Demography

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Political polarization among Americans has grown rapidly in the last 40 years -- more than in Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia or Germany -- a phenomenon possibly due to increased racial division, the rise of…

Boston, Mass. - Racial disparities have previously been identified across a range of health care environments, sometimes extending into the highest levels of care. A new study led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center…

To make sure historically undercounted populations along the Texas-Mexico border are included in the 2020 census, faculty at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) are joining forces with the U.S. Census…

Rutgers-led discovery may help prevent muscular dystrophy-related heart disease, the leading cause of death in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy A Rutgers-led team may have found the key to preventing Duchenne muscular dystrophy…

Dr. Ruth will establish psychology scholarship for research and academia at Ben-Gurion UniversityCredit: American Associates, Ben-Gurion University NEW YORK...January 13, 2020 - Renowned psychosexual therapist, Dr. Ruth…

Autistic mothers are more likely to report post-natal depression compared to non-autistic mothers, according to a new study of mothers of autistic children carried out by researchers at the University of Cambridge. A better understanding…

Lower levels of lymphocyte blood cells -- a condition called lymphopenia -- could be an early warning for future illness, as low counts were associated with a 60% increase in death from any cause, found a Danish study in CMAJ (Canadian…

Study looked at characteristics of loneliness in a senior housing community and the strategies residents used to overcome itCredit: Erik Jepson, UC San Diego Publications By nature, human beings are social creatures. Yet, as we…

UC Riverside research is supported by a four-year grant worth more than $1.2 millionCredit: Stan Lim, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A research team led by biochemists at the University of California, Riverside, has received a…

Worldwide, the burden of glaucoma--quantified as health loss--is higher in men than in women, according to a recent analysis published in Acta Ophthalmologica. The burden of glaucoma was estimated as disability-adjusted life years…