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UrduPortland State University will be the home of the nation’s first futures center focused on social work. The center, known as the National Social Work Education Health Futures Lab, is funded with a $400,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson…
Tag: SOCIOECONOMICS
From the mouths of babes: Lessons in humility
Each encounter is like a single shard in a mosaic that, taken as a whole, presents a picture of amazing optimism despite myriad challenges. Alexandra M. Sims, M.D., FAAP, a General Academics Pediatric Fellow at Children’s National Hospital, captured the…
Predictors of chronic migraine
Recent data from a systematic review and meta-analysis point to clinical and sociodemographic factors associated with migraine chronification
From the mouths of babes: Lessons in humility
Each encounter is like a single shard in a mosaic that, taken as a whole, presents a picture of amazing optimism despite myriad challenges. Alexandra M. Sims, M.D., FAAP, a General Academics Pediatric Fellow at Children’s National Hospital, captured the…
Predictors of chronic migraine
Recent data from a systematic review and meta-analysis point to clinical and sociodemographic factors associated with migraine chronification
Many in LA jails could be diverted into mental health treatment
Study highlights diversion as an alternative to incarceration
Adolescents’ view of family social standing correlates with mental health, life outcomes
Perception of high status is linked to easier transition to adulthood, UCI-led study finds
Adolescents’ view of family social standing correlates with mental health, life outcomes
Perception of high status is linked to easier transition to adulthood, UCI-led study finds
Cultural evolution caused broad-scale historical declines of large mammals across China
Extirpations of 5 megafauna taxa from much of China over the past 2 millennia were found to be closely linked to filtering effects driven by cultural evolution rather than climate change
Benefits of electrification don’t accrue equally for women, finds survey of homes in India
Increasing access to clean and affordable energy and improving gender equality are two major sustainable development goals (SDGs) that are believed to be strongly linked. With electricity access, less time and effort in the developing world is needed for tasks…
Socioeconomic inequalities are decisive in the health of the elderly
A study by the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country concludes that health inequalities could be reduced by improving the socioeconomic situation of the elderly
Luxury consumption can fuel ‘impostor syndrome’ among some buyers
Researchers surveyed luxury consumers about how they felt after they made pricey purchases
Luxury consumption can fuel ‘impostor syndrome’ among some buyers
Researchers surveyed luxury consumers about how they felt after they made pricey purchases
Reducing mouse allergens may improve lung growth in asthmatic children
Cutting allergen exposure could lead to healthier childhoods
Reducing mouse allergens may improve lung growth in asthmatic children
Cutting allergen exposure could lead to healthier childhoods
Rates of depression and substance use higher for pregnant teens, study finds
LONDON, ON – Researchers from Lawson Health Research Institute and Brescia University College found that teenage pregnant women are more likely to live in poverty, have poorer mental health and have higher rates of substance use. There are limited Canadian…
Deprivation strongly linked to hospital admissions
Effect strongest among manual workers and individuals with low educational attainment
A more intuitive online banking service would reinforce its use among the over-55s
University of Seville experts have assured that the technological anxiety that some members of this group suffer stems from their lack of self-confidence when going online
Genes and family are biggest predictor of academic success, study suggests
Whether children will enjoy academic success can be now predicted at birth, a new study suggests. The study, led by the University of York, found that parents’ socioeconomic status and children’s inherited DNA differences are powerful predictors of educational achievement.…
In global south, urban sanitation crisis harms health, economy
ITHACA, N.Y. – Cities in the “global south” – densely populated urban areas that are part of low-income countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America – should phase out pit latrines, septic tanks and other on-site methods of human waste…
A more intuitive online banking service would reinforce its use among the over-55s
University of Seville experts have assured that the technological anxiety that some members of this group suffer stems from their lack of self-confidence when going online
Genes and family are biggest predictor of academic success, study suggests
Whether children will enjoy academic success can be now predicted at birth, a new study suggests. The study, led by the University of York, found that parents’ socioeconomic status and children’s inherited DNA differences are powerful predictors of educational achievement.…
Innovative Partnership Will Help 6,000 Students Have a Smoother College Commute
FAU Receives $375,000 from The Kresge Foundation; Partners with Broward College, Palm Beach State College, South Florida Regional Transportation Authority, Palm Tran and Broward County Transit
Rates of depression and substance use higher for pregnant teens, study finds
LONDON, ON – Researchers from Lawson Health Research Institute and Brescia University College found that teenage pregnant women are more likely to live in poverty, have poorer mental health and have higher rates of substance use. There are limited Canadian…
Deprivation strongly linked to hospital admissions
Effect strongest among manual workers and individuals with low educational attainment
In global south, urban sanitation crisis harms health, economy
ITHACA, N.Y. – Cities in the “global south” – densely populated urban areas that are part of low-income countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America – should phase out pit latrines, septic tanks and other on-site methods of human waste…
Innovative Partnership Will Help 6,000 Students Have a Smoother College Commute
FAU Receives $375,000 from The Kresge Foundation; Partners with Broward College, Palm Beach State College, South Florida Regional Transportation Authority, Palm Tran and Broward County Transit
Climate change legislation, media coverage drives oil companies’ ad spending, study finds
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Major oil corporations tend to spend the most money on advertising and promotional campaigns at moments when they face negative media coverage and/or the threat of increased federal regulation, a new study finds. Robert Brulle,…
A closer look at the diabetes disaster
In a new book, Amy Moran-Thomas examines how diabetes is reaching epidemic levels in countries across the world.
Social determinants of health are linked to gun homicide rates
Gun homicide rates in the US are associated with several social determinants of health, including income inequality, government welfare spending, trust in institutions, and social mobility, according to a new study published December 17 in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine…
Climate change legislation, media coverage drives oil companies’ ad spending, study finds
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Major oil corporations tend to spend the most money on advertising and promotional campaigns at moments when they face negative media coverage and/or the threat of increased federal regulation, a new study finds. Robert Brulle,…
Study: US takes ‘low road’ to growth with adverse impact on wellbeing, future prosperity
Scandinavian countries take ‘high road,’ see positive effects
Study identifies way for employers to retain casual workers
Job enrichment may be an important tool for retaining seasonal frontline staff, according to a new University of Waterloo study. “Managers can use job enrichment to make work more engaging and to develop a bond between staff and the organization,”…
A closer look at the diabetes disaster
In a new book, Amy Moran-Thomas examines how diabetes is reaching epidemic levels in countries across the world.
Social determinants of health are linked to gun homicide rates
Gun homicide rates in the US are associated with several social determinants of health, including income inequality, government welfare spending, trust in institutions, and social mobility, according to a new study published December 17 in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine…
Study: US takes ‘low road’ to growth with adverse impact on wellbeing, future prosperity
Scandinavian countries take ‘high road,’ see positive effects
Study identifies way for employers to retain casual workers
Job enrichment may be an important tool for retaining seasonal frontline staff, according to a new University of Waterloo study. “Managers can use job enrichment to make work more engaging and to develop a bond between staff and the organization,”…
Heat or eat? How one energy conservation strategy may hurt vulnerable populations
Any economic and conservation benefits associated with time-of-use electricity billing could be achieved at the expense of some of the most vulnerable citizens in our society: people with disabilities and the elderly, new research suggests.
Study exposes surprise billing by hospital physicians
Patients with private health insurance face a serious risk of being treated and billed by an out-of-network doctor when they receive care at in-network hospitals, according to a new study by Yale researchers. Addressing the issue could reduce health spending…
Paper: Cultural variables influence consumer demand for private-label brands
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — New research co-written by a University of Illinois expert in consumer behavior and global marketing explores why certain segments of consumers prefer national or global brands over their less-pricey private-label equivalents, and the managerial and marketing implications…
Unveiling a new map that reveals the hidden personalities of jobs
Social media unlocks key to matching individuals to their perfect job
Study exposes surprise billing by hospital physicians
Patients with private health insurance face a serious risk of being treated and billed by an out-of-network doctor when they receive care at in-network hospitals, according to a new study by Yale researchers. Addressing the issue could reduce health spending…
Paper: Cultural variables influence consumer demand for private-label brands
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — New research co-written by a University of Illinois expert in consumer behavior and global marketing explores why certain segments of consumers prefer national or global brands over their less-pricey private-label equivalents, and the managerial and marketing implications…
Unveiling a new map that reveals the hidden personalities of jobs
Social media unlocks key to matching individuals to their perfect job
More than 1 in 3 low- and middle-income countries face both extremes of malnutrition
Being undernourished or overweight are no longer separate public health issues
Invest in private companies: They display more reliable accounts than public ones’
A new study finds that, when comparing companies with similar organizational structures, public companies’ incentive to over report earnings in order to boost short-term results outweighs market discipline
Breast cancer patients with government insurance at higher risk of death
Medicare and Medicaid patients with breast cancer also had an increased likelihood of stopping their clinical trial treatment early, same study found
You did what with my donation? When donors feel betrayed by charities
Pullman, Wash. – When people learn that a charitable contribution they earmarked for a specific project was used for another cause, they feel betrayed – and often punish the charity, new research from Washington State University indicates. Those donors were…
Invest in private companies: They display more reliable accounts than public ones’
A new study finds that, when comparing companies with similar organizational structures, public companies’ incentive to over report earnings in order to boost short-term results outweighs market discipline
Breast cancer patients with government insurance at higher risk of death
Medicare and Medicaid patients with breast cancer also had an increased likelihood of stopping their clinical trial treatment early, same study found