Poverty is the fourth greatest cause of U.S. deaths, analysis published in JAMA finds.
Poverty has long been linked to shorter lives. But just how many deaths in the United States are associated with ...
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Connections between peripheral artery disease, negative social determinants of health like poverty may lead to earlier diagnosis, intervention in at-risk Blacks
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Jan. 31, 2023) – Peripheral artery disease, or PAD, in which impaired blood flow to the legs can ...
Stanford research ushers in a ‘new frontier’ in tackling global poverty
With electricity comes prosperity, right? Credit: Image credit: Ratledge et al, 2022, Nature With electricity comes prosperity, right? The answer ...
Reducing childhood poverty could cut criminal convictions by almost a quarter, study shows
A significant reduction in childhood poverty could cut criminal convictions by almost a quarter, according to a study conducted in ...
Growing numbers of Native American households in Nevada face plumbing poverty, water quality problems
A growing number of Native American households in Nevada have no access to indoor plumbing, a condition known as “plumbing ...
Ethnicity, poverty, low community involvement linked to lasting loneliness
Most people are at risk for periodic loneliness, but for midlife and older adults who identify as Hispanic/Latinx, or who ...
Study links insulin resistance, advanced cell aging with childhood poverty
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Black adolescents who lived in poverty and were less optimistic about the future showed accelerated aging in ...
Rich people from humble origins are less sensitive to the challenges of poverty than those born rich, research finds
People who become wealthy in the United States may tend to boast of their humble beginnings, but new research finds ...
Research uncovers ‘digital poverty’ across North West’s rural communities with one in four struggling to complete key tasks online
A new study by researchers at Lancaster University reveals 28% of the population in North West England are not confident ...
Identifying global poverty from space
Despite successes in reducing poverty globally in the last two decades, almost one billion people are still living without access ...
Youth development program helps kids get out of poverty in adulthood
A free youth development program serving Black children and teens living in a low-income segregated community demonstrated positive long-term educational ...
Report: Autistic children at the intersection of race and poverty experience compounding health risks
The Autism Intervention Research Network on Physical Health (AIR-P), a multi-site collaboration housed within UCLA Health’s Department of Medicine, has ...
JobSeeker and Commonwealth Rent Assistance reform urgently needed to lift up to 1 million Australians out of severe poverty
Released today by the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, the ‘Behind the Line: Poverty and disadvantage in Australia 2022’ report has ...
Poverty divide unchanged in decades
Young people living in poverty are among society’s most marginalised and the pivotal role of schools and teachers to close ...
Fighting poverty won’t jeopardize climate goals
If the UN Sustainable Development Goal to lift over one billion people out of poverty were to be reached in ...
Economic pressure and stress caused by poverty directly impacts children as well as parents
A study led by a sociologist at Trinity College Dublin has found that stress caused by poverty directly impacts children. ...
A “big push” to lift people out of poverty
A field experiment in India led by MIT antipoverty researchers has produced a striking result: A one-time boost of capital ...
Poverty, racism and the public health crisis in America
Although extreme poverty in the United States is low by global standards, the U.S. has the worst index of health ...
Poverty in unmarried-parent families: A fresh perspective from Pusan National University
The traditional definition of a family that included a married couple with children has undergone a gradual divergence over time. ...
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Multiple sclerosis more prevalent in Black Americans than previously thought
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UTHSC researchers’ work on human pangenome aids understanding of common chromosomal abnormality
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Weather anomalies are keeping insects active longer
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American Indian and Alaska native men less likely to receive prostate cancer screening
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Whales not to be counted on as ‘climate savers’: study
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University of Sydney launches innovative research fellowship scheme to tackle global challenges