Cardiology

Socioeconomic status may be an uneven predictor of heart health

Improvements in socioeconomic status (education, income, employment status and health insurance) for ideal cardiovascular health may not benefit people from all racial or ethnic groups equally, as white adults were more likely ...

Overweight & Obesity

Obesity linked to poor brain health in children

Using MRI data from the largest long-term study of brain development and child health in the United States, researchers have found that higher weight and body mass index (BMI) in pre-adolescence are associated with poor brain ...

Autism spectrum disorders

With autism numbers rising, how best to provide support?

Recently released data from the Centers for Disease Control show childhood autism rates are at their highest level since the CDC began tracking data in 2000. About 2.3% of U.S. children, or one in 44, were diagnosed with ...

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