Gerontology & Geriatrics
Older people fret less about aging in place: AP-NORC Poll
The older you are, the less you fret about aging in your own home or community.
Apr 27, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
IVF children shown to have a better quality of life as adults in new study
Being conceived via assisted reproductive technology (ART), such as IVF, may provide some advantages in quality of life in adulthood, according to the results of a new study.
Mar 23, 2022
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Health
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, many adults chose to delay or forego medical care
Researchers from the Texas A&M University School of Public Health found that approximately one-third of adults, ages 18–64, decided to either forego or delay medical care during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
Mar 15, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
When stressed, people are quicker to jump to the worst conclusion
When under stress, people reach undesirable conclusions based on weaker evidence than when they are relaxed, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.
Jul 29, 2021
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Health
Health survey conveys messages on how we should live
Since the 1980s, the physical and mental health of Swedish children and young people has been measured by way of surveys. One of these is the international "Health Behavior in School-aged Children Survey" (HBSC), which is ...
Feb 16, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Moratoria on utility shutoffs and evictions reduced COVID-19 infection rates
Policies that helped financially struggling Americans stay in their homes and keep access to water and electricity during the COVID-19 pandemic also helped reduce the spread of the virus, according to a new analysis by Duke ...
Jan 26, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study: Colleges can prevent 96% of COVID-19 infections with common measures
The combined effectiveness of three COVID-prevention strategies on college campuses—mask-wearing, social distancing, and routine testing—are as effective in preventing coronavirus infections as the Pfizer and Moderna ...
Jan 13, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Drug shows promise in 1st largely minority COVID-19 study
A drug company said Friday that a medicine it sells to tamp down inflammation has helped prevent the need for breathing machines in hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the first large study that primarily enrolled Hispanics ...
Sep 18, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Happiness among Americans dips to five-decade low
In the midst of the coronavirus outbreak, the public's happiness is at a five-decade low despite most Americans being satisfied with their financial situation, according to a new survey from NORC at the University of Chicago.
Jun 17, 2020
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Health
Repeated periods of poverty accelerate the ageing process
Genetics, lifestyle and environment are all factors that somehow influence when and how we all age. But the financial situation is also important. Now, researchers from the Center for Healthy Aging and the Department of Public ...
Sep 12, 2019
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