Socioeconomics

What The Study Did: Researchers investigated the association between race and COVID-19 after accounting for age, sex, socioeconomic status and comorbidities. Authors: L. Silvia Muñoz-Price, M.D., Ph.D., of the Medical College of…

What The Study Did:Researchers examined changes in how common cardiovascular disease was in the highest-income earners compared with the rest of the population in the United States between 1999 and 2016. Authors: Salma M. Abdalla,…

Education tied to intergenerational mobility Quebec and Montreal, September 25, 2020 - The relationship between the income levels of parents and their children once they reach adulthood is complex, but education could be one of the factors…

In her ongoing research about Americans' responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, Northern Arizona University anthropology professor Lisa Hardy and her collaborators have talked to dozens of people. A couple of them stand out to the…

Disadvantaged Black and South Asian immigrants and Indigenous populations are nearly four times more likely to have multiple pre-existing medical conditions that increase the risk of acute response to the coronavirusCredit: University of…

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 Science in Society Journalism Awards, sponsored by the National Association of Science Writers: In the Book category, Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom, by…

Credit: Sinha et al, 2020 (PLOS ONE, CC BY) A new ultra-affordable and accessible hearing aid made from open-source electronics could soon be available worldwide, according to a study published September 23, 2020 in the open-access…

Social science researchers offer recommendations for navigating ethical dilemmas in studying global societies.Credit: Kathrine Starkweather A group of social scientists who conduct cross-cultural research are casting a critical…

nTIDE's experts take a closer look at factors underlying fluctuations in the unemployment numbers for people with and without disabilitiesCredit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ. September 22, 2020. While the number of…

Experts detail new paradigms of vocational rehabilitation that are fostering measurable progress in employment outcomes for individuals with spinal cord injuryCredit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ. September 22, 2020. A team of…

New study finds that large, multi-national organizations are not always crucial to local supply chains From toilet paper to industrial chemicals, there's no doubt the COVID-19 pandemic has been disruptive to global supply chains. But…

COVID-19 escalated numbers for minorities, people with obesity, women BATON ROUGE, Louisiana – More than 18 percent of U.S. adults do not know whether they will have enough to eat from day to day, and the numbers are worse for Hispanics,…

Anthropologists compare a composite measure of physiological dysregulation among humans and other primates It is well understood that mortality rates increase with age. Whether you live in Tokyo, rural Tennessee or the forests of Papua,…

A warming climate threatens crop diversity; the 'Seeds for Needs' approach combines farmers' knowledge of resilient crops with 'elite' varieties identified by scientistsCredit: Georgina Smith / International Center for Tropical Agriculture…

Credit: Fondazione CMCC It could be worth up to 8% of GDP per capita, exacerbate the differences between north and south, between society's rich and poor, as well as affect a number of Italy's strategic sectors: climate change is a risk…

IIASA researchers have developed a novel measurement framework to track energy poverty that better aligns with the services people lack rather than capturing the mere absence of physical connections to a source of electricity. This…

CABI scientists have conducted new research highlighting the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on food security in Kenya and Uganda with more than two-thirds of those surveyed having experienced economic hardship due to the pandemic.Credit: CABI…

Credit: uOttawa Seven University of Ottawa professors are among recipients of millions in funding from The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) aimed at improving the response to challenges posed by the COVID-19…

New research suggests that Black women experience longer waits for treatment initiation than white women after a breast cancer diagnosis, and their duration of treatment is prolonged. The findings are published early online in Cancer, a…

Kessler Foundation scientists detail benefits of returning to work, and effective approaches to improving employment outcomes for individuals disabled by spinal cord injuryCredit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ. September…