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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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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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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(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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(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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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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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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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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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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Described by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as "physical, sexual, or psychological harm by a current or former partner or spouse," intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious public health issue affecting ...
Mar 5, 2014
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(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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