News tagged with social deprivation

Poor sleep can leave romantic partners feeling unappreciated

Spouses and other romantic partners often complain about feeling unappreciated, and a new study from the University of California, Berkeley, suggests poor sleep may play a hidden role.

Psychology & Psychiatry Jan 19, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Research looks at impact of asthma, social deprivation and ethnicity on educational performance

Research led by Queen Mary, University of London has found that having asthma is not linked to poorer scores in national school examinations. In contrast, ethnicity and social deprivation were associated ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Nov 15, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Study shows how early social isolation impairs long-term cognitive function

A growing body of research shows that children who suffer severe neglect and social isolation have cognitive and social impairments as adults. A study from Boston Children's Hospital shows, for the first time, how these functional ...

Neuroscience Sep 13, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 2 |

Colleges find sleep is key to grade average

As U.S. college students return to campus in the coming weeks, they'll be showered in the usual handouts of coupons, condoms and credit cards. But some schools are also giving students what a growing body of research reveals ...

Health Sep 04, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

South Asian patients require three times as much repeat angioplasty as white Europeans

South Asian patients with coronary artery disease were almost three times as likely to be readmitted to hospital for further interventional treatment to arterial plaque than their White European counterparts, according to ...

Cardiology Nov 21, 2011 | not rated yet | 0

Household smoke increases severity of bronchiolitis in babies

A study by the University of Liverpool has found that babies admitted to hospital with bronchiolitis from a household where a parent smokes are twice as likely to need oxygen therapy and five times as likely to need mechanical ...

Health Jul 20, 2011 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Deprivation and neglect found to age children's chromosomes

Studies in institutionalized Romanian children have found that the length of time spent in conditions of social deprivation and neglect correlates with lower IQ and behavioral problems. A new study, led by researchers at ...

Psychology & Psychiatry May 17, 2011 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |