Oncology & Cancer
Marriage may be a cancer fighter
(HealthDay)—A wedding band may be powerful medicine against cancer, a new study suggests.
Apr 11, 2016
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News tagged with married people
Health
Medicaid expansion improved coverage more for married versus unmarried people
New research suggests that, under the United States' Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), expanded Medicaid coverage has provided greater improvements in health insurance coverage for married people, especially ...
Oct 23, 2019
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Cardiology
Polygamy increases risk of heart disease by more than four-fold
APSC 2015 is being held in Abu Dhabi from 29 April to 2 May in conjunction with the XX World Congress of Echocardiography and Allied Techniques 2015 and the 6th Annual Emirates Cardiac Society Congress 2015. Experts from ...
Apr 28, 2015
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Marriage may help stave off dementia
Marriage may lower the risk of developing dementia, concludes a synthesis of the available evidence published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.
Nov 28, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
When it comes to happiness, what's love got to do with it?
How accurate was William Shakespeare when he said, "'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all"? Researchers from Michigan State University conducted one of the first studies of its kind to quantify ...
Jul 23, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Married people have lower levels of stress hormone
Studies have suggested that married people are healthier than those who are single, divorced or widowed. A new Carnegie Mellon University study provides the first biological evidence to explain how marriage impacts health.
Feb 13, 2017
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Surgery
Being married linked to better outcomes following surgery
Among more than 1,500 adults who underwent cardiac surgery, those who were divorced, separated, or widowed were more likely to have died or develop a new functional disability after the surgery compared with the married participants, ...
Oct 28, 2015
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Marriage is linked to reduced dementia risk
Researchers from University College London have found that people who are single or widowed are at a greater risk of dementia than people who are married. The research, which is a review of 15 existing studies, is being published ...
Nov 29, 2017
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Health
Tying the knot is tied to longer life span, new data shows
(HealthDay)—Married folks not only live longer than singles, but the longevity gap between the two groups is growing, U.S. government health statisticians report.
Oct 10, 2019
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Could marriage stave off dementia?
Dementia and marital status could be linked, according to a new Michigan State University study that found married people are less likely to experience dementia as they age.
Aug 28, 2019
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