Health
Early puberty linked to growing up in poorer homes
Children from disadvantaged households are more likely to hit puberty early and could face poorer health later in life as a result, an Australian study has shown.
May 24, 2017
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News tagged with social disadvantage
Psychology & Psychiatry
UK: Why 3,000 middle-aged men die by suicide each year?
A new report, published today, provides an in-depth examination into why men from disadvantaged backgrounds in their 30s, 40s and 50s are at higher risk of suicide than the rest of society. Men from low socio-economic backgrounds ...
Sep 21, 2012
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Neuroscience
Kids' neighborhoods can affect their developing brains, a new study finds
Children growing up in more disadvantaged neighborhoods—meaning those with poor housing quality, more poverty and lower levels of employment and education—show observable increases in brain activity when viewing emotional ...
Jun 22, 2022
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Other
Aptitude test may be fairer way of selecting medical school candidates
Medical schools that use the UK Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT) as part of their admissions process reduce the relative disadvantage faced by certain socioeconomic groups, finds a study published in the British Medical Journal ...
Apr 17, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Stress of social disadvantage increases risk of osteoporosis
New research shows that the stress of social disadvantage could be putting people at higher risk of developing osteoporosis.
Feb 10, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Twenty-year outcomes in adolescents who self-harm show worrying levels of substance abuse by age 35
A study by researchers from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) that followed a sample of almost 2000 Victorian school children from the age of 14 until the age of 35 found that social disadvantage, anxiety, ...
Jul 11, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Assessments often miss mental health issues for youth on probation
An assessment tool used by many jurisdictions within the juvenile justice system that is intended to help recognize the effects of adversity and trauma in children's lives is not the best means of evaluating mental health ...
Jan 22, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ethnic, religious and social differences found in case rates between England's COVID-19 waves
There were major ethnic, religious, and social differences in the risk of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19 infection, between the second and third waves of the pandemic in England, finds ...
Apr 3, 2023
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Health
Young people of multiple disadvantaged groups face worse health due to more discrimination
An Indiana University study found that teens and young adults who are members of multiple minority or disadvantaged groups face more discrimination than their more privileged peers and, as a result, report worse mental and ...
Jun 11, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Evaluating the benefits of health insurance on cancer care
Millions of Americans acquire their health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, including individuals from disadvantaged communities (as defined by a summary measure comprised of U.S. Census measures of income, education, ...
Jan 27, 2017
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