http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (HealthDay) -- In low- and middle-income developing countries, socioeconomic status (SES) plays an important role in the development of obesity, particularly in women, according to research published online July 5 in Obesity Reviews. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-obesity-linked-economic-status-countries.html Overweight and Obesity Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:20:01 EST news261849911 A diet rich in vegetables could help stave off the development of the serious condition acute pancreatitis, suggests a large study published online in the journal Gut. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-diet-rich-vegetables-stave-acute.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 27 Jun 2012 18:49:40 EST news260041774 A University of Derby student inspired by her own experience to examine the challenges dyslexic students face at University, was surprised and delighted to see her research published in a top psychological journal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-dyslexic-fellow.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 15 Jun 2012 08:36:00 EST news258968150 People with a high socioeconomic level have been demonstrated to have better health than the rest of people. Other protective factors against chronic diseases are having higher education, having a job, and the per capita income and welfare in the region of residence. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-marriage-high-socioeconomic-health.html Health Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:35:22 EST news253272912 Both subjective and objective cognitive impairment are highly common among non-demented elderly Swedes, with an overall prevalence of 39 percent and 25 percent respectively, according to a nationwide twin study by researchers at the Aging Research Center of Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. The study confirms higher education as a major protective factor and stresses the importance of environmental aspects over genes in mild cognitive disorders in old age. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-cognitive-problems-common-non-demented-elderly.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:55:09 EST news247744490