Psychology & Psychiatry
Study offers evidence for lower rates of depression in large US cities
The pandemic has urged some city dwellers to leave urbanity in favor of locales with more space, including rural areas.
Aug 18, 2021
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Ageing societies afford more advantages to men than women, international study finds
Gender differences in societal ageing favour men over women, which suggests that men have better resources to help them cope with the challenges of ageing. The international analysis, published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity ...
Aug 5, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research suggests mask-wearing can increase struggles with social anxiety
People who struggle with social anxiety might experience increased distress related to mask-wearing during and even after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jun 21, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Pregnant women's brains show troubling signs of stress, but feeling strong social support can break those patterns
Even before the pandemic, there was plenty for expectant mothers to worry about. Pregnant women must withstand a barrage of arguably well-intentioned, but often hyperbolic, warnings about their health and what's to come, ...
May 12, 2021
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New study examines sexuality of people with autism
(HealthDay)—Adults with autism report a broad range of sexuality—being much more likely to identify as asexual, bisexual or homosexual than people without autism, a new study finds.
May 5, 2021
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Forget the debate over public health versus jobs – the same people suffer the most either way
Throughout the pandemic, millions of Americans wondered: "Is the cure worse than the disease?"
Apr 19, 2021
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New study lays bare inequalities in life expectancy across Wales
The gap in life expectancy between the most and least deprived parts of Wales increased in the years leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly for women, new research has suggested.
Mar 25, 2021
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UK life expectancy declining after financial crisis
Increases in life expectancy in the UK and elsewhere had slowed even before 2016—and COVID-19 is expected to further eliminate any gains, Newcastle University studies show.
Feb 1, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How have new social norms emerged as COVID-19 has spread?
As COVID-19 spread around the world, it became clear that different countries were responding differently to the virus. Penn's Cristina Bicchieri, who studies social norms and how they evolve, wanted to understand how a national ...
Oct 26, 2020
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Significant disparities in U.S. life expectancy found at census-tract level
Life expectancy in the U.S. varies widely when analyzed at the census-tract level and the method may provide a more detailed picture of health disparities in the U.S. than other widely used analyses of life expectancy, according ...
Jul 14, 2020
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