Socioeconomic Disadvantage Is Associated with Greater Physical Decline with Age

16 August 2026

In England and Canada, socioeconomic disadvantage is associated with poorer physical function and greater declines as people age, according to a study published August 13…

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Immigrants Experiencing Partial Acceptance in America Report Worse Health Outcomes

15 June 2026

A longstanding puzzle in social epidemiology is that immigrants often arrive in the United States healthier than the native-born population. Yet, this advantage tends to…

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Early-Life Socioeconomic Factors May Leave a Lasting Imprint on Young Brains

14 June 2026

Our brains shape who we are, but what shapes our brains? Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis sought to answer that…

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Research Reveals How Social and Economic Hardship in Local Communities May Contribute to Higher Dementia Rates

6 November 2025

Cambridge researchers have revealed new evidence explaining why living in a socioeconomically disadvantaged neighbourhood may raise a person’s likelihood of developing dementia. Their study suggests…

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New Study Reveals Greater Cannabis Retail Density in Low-Income, Predominantly Black and Hispanic Communities

3 June 2025

A new and illuminating study has shed light on the troublingly disproportionate presence of recreational (nonmedical) cannabis retailers in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighbourhoods and areas with…

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Social Inequality Tied to Declining Brain Health in the Elderly and Dementia Cases

28 December 2024

Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have engaged in a groundbreaking collaborative effort with global partners to investigate whether societal inequality impacts brain health. Their findings…

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Research Reveals the Significant Effects of Severe Poverty on Death Rates Amongst Ethnically Mixed, Low-Income Groups

1 September 2024

Over the last four decades, the wealth, health, and mortality disparity between affluent and impoverished Americans has grown consistently. Recently, a pioneering study by the…

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Daily Routines May Not Provide Adequate Protection Against Stroke

28 August 2024

Research at the University of Gothenburg has demonstrated that routine activities carried out daily, whether at work or home, do not sufficiently guard against stroke.…

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Survivors of Cancer Face Elevated Disease Risks Throughout Their Lives

21 July 2024

Since 1958, Swedish researchers have conducted extensive studies on individuals under 25 diagnosed with cancer, leveraging the detailed data captured in the National Cancer Register.…

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Study Finds Climbing the Social Ladder Slows Progression of Dementia in Japan

17 June 2024

A newly published study led by researchers from Osaka University and featured in JAMA Network Open reveals compelling evidence that upward social mobility correlates with…

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Research suggests that maintaining or initiating an active lifestyle can enhance the quality of life as individuals age, particularly for middle-aged women

1 June 2024

A recent study published in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Binh Nguyen and colleagues from the University of Sydney, Australia, sheds light on the…

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, older adults with diabetes suffered a decline in their functional abilities

14 May 2024

During the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers discovered that around one in five older Canadian adults with diabetes who previously had no functional limitations developed such limitations…

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