The risk for developing obesity is influenced by our lifestyle as well as our genes. In a new study from Uppsala University, researchers show that our genetic risk for obesity is not static, but is influenced by our lifestyle. ...
Sep 6, 2017
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If aboriginal women had the same income and education levels as non-aboriginal women, their risk of being abused by a partner could drop by 40 per cent, according to a new study by researchers at St. Michael's Hospital.
Sep 16, 2013
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Think high school sports are played on a level field? Think again. A new study finds that young men's identities as student-athletes are heavily influenced by precisely the socio-economic factors that sports supposedly transcend.
Aug 15, 2017
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African-American patients with esophageal cancer survive fewer months after diagnosis than white patients, but only if they also have low incomes, according to a new study from Duke Health researchers.
Jan 27, 2016
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Physical activity has positive effects on mental health and yet, activity rates are declining. This is particularly worrying because the mental well-being of teenagers continues to deteriorate. In the US, one in six school ...
Oct 12, 2023
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When assessing the effects of socioeconomic status (SES) on health inequalities or outcomes of care, it is worthwhile to use small-area-based open data instead of individual SES information, according to a new study from ...
Nov 27, 2018
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Asthma outcomes still vary widely across England and appear to be influenced by region and affluence despite falling rates of asthma deaths, emergency hospital admissions and prevalence, suggests a study published in the ...
May 14, 2018
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Policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic must consider the complex interplay between socio-economic status and health disparities, according to a recent analysis led by a team of University of Toronto researchers.
Jun 24, 2020
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Disparities in outcomes for children with retinoblastoma—a rare eye tumor usually discovered in routine pediatric check-ups—suggest unequal access to primary care, researchers from Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer ...
Oct 5, 2015
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More than a decade's worth of blood samples in Portugal and Ireland are being analysed to look for clues about the health impacts of socio-economic inequalities on children.
Apr 24, 2017
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