Demography

UNIGE researchers have been analyzing the rise in healthy life expectancy in Switzerland since 1990 and measuring the differences based on an individual's level of education Life expectancy in Switzerland has been growing steadily for…

Education needed to help doctors work with patients, find solutions to stay activeCredit: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center New research from The Ohio State University Wexner Medicine Center identifies a gap in doctor…

Scholars have been studying Rome for hundreds of years, but it still holds some secrets - for instance, relatively little is known about the ancestral origins of the city's denizens. Now, an international team led by researchers from…

A Wilmot Cancer Institute-led study in JAMA Oncology shows that when physicians fully appreciate the concerns of older adults with cancer, such as function and forgetfulness, it elevates patient care and satisfaction. The study is…

University of Houston research finds community engagement key to addressing Asian health disparities Asian Americans have higher or faster-growing rates of cancer of various kinds -- including breast cancer and cervical cancer -- than any…

Refugees and other migrants who move to Sweden are initially less likely to be diagnosed with alcohol or drug addiction than the native population but over time their rates of substance abuse begin to mirror that of the Swedish born…

A recent study uncovered potential long-term benefits of a school-based sleep education program for adolescents. The study, which was published in the Journal of Sleep Research, included 3,622 adolescents, 286 in the intervention group…

A recent theory states that women enter menopause at different ages and have varying extents of symptoms due in part to residence patterns after marriage--or whether couples disperse to live with paternal or maternal kin. Investigators…

First known current performance gap study shows Pupils in private schools do significantly better at A-levels compared to those in similar state schools - according to the first known study into the current performance gap in upper…

At least one in five teenagers reports some change in sexual orientation during adolescence, according to new research from North Carolina State University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Pittsburgh.…