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Connecting People with Nature and Community May Reduce Loneliness
Nature-based social prescribing may help reduce loneliness among adults living in socioeconomically vulnerable urban areas, according to a…
New Mothers May Need Time Before Feeling Ready to Care for Their Baby
The first days after childbirth bring major physical and emotional changes. Although rooming-in, where mothers and newborns remain…
Longer Gaps Between Meals Linked to Faster Disease Accumulation in Older Adults
Older adults who typically went longer between meals accumulated chronic diseases more rapidly over time than those who…
Digital Wellness Program Supports Better Mental Health for Adults with Chronic Conditions
A digital wellness program combining guided movement, breathing and meditation exercises, coping-skills training and health education can reduce…
Why We Remember Differently as We Get Older
Research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) is shedding new light on how memory changes as we…
Brexit Changed the UK Health Care Workforce but Did Little to Ease Doctor Shortages
The United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union (EU) was associated with major shifts in health care…
Study Reveals Persistent Food Insecurity in Formerly Redlined Areas
Poor housing, high crime and underperforming schools may have a greater influence on access to healthy food than…
Smokers Left Behind by Health Systems in the World’s Poorest Countries
Only 13 low- and middle-income countries provide smokers with the full range of support needed to quit, leaving…
Good Friends, Better Health: Global Study Highlights the Power of Friendship
A major global study has found that fulfilling friendships and close social relationships are strongly associated with better…
Endometriosis Takes a Financial Toll: Women May Lose a Month’s Pay Annually
Menstrual leave and flexible work arrangements are the forms of workplace support women with endometriosis say would help…
Different Organs, Different Ageing Clocks: A Blood Test Could Reveal Yours
Researchers have developed artificial intelligence (AI)-based “tissue clocks” that can estimate the biological age of human organs from…
Research Shows Waist Size Can Help Predict Health Risks
Measuring waist size may be one of the simplest and most effective ways to identify obesity-related health risks,…
PCB Contamination Detected in Chinese Tea, but Consumer Health Risks Remain Low
Tea is enjoyed by millions of people every day, but tea leaves can also accumulate traces of persistent…
Socioeconomic Disadvantage Is Associated with Greater Physical Decline with Age
In England and Canada, socioeconomic disadvantage is associated with poorer physical function and greater declines as people age,…
Early Life Adversity Leaves a Lasting Molecular Mark Across the Body
The experiences we face early in life may leave lasting marks on our health, with effects that can…