Incorporating social and behavioral factors alongside biological mechanisms is critical for making meaningful advancements in aging research, according to a USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology study.
Jan 4, 2021
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Nurturing mothers have garnered accolades for rescuing skinned knees on the playground and coaxing their children to sleep with lullabies. Now they're gaining merit for their offspring's physical health in middle age.
Jan 23, 2012
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People living with a spouse seem to have a higher likelihood of being healthy in terms of maintaining lower blood sugar levels regardless of how harmonious or acrimonious their relationship is, suggests a study published ...
Feb 6, 2023
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Renting a private sector home, falling repeatedly into arrears, and exposure to pollution in the vicinity are linked to faster biological aging—the cumulative damage to the body's tissues and cells, irrespective of actual ...
Oct 10, 2023
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Researchers at Kessler Foundation authored a new article, "Employment after spinal cord injury," published by Current Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Reports on May 24, 2020. Authored by John O'Neill, Ph.D., and Trevor ...
Sep 19, 2020
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People who think they know a lot about COVID-19 vaccines are more likely to hold vaccine misperceptions, according to a new survey from a nationwide coalition of university-based researchers.
Feb 16, 2022
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Moving from a high-poverty to lower-poverty neighborhood spurs long-term gains in the physical and mental health of low-income adults, as well as a substantial increase in their happiness, despite not improving economic self-sufficiency, ...
Sep 20, 2012
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New research shows that the built environment, not social and economic environments, is a strong predictor of adolescents' body mass index (BMI), overweight and obesity status, and eating behaviors, according to a new study ...
Mar 21, 2023
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The COVID-19 pandemic has had profound effects, both globally and on a highly personal level. Now, researchers from Japan have developed an accurate way of assessing the effects of the pandemic on our emotional health and ...
Jan 20, 2023
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The number of young New Zealanders aged 15 to 17 who vape every day has tripled in two years, from 2% in 2018–19 to 6% in 2020–21, according to the most recent New Zealand Health Survey. For young adults, aged 18 to 24, ...
Jun 27, 2022
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