward same-sex attraction in early adulthood reported more symptoms of depression in a nationwide survey than those whose sexual orientations did not change or changed in the opposite ...
Mar 31, 2015
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