Psychology & Psychiatry
Are you a hugger? It might be hereditary
A new study of twins finds that genetics play a significant role in how affectionate women are, but the same can't be said for men.
Jun 23, 2020
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News tagged with behavioral factors
Health
Study identifies social and behavioral factors most closely associated with dying
Smoking, divorce and alcohol abuse have the closest connection to death out of 57 social and behavioral factors analyzed in research published today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Jun 22, 2020
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Medical research
Higher rates of severe COVID-19 in BAME populations remain unexplained
Higher rates of severe COVID-19 infections in Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) populations are not explained by socioeconomic or behavioral factors, cardiovascular disease risk, or by vitamin D status, according to ...
Jun 19, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds older physicians and those of Asian ancestry are at highest risk of suicide
Health care professionals who die by suicide are more likely to be older and nearing the end of their careers, or be of Asian or Pacific Islander ancestry, or confronting physical, mental health or medical malpractice issues, ...
Jun 11, 2020
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Health
Gaps in data on marijuana use limit public health response
Better data on marijuana use in the U.S. is needed to support critical public health research, according to a review of relevant surveys conducted by University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers.
Jun 10, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Looking at the social side of COVID-19 through HIV research
While the COVID-19 pandemic is often described as unprecedented, there is a recent viral epidemic that researchers in UConn's Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention and Policy (InCHIP) say can offer lessons about ...
May 18, 2020
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Cardiology
CDC: Prevalence of hypertension higher in rural versus urban areas
(HealthDay)—The prevalence of hypertension varies across states and is higher in rural versus urban areas, according to research published in the May 8 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity ...
May 8, 2020
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Health
CDC: Overall prevalence of self-reported hypertension 32.4 percent
(HealthDay)—The overall prevalence of self-reported hypertension is 32.4 percent, with prevalence higher among men than women and among blacks, according to research published in the April 10 issue of the U.S. Centers for ...
Apr 15, 2020
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Cardiology
Social, financial factors critical to assessing cardiovascular risk
Certain markers of a person's financial and social status, known as social determinants of health, offer valuable information about a person's potential risk of heart disease but are often overlooked, according to research ...
Mar 18, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Colorectal cancer screening lowest in adults aged 50 to 54
The prevalence of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is lowest among adults aged 50 to 54 years, according to research published in the March 13 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality ...
Mar 13, 2020
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