Large genome-wide association study is first to focus on both child and adult asthma
Most significant genes at key loci are specific to childhood onset of asthma Asthma, a common respiratory disease that causes ...
Tag: Demography
Diversity and inclusion: Advancing wheelchair technologies at CYBATHLON
Climbing up the stairs, opening a door, sitting at the table are actions that many of us take for granted ...
Americans’ beliefs about wildlife management are changing
Credit: America's Wildlife Values research team Abundant and healthy wildlife populations are a cultural and ecological treasure in the United ...
Preparing for a changing population — what it means to age successfully
April 24, 2019 -- A paper by Columbia Mailman School's John Rowe, MD, Julius Richmond Professor of Health Policy and ...
Gender identity leaves imprint on human brains, Georgia State researchers find
Society's expectations about gender roles alter the human brain at the cellular level, according to a paper published by a ...
AGS honors expert & emerging geriatrics leaders at 2019 annual scientific meeting (#AGS19)
Credit: (C) 2019, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) annually honors researchers, clinicians, educators, and emerging health professionals ...
AGS honors late Dr. Arti Hurria for vision, leadership propelling geriatrics
Credit: (C) 2019, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) will recognize the late Arti Hurria, MD, a geriatrics ...
Dr. Kellie Flood named AGS geriatrics clinician of the year
Credit: (C) 2019, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today named Kellie Flood, MD, one of Alabama's premier ...
Experts in surgery, urogynecology honored at #AGS19
Credit: (C) 2019, American Geriatrics Society Advancing care for older people across health specialties, the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) and ...
AGS honors Dr. Nicole brandt for training future geriatrics leaders in pharmacy & beyond
Credit: (C) 2019, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today announced that Nicole Brandt, PharmD, MBA, BCGP, BCPP, ...
Study finds natural variation in sex ratios at birth and sex ratio inflation in 12 countries
UMass Amherst biostatistician designed study that describes national sex ratio imbalancesCredit: UMass Amherst An international team of researchers, led by ...
Indicators of despair rising among Gen X-ers entering middle age
Indicators of despair--depression, suicidal ideation, drug use and alcohol abuse--are rising among Americans in their late 30s and early 40s ...
Prove it: National telehealth research network greenlighted
First-of-its-kind research network seeks to inform standards, policy and reimbursement strategies as telehealth adoption increases throughout the U.S. AURORA, Colo. ...
Population health: A rapidly evolving discipline in US academic medicine
AUSTIN, Texas - Leaders from department-level initiatives across the U.S. weigh in on how academic medicine is embracing population health ...
Lower pension, shorter life
Credit: MPI for Demographic Research Income and social status have an increasing effect on life expectancy in Germany. On average, ...
Increasing numbers of adults with lower education are dying from liver cancer
A new study reveals that rising rates of liver cancer deaths in the United States have largely been confined to ...
Tailoring lactation education to the cultural needs of orthodox Jewish families
Credit: Eric Sucar, Univ. of Penn. Communications PHILADELPHIA (April 5, 2019) -Breastfeeding is an accepted practice for millions of women ...
Severe psychological distress and daily cannabis use: Implications for mental health?
April 4, 2019 -- Daily cannabis use increased significantly from 2008 to 2016 among those with and without past-month serious ...
One in every 12 Canadian with migraines has attempted suicide
Childhood exposure to parental domestic violence, sexual abuse and/or physical abuse substantially increased the likelihood of suicide attempts among adults ...
People with obesity often ‘dehumanized,’ study finds
New research, published in Obesity, has found that people with obesity are not only stigmatised, but are blatantly dehumanised. Obesity ...
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