Genetics
Neither genetics nor social background is a very good predictor of your body weight
There's long been a debate about whether genetics or the environment people are raised in is the biggest cause of obesity.
Jul 15, 2022
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News tagged with social identity
Oncology & Cancer
Race, gender and the ways these identities intersect matter in cancer outcomes
Belonging to one or more groups with long-standing social and economic disadvantages increases the risk of cancer diagnoses and death, according to our review of 28 cancer studies published between 2012 and 2021.
May 31, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
How advocacy, awareness and algorithms could shorten the long wait for endometriosis diagnosis and treatment
Endometriosis affects an estimated 200 million people worldwide. Despite its prevalence, those living with the disease often wait an average of 7.5 years between start of symptoms and diagnosis. This delay is due to a variety ...
Apr 12, 2022
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Health
Internal medicine physicians decry government interference in patient-physician relationship
The American College of Physicians (ACP) strongly objects to laws and policies that interfere in the patient-physician relationship and prevent physicians from providing their patients with evidence-based medical services. ...
Apr 11, 2022
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Neuroscience
Switching social identities happens seamlessly
People can switch seamlessly between different social identities, new research shows.
Mar 22, 2022
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Vaccination
Detroit parents less likely to get vaccine than nonparents, leading to low youth vaccination rates
Just under half of Detroit parents and guardians of children under 18 reported at the end of 2021 that they had been vaccinated against COVID-19, compared to 75% of adults who do not live with children.
Mar 11, 2022
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Addiction
Study: Empowering Black girls may help to reduce drug use
Black girls make up a relatively small portion of the overall drug-using population. But their health consequences are more severe than most: Reproductive issues, fertility issues, sexually transmitted infections and trauma ...
Sep 22, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Depression isn't 'crying in the corner'
Employees who experience depression are tasked with the decision to disclose their mental health to others at work.
Jul 26, 2021
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Genetics
Cloned fruit flies star in 'Truman Show' study of how genes play role in social networks
If identical versions of 20 people lived out their lives in dozens of different worlds, would the same people be popular in each world?
Jun 7, 2021
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Addiction
Transgender teens may turn to substance use to cope with stress
Over half of transgender or gender minority (GM) adolescents engage in substance use, seemingly as a coping strategy in response to GM stressors, according to a new study published this week in the open-access journal PLOS ...
Jun 2, 2021
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