Poverty/Wealth

An article led by Joan Benach shows how the underlying causes of the crisis in Puerto Rico stem from colonialism and the lack of political sovereigntyCredit: UPF In the autumn of 2017, hurricanes Irma and Maria destroyed Puerto…

Credit: SCETV, for MUSC Health Center for Telehealth Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) report in JAMA Pediatrics an association between a school-based telehealth program and reduced emergency department…

Credit: Lindsey Kudaroski/West Virginia University Only 1.8 percent of West Virginia public school students are identified "gifted," or having intellectual abilities higher than average. That's well below the national…

Bangladesh's recent aquaculture growth has defied predictions so much that it deserves to be called a 'Blue Revolution' October 27, Dhaka: Bangladesh's recent aquaculture growth has defied predictions so much that it deserves to be called…

For approximately a decade, research has examined whether trauma or poverty is the most powerful influence on children's cognitive abilities. To address this question, a new study compared adolescents in Jordan--refugees and…

The lowest-paid workers in the UK have three more years of retirement on average compared to their professional counterparts, but are more likely to suffer ill health after stopping work, a new UCL-led study suggests. The lowest-paid…

Available research on the impact of a person's socioeconomic status during childhood suggests that the circumstances one grows up in matter a great deal for adult health. The results of a new IIASA study supports the notion of a "long arm…

Former army officer Divakaran Padma Kumar Pillay says his 2019 study shows a greater use of technology is needed to tackle food security issuesCredit: Taylor & Francis A comprehensive study led by Colonel Divakaran Padma Kumar…

A major new study reveals how socio-economic migration within the UK has affected the geographic distribution of human DNA linked to traits such as education levels and health. Regional variations in human DNA have long been known to…

Alleviating food insecurity is often seen as one of the fundamental roles a country should fulfill. In some cases, this is encapsulated into a constitutionally formalized "right to food". In other cases, including the U.S., the right to…