Genetics
ZIP code or genetic code?
When it comes to disease and health, which is more powerful—zip code or genetic code?
Jan 14, 2019
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News tagged with socioeconomic factors
HIV & AIDS
Study examines role of socioeconomics in South African HIV infection rates
A team of McGill University researchers based at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) has reported survey results that show socioeconomics play a critical role in the detection, transmission ...
Feb 28, 2023
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Cardiology
Newly published study shows link between socioeconomic deprivation and premature cardiovascular mortality
People living in socially-deprived areas of the United States are more likely to die prematurely from cardiovascular (CV) complications according to new research published recently in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. The study, completed ...
Mar 15, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Self-image and social interaction help to explain the link between exercise and mental health
We've heard it time and time again: exercise is good for us. And it's not just good for physical health – research shows that daily physical activity can also boost our mental health. But what actually accounts for the ...
Sep 25, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Demographic factors linked to mental health in black men
Demographic factors significantly affect mental health concerns among black men, according to a study by the University of Michigan and University of Southern California that provides the first-ever national estimates of ...
Jun 8, 2011
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
New study finds no increased risk of menstrual changes after COVID-19 vaccination
A Swedish study of nearly 3 million women published by The BMJ today finds no evidence of an increased risk of menstrual changes after COVID-19 vaccination.
May 3, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study finds disparities in Orange County rates of COVID-19 infection and mortality
Socioeconomic, geographic and demographic factors all played critical roles in the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 mortality among Orange County residents last year, according to a study led by the University of ...
Aug 19, 2021
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Health
Mail-order pharmacy for new statin prescriptions achieve better cholesterol control
Kaiser Permanente Northern California patients who obtained new statin prescriptions via a mail-order pharmacy achieved better cholesterol control in the first 3-15 months following the initiation of therapy -- compared to ...
Jul 22, 2011
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Other
Older women still suffer from hot flushes and night sweats years after the menopause, finds study
Women still have hot flushes and night sweats years after the menopause finds a new study published today in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Oct 19, 2011
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
How to reduce your risks of dementia
Many people do not want to think about dementia, especially if their lives have not yet been touched by it. But a total of 9.9 million people worldwide are diagnosed with dementia each year. That is one person every 3.2 seconds.
Jan 24, 2019
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