Genetics
Poverty leaves a mark on our genes
A new Northwestern University study challenges prevailing understandings of genes as immutable features of biology that are fixed at conception.
Apr 4, 2019
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Pediatrics
Boys' attention and prosocial behaviour linked to earnings 30 years later
New research, published in the medical journal JAMA Pediatrics, shows that boys from low-income backgrounds who were inattentive in kindergarten had lower earnings at age 36 while boys who were prosocial earned more.
Mar 18, 2019
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Medical research
Postal code area data can help in the planning of cost-effective health care services
When assessing the effects of socioeconomic status (SES) on health inequalities or outcomes of care, it is worthwhile to use small-area-based open data instead of individual SES information, according to a new study from ...
Nov 27, 2018
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Health
Intimate-partner domestic violence in the U.S.
Statistics on domestic violence show the wide scope of the problem.
Oct 29, 2018
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Study finds Latinos' increased dementia risk linked to lower education levels
Findings from a study conducted by researchers at the USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work suggest that higher dementia prevalence among racial and ethnic minorities—particularly ...
Sep 24, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Parental cancer linked to poorer school grades, educational attainment, and adult earning power
Childhood experience of parental cancer is linked to poorer school grades, educational attainment, and subsequent earning power as a young adult, suggests a data linkage study of more than 1 million Danes, published online ...
Aug 20, 2018
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Study finds greater public awareness still needed about dementia
Common beliefs and misconceptions in the community about dementia are still proving obstacles to treatment despite a rise in public awareness campaigns, an Australian study has found.
Aug 7, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Can we predict the long-term outcome of boys with ADHD?
A study published in the August 2018 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP) reports on a group of boys diagnosed with ADHD in childhood (when they were, on average, 8 years ...
Aug 1, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Six in seven women at high risk of breast cancer shun tamoxifen as a preventative measure
Six in seven women with a family history of breast cancer opt out of taking tamoxifen as a preventative measure, according to a study funded by Cancer Research UK and published in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment today.
Apr 24, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Adults' political leanings linked with early personality traits
Our political attitudes in adulthood have roots in early childhood temperament, according to new findings published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. Analyses of data from more ...
Mar 19, 2018
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